


TOMATO 
Sow seed in hotbeds or flats in February or March; transplant when 
the plants have four leaves, and when danger of frost is past, set in the 
open ground. Space the plants at least 3 feet apart each way, and sup- 
port them with stakes or wires. An ounce of seed will produce about 
1500 plants. 
Beefsteak. 90 days. Wilt-resistant. A main-crop variety for home 
and market gardens. Fruit large, flat, smooth, bright scarlet. 
Bonny Best, Certified. 73 days. Standard early, smooth, bright red 
fruits, ripening to the stem. 
Break o’ Day, Certified. 70 days. Wilt-resistant. Early and ex- 
tremely productive. Fruits large, smooth, globe shaped, bright red. 
Desirable for both home and market use. 
Brimmer. 90 days. A large-fruited variety for home-gardens. Uni- 
form in size, flat, dark pink, coreless and solid. Flavor very mild. 
Early Detroit. 82 days. Fruit nearly globe-shaped, firm, purplish 
pink. Vigorous, productive vines. 
French American. 90 days. Our own introduction. Fruits especial- 
ly fine for slicing. Mild in flavor, without acid, very solid, with few 
seeds; frequently weighs 2 to 3 pounds each. 
Golden Jubilee. 72 days. Fruits bright orange-yellow, globular, 
thick-walled. Shape and quality excellent. Mild flavor; makes 
delicious juice. 
Greater Baltimore. (Cert. Ind. Strain.) 83 days. Wilt-resistant 
A superb second-early and main-crop Tomato. Fruit red. Pre- 
ferred by canners, because of quality. — ° 
John Baer. 73 days. Bright red, smooth, even-ripening fruit. Heavy 
yielder and extra early. 
June Pink. 60 days. The earliest pink variety and in demand on 
many markets. 
Marglobe Certified. 77 days. A highly recommended variety that 
bears for a long time. Strong, healthy plants bear beautiful red 
fruits, meaty and acid-free. 
New Stone: 86 days. Standard main-crop sort. Fruit oval, solid and 
smooth. 
Oxheart. 90 days. Heart-shaped fruit often weighing 3 lbs. Skin 
pink; flesh firm, sweet and almost seedless. : 
Ponderosa, Improved. 88 days. One of the largest Tomatoes. 
Fruit solid, smooth, and of good quality. Desirable for home use. 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. 73 days. A recent disease-resistant 
introduction. Fruit large, smooth, almost round, and carrying the 
bright scarlet color clear to the stem end. Flesh deep red, with few 
seeds and no core. 
Rutgers Certified. 73 days. Like Marglobe in shape. Ripens from 
inside out; small seed-cavity, few seeds. Good cropper, excellent 
for home gardens and for canning. 
Sparks’ Earliana. 66 days. The original variety, and a great fa- 
vorite with all growers. Fruit rich scarlet-red, solid, and of good 
quality. 
Stokesdale. This heavy-producing Stokesdale has proved to be a 
valuable second-early Tomato for market or for canning. It will 
mature one week earlier than Marglobe. 
Yellow Pear. Small, yellow, pear-shaped fruits. 
Yellow Ponderosa. Fruits in clusters of 3 to 5, large, somewhat 
flattened; skin and flesh yellow. 



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WATERMELON, Improved Kleckley Sweet No. 6 
WATERMELON 
Grown like muskmelons, but the hills should be 8 to 10 feet apart. 
An ounce of seed plants 30 hills. 
Blacklee. 90 days. A new variety bred for wilt-resistance. Long, 
oval in shape; dark green rind. Crisp, sweet flesh, brilliant red with 
few black seeds. Average weight is 35 pounds but specimens some- 
times weigh 50 to 60 pounds. Fine texture, free from stringiness. 
Excellent shipper and keeper. 
Dixie Queen. 85 days. A new variety. Oval-round melon with light 
green rind striped dark green, often weighing 30 pounds. Flesh 
bright red, finely flavored. Uniform in size and quality. 
Florida Favorite.. 87 days. Fruits long, with dark green mottled 
skin. Very sweet, bright red flesh, firm and juicy. Excellent for 
home and market. 
Florida Giant (Cannon Ball). 90 days. Vigorous, very productive 
vines with nearly round, dark green fruits, averaging 40 pounds 
each. Flesh is red, firm, and of excellent quality. Ships well. Like 
Blacklee, it is comparatively new and has become very popular in 
the last couple of years. 
Garrison. 90 days. Long, cylindrical melon. Green and white 
striped, resembling the age-old ‘‘Rattlesnake’”’ type. Bears large 
fruit with thin rind, often weighing fifty pounds and more. Flesh 
bright red, very sweet and full of flavor. White seeded. Is becoming 
extremely popular over a wide area. Some large growers in this 
section plant no other variety for the main crop. 
Halbert Honey. 87 days. Skin dark green; flesh bright scarlet, 
sugary and fine textured. Fruits are long with blunt ends, slightly 
ridged. A superb variety. 
Improved Kleckley Sweet No. 6. 88 days. Wilt-resistant. An im- 
provement on the older variety because of its resistance to fusarium 
wilt. Rich red flesh and white seeds. Quality and flavor equal to 
any other melon. 
Stone Mountain Improved No. 5. 85 days. Wilt-resistant. De- 
veloped from Stone Mountain and has proved to be resistant to 
fusarium wilt. Resembles its parent in every respect except that it 
is smaller. 
Tom Watson. 92 days. An improved strain. Melons 1% to 2 feet 
long, 10 inches in diameter, with deep red, crisp flesh. Flavor 
delicious. Average weight 50 pounds. A favorite home-garden sort. 

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French American..............$0 10 
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GoldenJubilee. 3) 2.0. ee. 
Oxhearts2s 0 55.5) eae eee 
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