BREAK O’DAY ... 2. « « 2 « ge ,) ee days 
Fruits: Orange-red, medium large, average 5142-612 oz., smooth, irregular- 
ly globe shaped with index about 0.95; medium large core, fairly 
fleshy, only radial cracking and that very rarely, 4-6 locules, slow 
ripening and sun-scalding of stem ends are handicaps of this variety. 
Vines: Medium large plant, coarse, medium dense foliage, open and 
spreading giving poor coverage. Early market strain because of wilt 
and nail-head resistance, earliness and freedom from cracking. 
CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL a 
Almost identical with BONNY BEST. Under some conditions foliage is 
coarser and more spreading than BONNY BEST. 
CLARK’S EARLY : : : 2 : : : : . 63-73 days 
Fruits: Scarlet, medium large, average 512-64 oz., smooth, globular with 
index of about 0.88, small core, firm fleshed, free from cracking; 5-7 
locules. 
Vines: Similar to but more vigorous than BONNY BEST. Used in South 
for early tomato. 
CRIMSON CUSHION (BEEFSTEAK, ENORMOUS, RED PONDEROSA) 
90-100 days 
Fruits: Same characteristics as PONDEROSA but scarlet color; usually less 
irregular in shape. 
Vines: Same as PONDEROSA. 
DWARF STONE nn 2s See Bee ee 
Fruits: Red, medium to medium large and of sToNE type. 
Vines: Dwarfed, sprawling, very compact bush with dense foliage and 
moderate fruit set, dark green. 
86-95 days 
EARLIANA ae ee we 60-69 days 
Fruits: Scarlet, medium size, average 442-542 0z., usually smooth, dis- 
tinct oblate with index about 0.68, irregular and variable, medium COre: 
fairly fleshy, very susceptible to concentric ringing and moderate 
amount of radial cracking, 9-12 irregular locules. 
Vines: Small to medium plant, sprawling and open, with sparse to medium 
foliage, light green, prolific. 
FIRESTEEL . . . Re re Ei 
Fruits: Scarlet red, medium size, average 434-512 oz., smooth, almost 
globular, with index about 0.90, small core, very firm and fleshy, 
practically no cracking, very uniform type, 4-5 locules. 
Vines: Small to medium plant, fairly dense, giving fair coverage during 
early part of season when most of crop is matured, prolific. 
GARDEN. STATE® o-oo. So . 80 days 
Fruits: Scarlet red, deep flat shape, thick walled, mild flavor. It has 
excellent quality and ripens uniformly. 
Vines: Vigorous, compact, upright, partially resistant to late blight and 
fusarium wilt. Developed by Campbell Soup Company, popular as a 
processing tomato. 
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