Baty (Improved Victor or 
Bison type) 65 days 
Fruit—good size, uniformly globular, 
orange-scarlet, smooth. Cracks some- 
what under extremes of dry or wet 
weather. 
Vine—small, determinate or self-topping, 
open plant habit which often results in 
some sun scalding. Very productive. 
Developed by Dr. A. F. Yaeger and Mr. 
Harold Mattson of the North Dakota 
Agric. Exp. Station. Recommended as a 
first early variety for home gardeners 
especially in the northern short season 
areas. 
Break O’ Day 68 days 
Fruit—medium large, bright orange-scar- 
let, smooth, globe shaped; fairly fleshy 
interior, good flavor. 
Vine—medium large, coarse, rather light 
foliage, open and spreading, giving 
rather poor coverage. Hardy, and a pro- 
lific yielder. 
Developed by the U.S. Dept. of Agric. for 
wilt and nail-head resistance, earliness 
and freedom for cracking. Extensively 
used by truckers and shippers. 
Chalk’s Early Jewel 73 days 
Fruit—excellent scarlet-red, smooth and 
firm, thick, solid and sweet fleshed, few 
seeds, ripens right up to stem without 
any cracks, larger and slightly flatter 
globe shape than Bonny Best. 
Vine—very thrifty and heavily productive 
under favorable weather conditions. 
A second early, home, market garden and 
shipping variety, very similar to Bonny 
Best and John Baer but slightly larger. 
Crimson Cushion (Beefsteak or 
Red Ponderosa) 95 days 
Fruit—similar to Ponderosa except crim- 
son color; very large, flattened, rather 
rough, solid meaty interior; rather ir- 
regular, borne in clusters. 
Vine—late, large, sprawling, 
green. 
A scarlet “sport” from Ponderosa. Used 
mostly by home gardeners wanting 
extremely large crimson tomatoes. 
medium 
Dwarf Champion or Tree Tomato 
83 days 
Fruit—medium size, pinkish-purple in 
color, flattened globe, smooth and solid. 
Vine—stocky and compact, self-support- 
ing upright growth with dark green 
foliage. 
A strictly dwarf variety, useful in home 
gardens where space is limited. 
Dwarf Stone 92 days 
Fruit—medium size bright red, flattened 
globe shape and smooth. 
Vine—dwarf or tree type, erect, very com- 
pact, with dense dark green foliage. 
A late season dwarf type useful where 
garden space is limited. 
Earliana 66 days 
Fruit—bright scarlet, deep flat, fairly 
smooth, crowded in heavy clusters over 
the entire plant. Average 3 inches in 
diameter. Meaty interior. 
Vine—open and spreading with rather 
sparse dark green foliage. 
Popular first early tomato for home or 
early market. 
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