Delicious 
Frosh 
Culture—Tomatoes do best on light, 
warm, not over-rich soil, and success 
depends largely upon securing a rapid, 
vigorous and unchecked growing dur- 
ing the early part of the season. Sow 
in January and February in hotbeds for 
early crops. Set out the plants as soon 
as danger from frost is over, after 
hardening off the plants by gradually 
exposing them to the night air and by 
the withdrawal of water until the wood 
becomes hard, and the leaves thick and 
of a dark green color. Transplant care- 
fully and cultivate well as long as the 
vines will permit. If to be grown with- 
out training, plants are usually set out 
from 3 to 4 feet apart each way, ac- 
cording to the growth of the variety. 
Magnolia tomato seeds are from the 
finest strains grown, and we invite 
comparison with any on the market. An 
ounce will produce 3,000 plants; 1% 
ounces will produce sufficient plants to 
set out an acre. Number of days in- 
dicates from time set out to maturity 
of first fruit. Control seed decay and 
seedling blight, and increase plant vigor 
and productiveness by treating seeds 
with Semesan before planting. 
Pest Control—Against Cut Worms use 
Snarol; against Worms and Blight use 
Acme Tomato Dust. 
Early Vining Varieties 
Break O’ Day — Certified — 65 days. 
Fruits are deep red, globe shaped, the 
size of Marglobe, but from 10 to 12 
days earlier in maturity. Very produc- 
tive, with few seeds. 
McGee — 72 days. Yields prolifically 
where others fail. Fruits large, solid 
with very few seeds, of fine flavor; a 
bright crimson color with a sprinkling 
of pink fruits among them. Nearly as 
early as Earliana. Have proved excep- 
tionally good for the blackland belt. 
A great favorite. 
Earliana—66 days. One of the earliest 
varieties of tomatoes. Fruits are bright 
deep scarlet and somewhat flattish. 
Produced mostly in the center of the 
plant. Very productive and one of the 
most popular for market and home 
gardens. 
June Pink—68 days. The best and earl- 
iest of the pink varieties. Sets fruit in 
clusters of from six to eight. Uniform 
fruit, smooth and solid. Excellent for 
shipping. Recommended for market 
eardening. Matures very early and 
continues bearing until frost. 
John Baer—71 days. An extra early 
scarlet-fruited variety. Vines’ very 
hardy and exceptionally productive. 
Fruits largest of the extra early va- 
rieties, nearly round, smooth, firm and 
of excellent quality. Desirable for mar- 
ket gardeners, shippers and canners. 
MAGNOLIA TOMATO SEEDS 
Grown by Breeders and Growers of the Finest Tomato Seed 
its SORES el 

Break O’ Day Tomatoes 
Red Cloud—62 days. An early, prolific, 
heat resistant variety of excellent 
fruit color and compact vine growth. 
The fruits are uniform in color, deep 
round to flat-round. Excellent size for 
early variety. Well adapted to Texas. 
Valuable for home garden and early 
market. 
STOKES TOMATO SEEDS 
In the tomato growing areas of Texas, 
the name ‘‘Stokes’’ has earned a repu- 
tation sufficient that most planters 
feel when they have Stokes Tomato 
Seed, they have the best. Francis 
Stokes grows only four varieties of 
Tomato Seeds, three of which have 
gained increasing popularity in Texas 
every since their introduction. All of 
Stokes Seeds are Certified under the 
State Laws of New Jersey which as- 
sures you of getting the truest to type 
that can be had. Absolute care is 
taken to properly prepare the seeds. 
The seeds are treated before being 
packed. 
In the varieties that are available, you 
will find no seeds superior to Stokes 
and few their equal. 
Rutgers, Certified—75 days. Especially 
popular with the canning industry. 
Produces a large plant with thick 
stems and an abundance of vigorous 
foliage. Requires much less nitrogen 
than most other varieties and should 
therefore be fertilized less in order to 
avoid rank growth and late fruit. 
Fruits are medium to large, similar in 
shape to Marglobe, except they are 
more flattened at the stem. Average 
weight of fruit is 5.8 oz., very small 
seed cavities. Flesh firm and_ bright 
red, ripening from the center out. 
Pleasing flavor. 
Marglobe, Certified—75 days. A defi- 
nitely disease-resisting to mato. Ma- 
tures among the earliest of the later 
varieties. Fruits are a deep, red, globe 
shape. A splendid shipping variety be- 
cause of its uniformity. 
Stokesdale—72 days. An important all 
purpose tomato for market or cannery. 
For market it is good because of its 
earliness, beauty and quality. For can- 
nery it’ has high tonnage per acre. 
Wilt resistant. 

Delicious 
Canned. 
Second Early Vining 
Gulf State Market—75 days. Grown ex- 
tensively in Hast Texas for shipment to 
northern markets. Vines very hardy 
and fruits are true globe-shaped, free 
from cracks or blemishes around the 
blossom end. Ripen uniformly. The 
fruit colors a rich purplish-pink clear 
to the stem after picking. 
Main Crop Vining 
Pritchard, Certified—8&5 days. A second 
early, scarlet fruit variety. Fruits me- 
dium size and smooth. Solid, having 4 
to 5 seed cells. Sets in clusters of four 
to five. Vine short jointed and low 
growth with heavy foliage. 
Greater Baltimore—83 days. A good 
canner. Fruits medium to large, solid 
meaty, rich bright red color. Very pro- 
ductive. 
Stone—85 days. One of the old favo- 
rite late or main crop tomatoes. Fruits 
large, smooth and with a deep scarlet 
skin. This is a standard variety with 
truckers and canners in some areas who 
know they can depend upon it for a 
large crop of attractive and heavy 
fruits. 
Tree Variety 
Dwarf Champion—78& days. A _ second 
early purplish-pink variety, especially 
desirable where garden space is limited. 
Tree type, growing about two feet high, 
vigorous, upright and compact. Fruits 
medium to small in size. One of the 
best of the small tree varieties. 
Large and Small Fruited Varieties 
Oxheart—8&8 days. A fine flavored to- 
mato of most unusual size and shape. 
Fruits often weigh two to three pounds 
each, shaped like an oxheart, brilliant 
scarlet in color with a very smooth 
skin. Very few seed cells. 
Red Ponderosa—85 days. A large deep 
pink. Vines vigorous and very produc- 
tive. Fruits solid with exceptionally 
few seeds, fairly smooth and larger 
than other varieties except Oxheart. 
Good for slicing and well flavored. 
Porter Improved — 70 days. A very 
sweet little tomato of pinkish red color. 
Ideal for lunches. A heavy cropper and 
little subject to cracking. Round globe 
shape and very uniform. Diameter 1 
to 1% inches. 
Red Cherry—70 days. A miniature to- 
mato chiefly grown in the home garden 
for use in preserves. Mature to a uni- 
formly round shape 
and even size. Fruit 
scarlet red, tough skin 
and firm, mild flesh. 
About size of cherry. 
Yellow Pear—70 days. 
This pear-like small 
fruit is extensively 
used for preserves in 
various ways. A rich, 
clear yellow, well flav- 
ored. 

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