


Swiss Chard 
Earliana Improved (65 days). One of the 
earliest scarlet fruited varieties. Medium 
size, almost seedless and solid. Vine open 
and spreading. A heavy bearer. Suc- 
ceeds everywhere. 
Jubilee (72 days). Tomato of real merit; 
it is different from any other tomato of 
its class. Fruits are bright orange-yel- 
low, globular and weigh about 6 ounces. 
Marglobe (73 days). Excellent home gar- 
den variety and particularly valuable for 
shipping. Plants thrifty and heavily pro- 
ductive with a long bearing period. 
Fruits uniform deep scarlet; large; uni- 
formly globe shaped; smooth, solid, and 
of distinct quality. 
Ox Heart (90 days). Very popular late 
home garden variety. Fruits very large, 
often weigh 1 to 2 pounds or more; heart 
shaped, pink; flesh solid with very few 
seeds; of very mild flavor and very choice 
for salads. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.25. 
Pearson, Improved (76 days). Primarily 
for canning but also of value as a ship- 
per. Vigorous self-topping plants with 
ample foliage to protect the heavy set of 
fruits, which are medium large, semi- 
globe and of good red color. Pkt. 10ce. 
Pritchard (Scarlet Topper) (80 to 85 
days). Wilt resistant and self-topping 
or self-pruning. Mid-season to late; pro- 
lific. Fruits globe-shaped, deep scarlet, 
smooth and solid. A good home and 
market variety and very popular for 
shipping. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.50. 
Ponderosa (also known as Beefsteak). 
85 days. One of the best for home use. 
Fruits deep purplish-pink; extremely 
large, commonly 9 to 12 ounces each; 
deep but flat; very fleshy with few seeds; 
of very mild flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.25. 
Wilt Resistant 
Tomato, Improved Stone 
San Marzano (Italian Pear). Widely used 
used by canners for making paste. Thou- 
sands of acres of this variety were grown 
in San Joaquin Valley last season. It is 
a tremendous ‘yielder. The fruits are ob- 
long or pear shaped, from 8 to 4 inches 
in length, bright scarlet. Recommended 
for canning for paste and pickles. Pkt. 
10¢; oz. $1.50. 
Santa Clara Canner. A large, thick, flat, 
reasonably smooth canning type tomato. 
Fruits are deep scarlet, and vine growth 
heavy with good wilt resistance. This 
variety is adapted for canning only and 
is not suitable for shipment to market. 
No. 133-6. A smooth, nearly globular 
tomato, larger than any other perfectly 
smooth tomato. It has thick skin and 
good texture and was primarily devel- 
oped for green shipment to Hastern mar- 
kets. It has also been used to some ex- 
tent by canners as a juice tomato, but 
the yield is not usually as heavy as 
Santa Clara Canner. Fruits are deep 
searlet and good size. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Special Early No. 498. Is a first early, 
scarlet-fruited variety. The fruits are 
good size, smooth and deep from stem 
to blossom. It is undoubtedly one of the 
best early shipping varieties and is used 
very extensively in the Merced and 
Fresno sections. 
STURDIER 
LARGER | 
PLANTS 
Make strong roots grow more 
quickly on your cuttings. Even 
hard-to-root cuttings respond to 
Thompson’s Ree-Root. Have 
larger, sturdier plants. 







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Stone (Norton Wilt Resistant). 85 days. 
Particularly valuable for the market 
gardener, trucker and canner. Heavily 
productive. Fruits uniform bright deep 
scarlet; large and flat, but deep, smooth 
and solid. Pkt. 10c. 
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SMALL FRUITED VARIETIES 
Used only for preserves, pickles and for 
decorative purposes. 
Red Cherry. 75 days. Fruits small, 
round; rich deep red. 
Red Pear. 75 days. Fruits 2 inches long; 
pear formed. 
Yellow Pear. 75 days. Fruits 2 inches 
long; pear formed. 
Yellow Plum. 75 days. Fruits oval, 2 
inches long; clear deep yellow. 
Yellow Husk or Ground Cherry. (Not a 
true tomato; sometimes called Straw- 
berry Tomato.) 80 to 85 days. Used for 
preserving. Fruits borne singly; small, 
round; enclosed in papery envelope; of 
rich, sweet flavor. 
TURNIP 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 
Two pounds per acre in drills, 3 pounds 
broadcast. Turnips do best in highly en- 
riched, sandy or light loamy soil. Com- 
mence sowing the earliest varieties in 
January, in drills from 12 to 15 inches 
apart and thin out nearly 6 to 8 inches 
in the row. For last planting or main 
crop, sow in July and August. 
White Fleshed Sorts 
Early Purple Top, Strap Leaved. Table 
size, 45 days. Very important home and 
market garden sort. Tops small, erect, 
compact. Roots flat, become 5 inches 
in diameter and half as thick; purplish- 
red above and white below; flesh clear 
white, fine grained, mild. Pkt. 10c. 
Early White Flat Dutch, Strap Leaved. 
Table size, 45 days. Important home 
small, 
and market garden sort. Tops 
erect, compast. Roots flat, become 5 
inches in diameter and half as thick; 
entirely white; flesh fine grained and 
mild. Pkt. 10c. 


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