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Culture. Start early tomato plants indoors, allowing 4 to 6 weeks to produce plants for setting out. Sow the seed in February or March in hotbeds or 
in shallow boxes in the house in rows 4 to 6 inches apart and half an inch deep. When the plants are about 2 inches high, transplant into 3-inch pots 
or shallow boxes 4 inches apart each way. Transplant in the open ground when all danger of frost is past 3 to 4 feet apart each way. Cultivate fre- 
quently. An ounce will produce about 3000 plants, enough for half an acre. 

Rutgers 
SPECIAL EARLIANA 64-73 days 
A special selection of this variety which is larger than the 
old type of Earliana, has a thicker skin and ripens well up 
to the stem end. This improved stock is very productive and 
has fewer cracks. Pkt. 30c; oz. 90c; % Ib. $3.00; Ib. $10.00. 
VALIANT 60-70 days 
Coming between Earliana types and Marglobe and Rutgers, Valiant will 
yield a fine crop averaging 7 oz. per fruit where it can mature most of its 
crop before severe heat comes in July. It has done wonderfully well in New 
Jersey. Smooth, heavy, solid and of fine quality. Owing to its sparse vine 
growth, it is subject fo sunburn in sections where early maturity is not possible. 
Pkt. 25c; oz. 70c; 4 Ib. $2.50; Ib. $8.00. 
GROTHEN’S GLOBE (Certified) 66-75 days 
This is a very early maturing, high yielding variety. It was first introduced 
in Florida and used mostly as a green-wrap shipping variety, but is now popu- 
lar in many other sections and is adapted to home or market gardens. The 
plants are open growth with rather small foliage, requiring rich, deep, moist 
land for best results. Ripens to a beautiful deep scarlet color. Pkt. 25c; oz. 
70c; %4 Ib. $2.50; Ib. $8.00. 
PRITCHARD (Certified) 
\ALEAMERIAYS SELECTION 7 Gold Medal 1933 
Pritchard was developed by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture by crossing Marglobe with Cooper’s Special 
Self Topper. It combines the good qualities of both these 
varieties. The vines are distinctly bushy because of self- 
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67-76 days 

Pruning or self-topping character. Fruits are large, smooth, 
globe-shaped and ripen uniformly to a very deep attractive 
red color both inside and out. Pkt. 25c; oz. 70c; % Ib. $2.50; 
Ib. $8.00. 
STOKESDALE (Certified) 66-75 days 
This variety is quite similar to Grothen’s Globe in time of 
maturity and vine growth, except that the leaves are some- 
what larger and heavier. The vines hold up better than 
Grothen’s but the fruit is smaller in size than either Grothen’s 
Globe or Rutgers. The fruit is bright scarlet in color and al- 
most globe shaped. Pkt. 25c; oz. 70c; % Ib. $2.50; Ib. $8.00. 
BOUNTY 60-70 days 
An early variety developed by the North Dakota Agri- 
cultural Experiment Station. The fruits are scarlet in color, 
smooth, globular in shape and ripen uniformly with no dark 
green color around the stem. The vines are very small, fair 
foliage, although poor coverage because of prolific set. A 
es productive variety. Pkt. 25¢; oz. 70c; % Ib. $2.50; lb. 
8.00. 
BREAK O’DAY (Certified) 62-72 days 
This variety was introduced by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture in 1930. It is an early market strain, resistant 
to wilt and nail head rust. On account of being irregular in 
size, of poor color and slow in ripening, it is not as popular 
as some varieties developed by the Department. Pkt. 25c; 
oz. 60c; % Ib. $1.95; Ib. $6.50. 
SCARLET DAWN 
SAIEAMERIA SELECTION Gold Medal 1935 63-73 days 
An excellent bright scarlet sort which seldom shows any 
cracking and ripens evenly from blossom to stem end. The 
vines are medium sized, with spreading branches, giving 
fair coverage. Pkt. 25c; oz. 70c; % Ib. $2.50; Ib. $8.00. 

RUTGERS (Certified) 73-83 days 
This outstanding variety was developed by the New 
Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. It is only a few days 
later than Marglobe, however, much more productive. The 
vines are heavy, vigorous, bushy growth, coarser foliage 
than Marglobe, medium dark green in color. Too much 
fertilizer may produce excessive foliage and late fruiting. 
The fruits are medium to large, shaped somewhat like 
Marglobe but flatter at the stem end. The color is deep or 
dark scarlet with a very large pulpy core of almost the 
same intense color as the outer surface of the fruit. Pkt. 25¢, 
oz. 60c; % Ib. $1.95; Ib. $6.50. 
