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TESTED VEGETABLE SEEDS -- Continued 
TOMATOES 
CULTURE—One ounce seed will produce about 2000 plants. 
Sow seed in March and April in the hotbed, or in pots in a 
sunny exposure in the house. Transplant when 2 to 3 inches 
high. When ground has become warm, transplant, on a rainy 
or cloudy day. Set the plants 4 x 4 feet, 3000 plants per acre. 

Rutgers Tomato 
SWISS CHARD 
CULTURE — Swiss Chard replaces 
spinach during the hot weather and 
is as easy to grow as beets. Sow the 
seed during April or May in rows 16 
to 20 inches apart and thin the seed- 
lings to stand 1 foot apart in the row. 
The plants are quite hardy and will 
yield throughout the summer and fall 
until frost. The leaves are prepared 
like spinach, the white midribs like 
asparagus. <A packet will sow 25 feet 
of row; an ounce 100 feet; 4 pounds 
per acre. 
Fordhook Giant. The rich blue-green 
leaves are much crinkled and aver- 
age 10 inches by 2% feet, thick 
and fleshy. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 
40c; lb. $1.25. 
Giant Lucullus. Grows 2% feet high. 
Leaves heavily crumpled, very 
crisp. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 15c; % Ib. 40c; 
Ib. $1.25. 
Materials Suggested for 
Control of 
TOMATO BLIGHT 
7% “Duo Copper Dust” 
Apply at rate of 40 to 50 lbs. per 
acre at seven-day intervals. 
5 lb. bags 
50 Ib. bags 
LOORIDS:— kolo suske Bis leeks bes each 8.50 
500 to 1,000 Ibs....percwt. 8.00 
Ton lots percwt. 7.75 
each $1.00 
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for family use. 
lb. $10.00. 
Bonnie Best. 
Break o’ Day. 
solidity. 
$1.75; Ib. $6.00. 
Margilobe. 
Marglobe Certified. 
Ponderosa. 
Pritchard Certified. 
Rutgers. Makes a big, vigorous plant 
on which large, globular, deep red 
fruits are borne in quantity. Re- 
sistant to disease. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 
Y% lb. $1.15; lb. $4.00. 
TURNIPS and RUTABAGAS 
CULTURE—tTurnips thrive best in 
cool weather. The early flat sorts 
may be sown from very early spring 
up to the middle of May. The main 
crop for fall and winter use should 
be sown in July or August. Sow the 
seed in drills 1 to 1% feet apart and 
thin out to stand 4 inches apart. 
Early Purple-top Strapleaf. Flat, 
white with purple top; fine-grained 
and tender. Used for early market 
as table. Oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 35c; Ib. 
1.00. 
Large White Norfolk Globe Pomer- 
Makes large, round, hand- 
Oz. 15c; % lb. 
anian. 
some. white roots. 
35c; lb. $1.00. 
Large Yellow, or Amber Globe. Large 
globe-shaped; solid yellow flesh; 
green top. Fine for table and stock. 
Keeps well] throughout the winter. 
Oz. 15c; 1%4 1b. 35c; 1b. $1.00. 
Purple-top White Globe. The most 
popular Turnip for market and ta- 
ble use. Makes large, globe-shaped 
roots. pure white, with purple top. 
Oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 35c; 1b. $1.00. 
Seven-top. The old standard popular 
‘salad variety, grown exclusively 
a ee purpose. Oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 20c; 
se Cc. i 
Golden Ball. Oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 35c; Ib. 
$1.00. 
Rutabaga, Improved American Pur- 
ple-top. The finest yellow-fleshed 
Rutabaga grown. Hardy, sweet, 
ar keeper. Oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; Ib. 
. . 
Beefsteak, or Crimson Cushion. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c; %4 Ib. $2.75; 
It is blight-resistant and a heavy yielder. 
ripens along with the earliest varieties. 
Quality is splendid. Grown 
Early, smooth, bright red Tomato of medium 
size. Postpaid: PEt. 10c; oz. 50c; 1% lb. $1.50; lb. $5.00. 
Resembles Marglobe in shape, size, color, and 
Fruit 
Oz. 40c; % Ib. 
Greater Baltimore. A canning Tomato upon which dependence 
can be placed under most adverse conditions to produce 
large, smooth, and solid fruit. Postpaid: PEt. 10c; oz. 40c; 
Y% Ib. $1.25; Ib. $4.50. 
Indiana Baltimore. 14 Ib. $1.25; lb. $4.50. 
John Baer. One of the best early Tomatoes. A heavy cropper. 
Fruit bright red or scarlet, of good quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; %4 Ib. $1.25; 1b. $5.00. 
Uniform, large, smooth, bright, red fruits. 
bearer and matures second early. Blight resistant and has 
proved valuable where Tomato diseases are troublesome. 
Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c 14 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00. 
Y 1b. $1.75; 1b. $6.00. 
New Stone. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 14 lb. $1.50; lb. $4.50. 
Oxheart. 86 days. One of the largest tomatoes ever intro- 
duced, some fruits weighing 2 lbs. each. The oxheart shape 
of the pinkish red fruits 
extremely solid. Pkt. 25c; 4% oz. 85c; oz. $1.50. 
It is undoubtedly the largest, meatiest, and finest 
flavored Tomato in cultivation. Postpaid: Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c; 
Y% Ib. $2.75; lb. $10.00. 
Pritchard (Early Red). Color intense scarlet. A most impor- 
tant feature of this variety is its early maturity. Oz. 45c; 
4 lb. $1.35; lb. $4.50. 
Y% Ib. $1.75; 1b. $6.00. 
Postpaid: 
Heavy 
is most distinct; interior is 
Rutgers Certified. 14% lb. $1.75; Ib. 
$6.00. 
Valiant. Coming between FEarliana 
types and Marglobe and Rutgers, 
Valiant will yield a fine crop aver- 
aging 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 Jer- 
sey. Smooth, heavy. solid and of 
fine quality. Owing to its sparse 
vine growth, it is subject to sun- 
burn in sections where early ma- 
turity_ is not possible. Oz. 60c; %4 
Ib. $1.75; 1b. $6.50. 

YELLOW TOMATO 
Burpee’s Jubilee. 72 days. Fruits 
are bright golden orange, deep 
globe shaped, weigh about 6 
ozs.; the orange colored inte- 
rior is modern, thick-walled, 
with few seeds and most at- 
tractive when sliced. The juice 
is rich, orange colored, full 
flavored and really delicious. 
Very high in Vitamins A and 
C. The plants bear over a long 
Season. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 40c; %4 
oz. 75c; oz. $1.40. 
Golden Queen. Large size, smooth 
fruits of bright golden yellow. 
Thick and meaty yellow flesh 
of excellent flavor and mild 
acidity. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 50c; 
oz. 90c; % lb. $2.75. 
Used Principally for Preserving. 
Small-Fruited Tomato 
Yellow Pear. Small, yellow, pear- 
shaped fruits of exceedingly 
mild and pleasing flavor. Pkt. 
og % oz. 45¢; oz. 75c; \% lb. 
Yellow Plum. The size and shape 
of a plum. Bright lemon-yel- 
low; fine for preserves or 
salads. PkEt. 10c; % oz. 45c; 
oz. 75c; 1% lb. $2.50. 

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