
IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ 
HYBRID TOMATOES 
Hybrid Tomatoes are strong, vigorous growers and outyield 
tegular varieties, the extra quantities coming, in large measure, 
from the soil. It can be readily understood that because Hybrid 
Tomatoes have the ability to produce larger plants and higher 
yield they must be fed more than standard tomatoes. Therefore, 
to produce a maximum crop of large fruits, we recommend that 
you maintain good fertility and moisture in your soil. For this 
purpose, it is desirable to make your fertilizer application at the 
time of planting and, if possible, cover the ground around the plants 
with well-rotted manure when plants begin to bloom or set their 
first fruit. Keep well watered during dry spells. 
Each hybrid tomato seed is produced by hand pollination which 
requires a great deal of work and entails a heavy expense. We 
strongly urge that special care and attention be given to the sowing 
of the seed and the growing of the crop. Extra care will repay you 
in better fruits and a bigger yield, whether you allow plants to 
sprawl over the ground, grow on trellises, or be trained and tied 
to stout stakes preferably 2 in. across and 4 to 6 ft. long. 
If you stake your plants, train them to a single stem and pinch 
off side shoots when very small. These side shoots develop at the 
joint where a leaf joins the main stem. Keep a close watch for such 
shoots as it takes only a few days for them to grow into a branch 
of good size, when they are more troublesome to remove. 
1135 CLINTON HYBRID 
75 days. Burpee’s highly prolific, true, first 
generation (F,) hybrid, main-crop, all-purpose 
tomato which has proved very satisfactory in 
many sections even in the Middlewest. For that 
reason, we named it Clinton in honor of Clinton, 
Towa, Burpee’s Midwestern Headquarters. 
Plants are large, vigorous, with medium- 
dense, dark green foliage. Fruits are large, 
weigh about 8 ozs.; bright scarlet, globular- 
oblate in shape, smooth, solid, with firm, meaty, 
mild flesh of the most excellent quality. 
Pkt. (30 seeds) 35¢; 2 pkts. 65¢; 
3 pkts. 90¢; 5 pkts. $1.45; 14 oz. $14.00 
HYBRIDS PRODUCE EXTRA YIELDS 
**—-T planted your Hybrid Tomato and Cucumbers last 
year, and never have I had such bountiful yields. In addi- 
tion to having all I wanted for my family to eat, I canned 
large quantities, gave away bushels of fruits and also seld 
some. It is such fun to garden when plants yield so won- 
derfully. . . .” ; 
Mrs. B. H. Eilers, Unityville, S. Dak. 
106 .. W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., Seed Growers 

Hybrid TOMATOES, continued 
11322 BURPEE HYBRID 
Shown in color on the inside back cover 
70 days. An all-purpose, main-crop, true, 
first generation (F,) hybrid outstanding for the 
quality and rich flavor of its fruits. It is a great 
producer; earlier and more prolific than such 
well-known varieties as Marglobe or Rutgers. 
Fruits are medium to large, firm, thick 
walled, average 8 ozs. in weight, deep globular 
in shape, scarlet-red in color; flesh is meaty and 
of excellent quality. Has proved itself to be a 
valuable tomato for the home garden, market 
grower, ‘“‘green wrap,’’ canning and _ long- 
distance shipping. Of wide adaptation. 
Pkt. (30 seeds) 35¢; 2 pkts. 65¢; 
3 pkts. 90¢; 5 pkts. $1.45; 14 oz. $14.00 
‘*__T live in the mountains, 3000 ft. elevation, and your 
Burpee Hybrid Tomato has produced twice the amount 
of tomatoes compared with any other I have ever raised 
here, and I have tried many varieties. 
“T set out one acre of plants and sold over 3000 lugs of 
No. 1 tomatoes to the market. My customers say Burpee 
Hybrid is the best flavored tomato they ever ate, all solid 
flesh, free from core... .” 
C. G. Gregg, Springville, Calif. 
How to Grow Tomatoes 
Sow seed in a hotbed, or in a shallow box in the house, 
allowing 6 to 8 weeks to produce plants large enough for 
setting outdoors when weather becomes warm. Light, 
friable soil of medium fertility is best for starting the seed. 
Cover seed with % in. of fine soil or sand, Keep soil moist 
but not too wet and avoid excessive drying. If seed is sown 
in container, keep it in a warm place (65 to 70°). When 
seedlings are about 2 in. tall, transplant to stand 4 in. apart 
each way, or pot singly in 3 in. pots. Plant outdoors when 
all danger of frost is past in rows 3 to 4 ft. apart each way, if 
to be grown untrained and unpruned; if supported on stakes, 
plants may be set 18 to 24 in. apart in the row, except 
hybrids, which should be spaced 2 to 2% ft. apart in the 
row. Disturb roots as little as possible when transplanting. 
Where summers are long, seed of standard varieties may 
be sown directly outdoors when soil and weather get warm. 
When plants are large enough to transplant, set them 
where they are to remain; such plants will come into bear- 
ing later than those started earlier indoors or in a hotbed. 
A pkt. of standard tomato seeds will produce about 200 
plants; 1 oz. 5000 to 6000. Days to maturity given in the 
descriptions are from field setting of the plants until first 
usable fruits are ready. 
Clinton 
Hybrid 
Tomato 
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