34 THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY 

Squash— Continued 
VEGETABLE MARROWS 
Italian (Cocozelle Long Green Bush). Grows from 
ten to twenty inches long; diameter about four inches; 
flesh greenish white and fine delicious flavor; skin 
smooth, dark green color, striped yellow or pale green. 
Per pkt. 10e:) 0257 250:-914-1b...65c.321ban 2.00: 
Italian Cocozelle Longe. This is a favorite Italian 
Marrow (Sacra Bona) and generally allowed to run Cocozelle Long Green Bush 
over brush supports or fences. It is quite ornamental ; ‘ 
when trained over the pergola or arbor, furnishing both shade and edible fruits; cream color, two or 
three feet long and three to four inches in diameter. Pr pkt., 10c.; 0z., 30c.; 1%4-Ib., 85c.; Ib., $2.50. 
Cocozelle Caserta. 1949 AA Gold Medal Award. Developed by Dr. L. C. Curtiss. Ten to fourteen days 
earlier than regular Cocozelle, and more productive. Plant erect bush type, leaves deeply cut; fruits 
attractive slender light green with broken stripes. Table quality excellent. Per pkt., 15c.; 0z., 65c.; 
%4-lb., $2.00; lb., $6.00. 

Tobacco 
Sow the seed in frames the latter part of March, or in the open ground when the soil has become 
settled and warm. Keep well watered, and when the plants are two inches high they may be transplanted 
in rows three feet apart each way. ‘Tobacco requires a very rich, light, mellow soil. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. The popular variety in this vicinity, produces a very heavy crop of the fine 
broad leaves, mostly used for cigar wrappers. Per pkt., 15c.; oz., $1.05; %4-Ib., $3.25; Ib., $10.00. 
Havana. An excellent variety; leaves narrow, long and pointed. Per pkt., 15c.; oz., $1.05; %4-lb., $3.25; 
lb., $10.00. 

Tomato 
Liebesapfel—Tomatoes—Pomodoro 
Pkts. any variety Tomato 
15c. each, except where noted 
To obtain fruit very early, sow the seeds in greenhouse during February or March, or in hotbed when 
season has sufficiently advanced. In about five weeks plants should 
be transplanted to another hotbed, until about the middle of May, 
when they may be put into the ground in hills, about four feet apart 
each way. The richer the soil the ranker will be the growth of the 
vines, but an ordinary warm, light soil, with fine, well-rotted manure 
in the hill, and a sunny location, will produce the more handsome and 
plentiful fruit. 
Valiant. (66 days). One of the earliest, fruits smooth, large and 
globular; plant vigorous and productive. Recommended for first 
early market. Per oz., 80c.; 
14 -lb., $2.50; Ib., $7.50. 
Stokesdale. (70 days). An 
early, fine quality scarlet, 
globe shaped tomato, a few 
days earlier than Pritchard. 
The fruits are medium 
large and very productive. 
Per oz., 80c.; %4-lb., $2.50; 
Ib., $7.50. 
Bonny Best. (73 days). 
An early, round, smooth, 
bright scarlet Tomato, simi- 
lar to Chalk’s Early Jewel; 
two to three days earlier 
and slightly smaller, pro- 
ducing especially well the 
early clusters of three to 
five attractive, solid fruits. 
Per oz., 80c.; %4-Ib., $2.50; 
Pritchard, an Early Tomato of Many Fine Qualities Ib., $7.50. 
Pritchard. (75 days). A 
great advance in the early 
tween Marglobe and Coop- 
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class. These fruits ripen just after Earliana and with Bonny Best. A cross be 
er’s Special by the late Dr. J. F. Pritchard. Fruits good size, intense scarlet 
blister; similar in structure to Marglobe, solid, almost no core, small seed pockets; excellent in appear- 
ance and quality. The plants are self-topping, disease-resistant and produce unusually heavy crops PThe 
Pritchard is valuable for both market and home use, but not as suitable for staking due to aeaantee 
vine growth. Per oz., 80c.; %4-Ib., $2.50; 1Ib., $7.50. 
2 Scarlet Dawn. (75 days). A cross of Clark’s Early and Marglobe; earlier in season than either parent 
Fruits medium-large with thick wall structure, globular, smooth, bright scarlet; e , 
: ; ; tionally attractive. 
Highly desirable for home garden, market or canning; excellent for earl Mae ; 
$3.50; Ib., $11.00. r early staking. Per oz., $1.20.; %4-Ib., 
