ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 27 
TOMATOES 
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1 oz. should produce 1500 plants 
New York State Certified Seed 
Grown on our farms— Hot Water Treated 
EARLY VARIETIES 
409 GEM: 66 days. N. Y. Certified Seed. A 
promising new early tomato developed at 
the N. Y. State Experiment Station. Fruits 
are deep round, ripening uniformly to a 
good bright red. Plants are dwarf and com- 
pact permitting close planting. It is an ex- 
cellent variety for home use and market 
gardeners will find the variety suitable to 
use in place of Victor when early fruits are 
required. See prices below. 
411 VALIANT: 66 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. ‘The leading early tomato in most 
sections. Valiant’s large, smooth, round, 
well-colored red fruits and its ability to 
start bearing early and continue to bear all 
through the season explain why it is pop- 
ular with so many growers. Vines are vigor- 
ous and have an open spreading habit of 
growth. See prices below. 
422 COMET: 68 days. N. Y. Certified Seed. 
This fine tomato has been found by many 
growers to be the most satisfactory variety 
for greenhouse and trellis grown tomatoes 
where a medium size fruit is desired. Home 
gardeners also find Comet very desirable, 
especially for staking. See prices below. 
TOMATO DISEASE CONTROL 
For control of late blight and other 
tomato diseases the New York State Ex- 
periment Station recommends alternate 
sprays of Zerlate and Microgel (a basic 
copper fungicide — 50% active copper). 
New York State Certification requirements 
are higher than those for any other state. N.Y. 
Certified Seed means that the growing crops of 
tomato seed have been critically inspected 
several times by tomato variety and disease 
specialists from the N. Y. S. College of Agri- 
culture. A tomato seed crop that passes their 
inspection for certification must be vigorous, 
virtually free from disease and absolutely true 
to type. You are assured that the certified 
4 |b. Zerlate and 1% lb. Microgel are 
enough to spray an average garden 
planting of tomatoes for the season. 
Price for set 90¢, prepaid. Directions 
for preparing the spray and recom- 
mended time for application are in- 
cluded with each set. 
YELLOW VARIETY 
416 JUBILEE: 80 days. An outstanding yel- 
low tomato for home garden use. Fruits 
large, globular, smooth, bright golden- 
orange, mildly flavored and of excellent 
quality. Interior meaty, thick-walled and 
with few seeds. See prices below. 
SMALL FRUITED VARIETY 
417 KING HUMBERT: 75 days. N. Y. Cer- 
tified Seed. The small plum-shaped Italian 
tomato is used extensively for tomato paste 
and canning whole. Mildly acid, firm and 
sweet. See prices below. 
418 ITALIAN RED PEAR: 75 days. Large 
pear-shaped tomatoes borne in clusters of 4 
to 7 fruits on vigorous vines. Widely used 
for tomato paste and canning “Italian 
style”. See prices below. 
seed we sell is the best to be had. 
As an extra precaution, all of our certified 
tomato seed is hot water treated, checking the 
possibility of disease being carried on the seed. 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
424 LONGRED: 72 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. Longred is one of the best of the new 
main crop varieties and has become widely 
popular in a very short time with growers 
for both market and canning. Introduced 
DyeRNOtmVWiniyilhapley cat the IN2 Y..S. Ex- 
periment Station, Longred ripens slightly 
later than John Baer and Red Jacket. It 
has consistently outyielded John Baer and 
will equal or better Red Jacket in yield. 
Fruits are exceptionally smooth, deep globe 
shaped with thick walls, solid flesh, and ex- 
ceptionally fine rich red interior and ex- 
terior color. Vigorous vines, fine-leaved 
re 
Red Jacket, the new potato-leaved tomato, is one 
of our favorites. .The fruits are so firm, are colored 
so well around the stem, are such good quality, are 
so free from cracking, and yield so many toma- 
toes, that we think they are a grand tomato, at 
least for our area. 
Try Blossom-Set For Earlier Tomatoes 
Cool temperatures early in the season 
make fruit blossoms fall off. Two or 
three applications of Blossom-Set Hor- 
mone Spray will give you better fruit 
set early. 4 oz. bottle, makes 1-2 gals. 
425 RED JACKET: 70 days. N. Y. Certified 
foliage. See prices below. 
Illustrated on page 4 
412 STOKESDALE: 75 days. Certified Seed. 
A dependable second early tomato that is 
used by many canners and market growers. 
Fruits medium sized, with a very uniform, 
smooth, deep globe shape, bright scarlet 
color and fine quality. Vines rather open 
in habit with medium heavy foliage. See 
prices below. 
413 JOHN BAER: 70 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. An old favorite that is still popular 
with many growers. The fruit are of mod- 
erate size, slightly flattened, smooth, and 
421 RUTGERS: 
Seed. Introduced with Longred by the Ge- 
neva Station, Red Jacket, a distinct potato- 
leaved variety has become highly popular as 
a canning variety. In season with John 
Baer it produces heavy yields of large, 
meaty, firm tomatoes with deep scarlet 
color. Red Jacket fruits are slightly flatten- 
ed and shoulders are slightly roughened but 
have excellent quality, color and mild flav- 
or. Vines vigorous with heavy foliage cover. 
See prices below. 
82 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. Rutgers is one of the finest varieties 
ever introduced; it is a little late for some 
sections in the North, however. Fruits are 
— 85¢, prepaid. 
TURNIPS 
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Seed hot water treated 
It requires 1 to 114 lbs. of seed per acre 
in drills, or 2 to 214 lbs. broadcast 
450 PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE: 57 
days. Most popular variety grown, it pro- 
duces very smooth and attractive turnips. 
See full description page 4. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 
20¢; 14 Ib. 35¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; Ib. $1.00; 5 Ibs. 
have exceptionally fine color and quality. 
Vines medium height, open growth. See 
prices below. 
420 MARGLOBE: 77 days. Vines are thrifty, 
heavily productive, and of long bearing pe- 
riod. Fruits are uniform deep scarlet, large, 
uniformly globe-shaped, smooth, solid, and 
of distinct quality. See prices below. 
very large, solid, excellent in color, and fine 
flavored. Vines are large and husky and 
bear heavy crops of fruit that are ideal for 
home use, market and canning. See prices 
below. 
$4.50; 10 Ibs. $9.00. 
451 GOLDEN BALL: 60 days. Best yellow 
turnip to grow. Roots round, smooth, 
orange-yellow; flesh yellow, firm, fine grain- 
ed and of good quality. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 
V4 lb. 45¢; 1% lb. 75¢; Ib. $1.25; 5 Ibs. $6.00; 
INDEX PAGE 8 10 lbs. $11.50. 
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495 RED JACKET ............-..:. ‘20 80 1.20 3.00 4.75 9.00 Tops comparatively small and neck short. 
412 STOKESDALE ................ ‘20 70 1.10 2.75 4,25 8.00 Roots are large, spherical, purplish-red 
413 JOHN BAER ....._. 20 70 1.10 2.75 4,25 8.00 above ground, light yellow below; taproot 
ZIG UBILERMNO «css. “20 90 1.35 3.35 5.25 10.00 small. Flesh is yellow, fine-grained, firm, 
417 KING HUMBERT .............__ -20 90 1.35 3.35 5.25 10.00 crisp, mild and sweet. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 
418 ITALIAN RED PEAR ......... 25 70 1.15 2.90 4.60 8.75 Y4 Ib. 40¢; 4 Ib. 75¢; Ib. $1.20. 
420 MARGLOBE  ....00-.60.520005: 5 50 80 2.00 3.25 6.00 Turn To Page 9 For 
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