OLDS’ TOMATOES 

Break O” Day. 
BREAK O’ DAY. 
431. (70 days.) A new 
extra early, wilt-resistant tomato developed by 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Break O’ 
Day matures with Earliana. The fruit resembles 
the famous Marglobe; it is the same color, shape 
and size and is the only early tomato of a deep 
globe shape. The fruits are solid with very few 
seeds and they will not crack. A bountiful 
yielder. Not satisfactory on all soils. Pkt.,-10c; 
Yo 0Z., 40c; 0z., 70c; 14% 1b., $2.10, postpaid. 


Rutger’s. 
450. RUTGER’S. Wilt and Rust Resistant. 
(72 days.) A second-early variety developed by 
the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. 
It is a cross between Marglobe and J. T. D. and 
is very desirable for market as well as for can- 
ning. The plant is large with thick stems and 
vigorous foliage. The fruits are similar to Mar- 
globe but flat at the stem end. Bright red, 
smooth, with thick walls and small seed cells, 
very firm and of low acidity. We consider it one 
of the best varieties for juice and it is one of 
the few varieties that ripen from the center out. 
Pkt., 10c; Ye oz., 35c; oz., 55c; % Ib., $1.65, 
postpaid. 
440. STOKESDALE. (73 days.) An early 
tomato with main crop qualities. Fruits average 
8 ounces which are similar to Bonny Best, but 
slightly earlier and on the average will be 3 
ounces heavier and much more solid. Color is 
a brilliant searlet. Because of its earliness and 
excellent flavor and quality, it will prove very 
profitable for the market gardener. Pkt., 10c; 
Yo 0z., 35c; 0Z., 60c; % Ib., $1.80, postpaid, 

Stokesdale, 
riety, 
Olds’ Tomato Seed is produced 
from tomatoes grown exclusively 
for seed. One packet will produce 
200 plants. Two to four ounces 
will produce enough plants for an 
acre. Tomatoes do well in practi- 
cally any garden_soil, 
The figure after the variety shows 
time of picking after setting plants. 
CULTURE: Start the seed in- 
doors about the last of February. 
When 2 inches high transplant: to 
4+ inches apart each way and again 
transplant to the open ground as 
soon as danger of freezing is over, 
in rows 38 to 6 feet each way. 
Some growers train the vines on 
trellises so that the fruit will ripen 
earlier. Use Hotkaps for this crop, see 
page 6. Start plants in plant bands. 
Prevents transplanting shock, 
432. TRIP-L-CROP. A late giant 
tomato that produces immense solid 
fruit with few seeds. See page 3 for 
illustration and description. Pkt., 5es 
yy, oz., 50c; 1 oz., 95e; %y 
Postpaid, 
Ib., $2.85, 

Scarlet Dawn. 
426. SCARLET DAWN. (70 
days.) Wilt and rust resistant. A 
cross of Clark’s Early on Marglobe 
and is earlier in season than both par- 
ents. The vine is of medium growth, 
fairly open, very prolific. Fruits are 
medium large, globular, smooth and 
free from flat sides and _ puffiness. 
Bright scarlet ripening well to the 
stem. Exceptionally attractive. Pkt., 
10c;. Ye oz; 40cs~ 0z., 75¢e;! 445 Ib, 
$2.25, postpaid. 

Valiant. 
451. VALIANT. (70 days.) An 
early tomato which igs proving profit- 
able in Wisconsin as a market va- 
especially on reasonably light 
soil, Its outstanding feature is earli- 
ness, with quality, being about five 
days ahead of Stokesdale and Bonny 
Best. Large size and strong interior 
structure. Vine growth about equal 
to Earliana and not. heavy enough to 
protect fruit from burning in eontinu- 
ous sunny weather. Will “~have ample 
vine growth on heavier soils. Quality 
of fruit is excellent. Pkt., 10¢;-1/°-0z.; 
40c; 0z., 70c; Yq Ihb., $2.10, postpaid, 
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Marglobe. 
433. MARGLOBE. (80 days.) The perfect home 
garden tomato. Wilt-resistant and rust-resistant. Resists 
nail-head rust and fusarium wilt. Has proven successtul 
under the most severe test. Pure scarlet in color, globular 
in shape, extra large, smooth, early, beautiful in appear- 
ance and very productive. Above all, the quality is most 
excellent. Pkt., 10c; % o0z., 35c; 0z., 55c; Y4 lb., $1.50, 
postpaid. 

Bounty. 
452. BOUNTY or VICTOR. (65 days.) The past 
few years several varieties of early determinate vine or 
self-topping tomatoes have been introduced and Bounty, 
in our opinion, is the finest. In the home garden this 
variety will prove very popular as it is early, an excep- 
tionally heavy yielder, and will produce the finest quality 
tomatoes. on plants spaced as close as three feet apart. 
Bounty was developed at the North Dakota Agricultural 
Experiment Station from a cross between the All Red 
variety, a station introduction in 1937, and Break O’Day. 
For the home garden in the North or for first early mar- 
ket this variety leads the list. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 45c; oz., 
80c; % Ib., $2.40, postpaid. 
TOM THUMB FLATS WITH BANDS 
Home gardeners will find these a great convenience in 
growing tomato plants. Will also allow transplanting 
without shock, Each flat has 12 bands. See page 75. 
Each, 20c; 6 for 90c, postpaid, 


437. PONDEROSA. (88 days.) The giant to- 
mato, The tomatoes grow in beautiful clusters, oblong 
‘in shape, with solid flesh, Oolor, purplish pink, Pkt., 
15c; Y% oz., 50c; oz., 90c; % Ib., $2.70, postpaid, - 

