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PEARSON'S * ‘son 
IMPROVED 

TOMATOES 
Sow seeds in hot-beds in early spring and transplant 
to flats when plants are about 2 inches tall and place 
in cold frames. 
transplant to open ground, setting 4 feet apart each 
way. Water freely until plants are well established, 
then water as needed, making later waterings less frequently but thorough 
and at roots only. For home gardens, train vines on trellises or stakes for 
When all danger of frost is past, 
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PEARSON’S IMPROVED IS AN 
EXTREMELY HEAVY BEARER 
75 days. The original Pearson variety was introduced some years ago by the California Agricultural Experiment Station, and soon 
gained wide popularity as a home garden, and especially as a market or packing tomato for green-wrap shipment. Now a new 
improved strain of this variety has been introduced which exceeds the former in excellence in many respects. A very large 
attractive fruit, slightly flattened 
globe in shape, deep red color, 
tough skin, numerous cells, but 
best of all, entirely uniform 
smooth skinned without any 
cracks. Extremely heavy bearer as 
well. A self-topping variety; that 
is, the branches terminate in a 
flower cluster, and elongation 
therefore ceases, making the 
plants more compact and less 
sprawling than standard vines. 
We unreservedly recommend this 
variety as the best tomato that 
has thus far been brought out for 
our huge tomato production sec- 
tions in this area. Pkt. 15c, 1 oz. 
$1.50, % Ib. $5.00, 1 Ib. $15.00. 
MARGLOBE 
73 days. Resistant to both the fusarium wilt and 
nail head spot diseases. The fruit is round, red, me- 
dium sized, medium early in maturity, and of good 
shipping quality. Used also for canning. Results 
have shown it to be particularly good for San 
Joaquin Valley. Pkt. 10¢, 1 oz. 75c, Y4 Ib. $2.50, 
1 Ib. $8.00. 
IMPROVED STONE 
85 days. An extensively used variety for market 
and home gardens. Matures about three weeks to 

TOMATO, IMPROVED STONE 
PEARSON’S 
IMPROVED 
a month after Earliana, and several weeks before 
Santa Clara. In size, the plants are also interme- 
diate, between these varieties. The fruit is bright 
deep scarlet, slightly flattened, smooth, free from 
“cat faces’’ and of medium size. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 
75¢, V4 Ib. $2.50, 1 Ib. $8.00. 
EARLY SANTA CLARA 
100 days. The standard canning variety and fine 
for home use. Fruits of gigantic size, deep red, 
much flattened globe shape, and extremely solid 
in nature. The plants grow extremely vigorously 
and bear until frost stops growth. One of the best 
late tomatoes, and fine for “’solid pack’’ canning. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. $1.50, V4 Ib. $5.00, 1 Ib. $15.00. 
EARLIANA 
63 days. The best and most widely used early to- 
mato. Fine for early forcing, and market garden 
and home use. Smooth, globular fruits, bright scar- 
let in color, with thin walls, and no pronounced 
core. Plants are comparatively small, requiring only 
one-third as much space as late varieties. Very 
productive. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c, Ya Ib. $2.50, 1 Ib. 
$8.00. 
PINK FRUITED VARIETIES 
OXHEART 
85-90 days. More or less heart-shaped, rosy pink, 
very solid flesh and few seeds. Good for home gar- 
dens, being a particularly mild variety. Pkt. 10¢, 
1 oz. 75c. 

PONDEROSA or BEEFSTEAK 
85 days. The largest tomato in existence. A won- 
derful home garden variety, being fine for slicing. 
The purplish-pink fruits are extremely ‘’meaty”’ 
or solid, with few seeds, and quite free from acid. 
Vines of very vigorous growth. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c, 
V4 Ib. $2.50, 1 Ib. $8.00. 
SMALL FRUITED VARIETIES 
YELLOW PEAR 
85 days. Fruits 2 inches long. Pear formed, used 
for preserves, etc. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c. 
YELLOW PLUM 
85 days. Fruits oval, 2 inches long; clear deep yel- 
low. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 75c. 
GROUND CHERRY 
90 days. Husk or Strawberry Tomato. Fruit golden 
yellow, size of a cherry. Fruits enclosed in a husk. 
Excellent for preserves, sauce or pies; very produc- 
tive. Not a true tomato. Pkt. 10¢, 1 oz. 75c. 
PASTE TOMATO 
SAN MARZANO 
(JUMBO STRAIN) 
110 days. Our introduction of a new very large, heavy 
producing tomato of the Italian Pear type. Used exten- 
sively by canneries, and equally as useful for home use, 
as a paste tomato, or for mixing with standard varieties 
to improve the color and quality of the canned product. 
Fruits borne in heavy clusters. Pkt. 10¢, 1 oz. $1.50, Y% 
Ib. $5.00, 12 Ib. $8.50, 1 Ib. $15.00. 
46 F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 

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