Tomatoes for Juice, Soup or Good Eating 
Everyone likes a good tomato and every gar- 
den should have at least a dozen hills of toma- 
toes. They may take a little more work than 
some other vegetables, but the occasional hoeing 
needed is well repaid by the constant supply of 
delicious fresh fruit all summer long. When the 
first frost comes in the fall, there are usually a 
number of green tomatoes left on the vines. 
These make an excellent pickle which will be 
relished the whole winter. We pay special atten- 
tion to raising tomato plants for the home 
garden. 
Our California grown tomato seed 
is unsurpassed, bred up for hardiness 
and yielding qualities and is disease 
resistant. 
SPARKS’ EARLIANA — Coming into 
the market before any other sort, 
it commands top prices. The fruits are 
solid, uniform in shape, and of a rich 
bright-red color. The tomatoes are 
produced in clusters, and generally 
can all be gathered in about three 
weeks from the time the first fruits 
ripen. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
MARGLOBE—This tomato is a per- 
fectly globe-shaped tomato of the 
most beautiful red color. It bears an 
abundant crop of good sized fruit 
which ripens well up to the stem. It 
is a second early sort and has proven 
to be disease resistant in the section 
where tomato diseases are most 
prevalent. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c, postpaid. 
PEARSON —An early main-crop, 
scarlet fruited variety, having a com- 
pact self-topping vine. Like other 
determinate types the cluster of fruit 
set close together on the branch with 
only one or two leaves between clus- 
ters. The tomato is a slightly flat- 
tened globe-shape, very smooth, with 
a tough skin which shows practically 
no cracking. Yields are very heavy 
and the size is good when grown with 
proper soil fertility. Owing to its 
tough skin it is entirely possible that 
Pearson fruits for long distance ship- 
ping may be allowed to reach the pink 
stage of maturity before being picked, 
instead of harvested when mature- 
green—thus the consumer would be 
provided with a product of higher 
quality. Acre yields of thirty tons 
have been recorded in Indiana and 
California. 
Price per pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; 1% Ib., 
$2.00, postpaid. 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL—One of the 
best early tomatoes yet introduced. 
The vines are vigorous and very pro- 

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ductive. Fruits deep scarlet red, near- 
ly round or somewhat flattened, 
smooth, of large size and most excel- 
lent quality. They ripen very early, 
and the pickings continue through a 
long season. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 40c, postpaid. 
GULFSTATE MARKET—Its many ex- 
cellent qualities make it a very de- 
sirable sort for the home gardener or 
the grower for local markets. Fruits 
medium to large, round or globe 
shaped, show but little depression 
about stem and are smooth and free 
from cracks. Color, deep purplish 
pink, ripening well about the stem. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
RUTGER’S—-This tomato has thick 
outer and inner walls of solid meat, 
with very small seed cavity. It is scar- 
let-red color, globe shaped, resembling 
Marglobe. Ripens first in the center 
of the fruit, so that when red on the 
outside the tomatoes are ripe all 
through. 
Pki., 10c; oz., 50¢, postpaid. 
BREAK O'DAY—The variety is a 
cross between the Marglobe and Mar- 
vana, possessing the disease-resisting 
quality in both to a very marked de- 
gree. In size, color, shape and solidity 
the fruit is very much like Marglobe 
but matures from ten to twelve days 
earlier. It produces a very heavy 
plant and from a standpoint of yield 
is one of the most prolific varieties 
ever produced. The fruit is globe- 
shaped and of a beautiful deep scarlet 
color, and is unusually meaty, produc- 
ing very few seeds. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 65c, postpaid. 
PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER— 
It is early, fruits large, smooth, meaty, 
very red, globular. Vines medium, 
dense, erect, self-topping and very 
prolific. 
It is an excellent canner and it 
ripens well up to the stem end. It has 
a tendency to set a rather large num- 
ber of fruits, therefore requires either 
a naturally fertile soil or one well fer- 
tilized in order to size up the fruit 
properly and produce maximum quan- 
tity of fruit per vine. 
Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 20c; oz., 60c, post- 
paid. 
STOKESDALE—A new extra early 
scarlet fruited sort with remarkably 
solid interior, ripening from the inside 
outward. Resembles Marglobe in size 
and shape, but about 10 days earlier. 
Pkt., 10¢; 4 oz., 25¢; oz., 75¢, post- 
paid. 
FRUITONE 
For best set of tomato blos- 
soms and a larger crop, spray 
blossoms once a week for the 
first four weeks after blooming 
starts. If a stronger solution 
is used for the spray, most of 
the tomatoes will be seedless. 
Pkt., 2/5 ox., 25¢c; 2 oz. pkt., 
$1.00, postpaid. 


CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL 
DWARF CHAMPION—The most pop- 
ular dwarf variety in cultivation. The 
stocky, sturdy plants are of upright 
growth, requiring no support. The 
purplish red fruit begins to ripen 
early and are produced throughout 
the season. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
BEEFSTEAK—The fruit grows very 
large and very smooth. It is oval 
in shape rather than round like Stone. 
It is very solid and keeps well on the 
vines after ripening; has rather few 
seeds and ripens all over and through 
ar eric time. The color is clear, deep 
red. 
Pkt., 10¢; 2 oz., 35¢; oz., 60¢, post- 
paid. 
JOHN BAER—The seed offered here 
has been carefully bred and vine se- 
lected. Has small seed cavity, the 
fruit is medium size, smooth and firm 
and of beautiful glossy red color. The 
vines are sturdy and produce the fruit 
well above the ground. Early and 
prolific. 
Pkt., 10¢; 4 oz., 30c; oz., 50c, post- 
paid. 
PONDEROSA — Largest fruited to- 
mato in cultivation, single fruits often 
weighing from 2 to 4 pounds and 
measuring 18 inches in circumference. 
It is solid and meaty to the heart and 
has small seed cavities. For this rea- 
son selected seed of this variety will 
always be scarce. Fine for slicing and 
of excellent flavor. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c, postpaid. 
NEW STONE—It is a remarkable 
yielder, very firm and of a handsome, 
bright red color. It is of excellent 
shape with very smooth skin, never 
cracking, and free from green core. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 4 Ib., 60c, post- 
paid. 
YELLOW PONDEROSA—A main 
crop, yellow-fruited variety. Fruit is 
large, rough and flattened in shape; 
set in clusters of 3 to 5. Vine makes 
a medium, rather open growth and 
shows good wilt resistance. 
Pkt., 10¢; oz., 60c, postpaid. 
YELLOW PEAR— Used whole for sal- 
ads and preserving. 
Pkt., 10¢; 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c, post- 
aid. 
RED CHERRY—Used whole for sal- 
ads and preserving. 
Pkt., 10¢; 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50¢, post- 
paid. 

PERFECTION BRAND SEEDS—Since 1906 
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