SAN MARZANO (65 Days) 
Large Fruited Strain 
A selected strain of Italian paste to- 
mato obtained from Mr. Abelardo 
Piovano, professor of vegetable crops 
and agronomist at the National Uni- 
versity of Argentina. A very large 
fruited strain obtained after many 
selections by Prot. Piovano in his ex- 
tensive work in tomatoes. Mid-sea- 
son in maturity. Vine growth vig- 
orous, bushy, with dense foliage and 
of excellent plant health, A very 
heavy yielder of beautiful deep scar- 
let, long plum-shaped fruits, having a 
most tempting, frosty, meaty and 
mild flavor. Having very little juice, 
excellent for tomato paste or com- 
bining with a juice variety for home 
canning. A most beautiful and tasty 
salad can be prepared by slicing lengthwise and stuffing with bits of cabbage 
and peppers cut-up, garnished with mayonnaise. 
Postpaid: Packet (about 600 seeds) 25c; 14 oz. 90c; 1 oz. $3.50; 1/4 Ib. $11.75 
TOMATOES, THE HEALTH BUILDERS 
Just to prove to ourselves that the tomato is as healthy as we always knew it was, 
the USDA has found that the composition of fresh tomatoes, chemically, is as follows: 
Water, 91.1 per cent; carbohydrate, 3.4 per cent; protein, 1.0 per cent; fiber, .6 per 
cent; fat, .3 per cent; ash .6 per cent. The ash contains calcium, .011 per cent; phos- 
phorus, .026 per cent; iron, .00044 per cent; copper, .00007 per cent. 
In the vitamin department, the tomato has ascorbic acid (vitamin C), vitamin A, niacin 
and thiamin (vitamin B-1). Forty-five per cent of the dietary allowance of vitamin C 
for an average man is supplied by one average-size tomato (2% inches) and 33 per cent 
of the same man’s needs of vitamin A, 6 per cent of the niacin and thiamin he will need 
plus 7% per cent of the iron allowance for the day. 
The moral to this is: EAT MORE TOMATCES. 
Background “1einch audares 
PUCK (68 Days) 
An extremely dwarf English va- 
riety. We think it must be Tiny 
Tim’s little brother. Low growing, 
stubby plants with ridged, wide, 
dark green leaves. Maturity mid- 
season. Small globular fruits sel- 
dom attain a size more than 114 
inches in diameter, grouped mainly 
up the main stem almost completely 
hidden. The mass of clusters 1s 
very tight together, similar to 
grapes. Light red fruits are very 
solid, mild in fiavor and keep long 
after ripe. Puck possesses a not- 
able characteristic of being able to 
set fruit in very cool temperatures. 
Postpaid: Packet (about 600 seeds) 25c; 4 oz. 90c 
