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80 days. The largest red-fruited tomato. Resembles Ponderosa 
in many ways except color—Ponderosa has purplish pink skin 
while Beefsteak is scarlet-red. Big, vigorous vines produce an 
abundance of extra-large size fruits which are more or less ribbed. 
Flesh is a beautiful deep scarlet color; juicy, solid, and has a rich 
sub-acid flavor. Grown extensively by home gardeners. 
Pkt. 25¢; 1% 0z.75¢; oz. $1.35; 1% lb. $4.00 
1120C Bonny Best, Certified 
66 days. One of the most popular second-early tomatoes for ship- 
pers, canners, home and market. Fruits are smooth, solid, scarlet- 
red, slightly flattened globe shape, and borne on medium size, 
vigorous vines which yield a heavy crop in clusters of 3 to 5S. 
Particularly adapted for growing in the northern states. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 60¢; oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $3.00 
1120 Bonny Best— Early, large, smooth 
66 days. Grown and harvested under the most favorable condi- 
tions from select seed but fields were not inspected for certification. 
‘ Pkt. 10¢; '%0z.45¢; oz. 85¢; % Ib. $2.50 
1079 Bounty — Valuable for small gardens 
61 days.” First-early, heavy cropping tomato developed especially 
for the northern states, Canada, as well as dry and mountain 
areas. Fruits are scarlet, average 5 ozs. in weight, semi-globular, 
smooth and remarkably free from stem-end cracks. Plants are 
small, short, and may be set as close as 2 ft. apart in the row. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 60¢; oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $3.00 
1125 Break O’ Day — Witt, rust resistant 
63 days. Medium large, bright red, smooth, globe-shaped fruits of 
splendid flavor for home and market. Best adapted to rich, heavy 
soils. Has considerable resistance to fusarium wilt and rust. 
Pkt. 10¢; 12 0z. 45¢; oz. 85¢; 1% Ib. $2.50 
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1077 Burpee’s Gloriana — Very early 
55 days. Of the Earliana type, but excelling it in quality, shape 
and appearance, yield, and length of bearing season. The plant is 
small at the beginning of the season, becoming medium size when 
fully grown. The medium scarlet-red, semi-globular fruits average 
5 ozs. in weight and are produced in very large clusters. 
Pkt. 25¢; %40z.75¢; oz. $1.40; 1% Ib. $4.25 
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1108 Burpee’s Matchless © 
78 days. Strong, vigorous plants which produce an enormous crop 
of large, handsome fruits that are meaty, rich scarlet-red in color, 
perfectly smooth, firm, solid and long-keeping. The flavor is de- 
liciously sub-acid and tasty. Valuable for home and market. 
1097 Burpee’s Sunnybrook Earliana 
58 days. Our improved strain of Earliana. Earliness, smoothness, 
uniformity of fruit and productivity have all been stressed in an 
effort to produce a tomato that is really superior. Fruits are of 
medium size, scarlet-red, solid, fleshy, and with a tart but agreeable 
flavor. Splendid extra early tomato for home and market. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 60¢; oz. $1.10; 1% lb. $3.25 
1118 Burpee’s Table Talk © 
75 days. The fruit, unusual in that it combines large size with deep 
globular form, averages 7 to 8% ozs., and is bright scarlet, uniform 
and attractive. Slice Burpee’s Table Talk Tomato and you will 
marvel at the structure and the firmness of its firm interior. Plant is 
short stemmed and bushy, but with no self-topping tendency. 
Leaves are small and set closely together, thus forming a dense 
mass of foliage which protects the fruit from sun-scald. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 60¢; oz. $1.10; 1 lb. $3.25 
1081c Greater Baltimore, Certified 
78 days. An important canning variety in the South and Middle- 
west, because of its resistance to heat and drought. Strong- 
growing vines bear a heavy crop of red, flattened but deep fruits 
weighing 6 to 7 ozs. A large-fruited, heavy yielding tomato for the 
home garden and to some extent for market in certain sections. 
Pkt. 15¢; %0z. 60¢; oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $3.00 
1081 Greater Baltimore—Heavy yielder 
78 days. Very fine stock, identical to the above but not inspected 
for certification. One of the most highly colored of all tomatoes. 
Pkt. 10¢; %0z. 45¢; oz. 85¢; 1% Ib. $2.50 
Burpee’s Red TOMATOES | 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
1115 Beefsteak—Known as Crimson Cushion 

' Marglobe 
Certified 

1089Cc Marglobe, Certified © 
Burpee’s Special Fordhook Strain 
73 days. This remarkable strain is the result of many 
years of selection on our Fordhook Farms. In making 
our selections, we have stressed heavy vine growth, 
uniformity of vine and fruit, yield, large fruit size, 
shipping quality and resistance to fusarium wilt. Vines 
are large and vigorous, giving full protection to the 
crop. Fruits are globe-shaped, rich red inside and out, 
with thick internal and outer walls and small cells; 
the flavor is slightly sweet. Probably the most widely 
used main-crop tomato for home and market. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1% oz. 60¢; oz. $1.00; 1% lb. $3.00 
1089 Marglobe — 4 most important tomato 
73 days. Grown from the same stock seed of our highly selected 
strain and under the same conditions, but crop was not inspected 
for certification. Pkt. 10¢; 14 0z. 45¢; oz. 85¢; % lb. $2.50 
1113c Grothen’s Globe, Certified © 
68 days. A heavy vined selection from Break O’Day which has 
given remarkable results as a market tomato in many sections. 
Fruits are globe-shaped, with well-rounded shoulders; average 7 ozs. 
in weight; walls are thick and firm; skin is brilliant red, free from 
yellow color at the stem end. Interior is solid and meaty. 
Pkt. 15¢;  % oz. 60¢; oz. $1.00; % Ib. $3.00 
1113 Grothen’s Globe — Prolific bearer 
68 days. Identical with the above variety except the crops were 
not field inspected and certified by the Agricultural Department. 
Pkt. 10¢; 1% oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢; 4 Ib. $2.50 
1087 John Baer — Popular in many sections 
66 days. The rich, scarlet-red fruits are thick through and slightly 
flattened at the top; smooth, firm, and medium large. A favorably 
known home gardeners’ tomato in some sections for main-crop. 
Pkt. 10¢; 
Vy oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢; %4 Ib. $2.50 








EXPLANATION OF CERTIFIED TOMATO SEED 
Seed listed as “4Certified’’ is produced from crops that were 
inspected and certified as to freedom from seed borne disease 
by the Agricultural Department of the state in which they 
were grown. It is well worth its slight additional cost. 


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