Octobe 77 days 
Fruit—uniform, deep scarlet-red, fully 
colored around the stem, medium large, 
deep globe in shape, smooth, quite free 
from cracking, very solid with thick 
walls and cross sections, mildly acid and 
of fine quality. Inside flesh shows white 
fibers until fully ripe. 
Vine—Large, vigorous, erect, with me- 
dium green heavy foliage that shades 
fruit well, moderately productive. 
Rather late, but produces well in late 
summer. 
Introduced by the late Dr. Pritchard of 
the U. S. Dept. of Agric., and partially 
resistant to Fusarium wilt and nail-head 
rust. A most valuable, widely adapted, 
productive, high quality variety used by 
home and market gardeners, shippers 
and canners. 
Marglobe (Certified) 78 days 
Stocks field inspected by State Authori- 
ties and certified to be true to type and 
disease free. 
McGee 66 days 
A first early type having both pink and 
scarlet fruited plants which are similar 
to June Pink and Earliana varieties. 
Oxheart 90 days 
Fruit—bright rosy-pink, very large, heart 
shaped, shallowly furrowed from top to 
bottom, heavy solid flesh, very few seeds, 
set in clusters of 2 to 7, mild flavor 
makes them desirable for salads. 
Vine—very large, open and spreading, with 
slate green dense foliage. 
Different from any other types, Oxheart 
is a popular late home garden and local 
market variety valued for its large size 
and distinctive shape. 
Pearson (Improved) 85 days 
Fruit—scarlet, medium to large, flattened 
globe, smooth with very tough skin 
usually free from cracks or defects. Pro- 
lific, high yielding. 
Vine—vigorous, self-topping with ample 
foliage to protect the fruits. 
Originally developed by Dr. O. H. Pear- 
son at the California College of Agric. 
A main crop canning and shipping type 
especially adapted to California and the 
South, being too late for commerical use 
in the North. 
Ponderosa 90 days 
Fruit—deep purplish- pink, extremely 
large, flattened and rather irregular, 
usually ribbed and somewhat rough with 
tendency to crack, fleshy, few seeds and 
very mild flavor. 
Vine—strong growth, spreading with 
coarse medium green foliage. 
A late, large fruited variety for home 
garden planting. 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper 78 days 
Fruit—scarlet exterior, colored well about 
the stem; deep red interior with no 
white fibers, medium size, smooth, globe 
shape, slightly flattened at bottom and 
free from cracking. Thick walled cell 
structure, solid fleshed and milder 
flavored than Marglobe. 
Vine—medium, distinctly self - topping, 
heavy stemmed, vigorous and bushy, 
medium bright green foliage. Very pro- 
ductive. 
Introduced by Dr. F. J. Pritchard of the 
U. S. Dept. of Agric. for resistance to 
Fusarium wilt and nail-head rust. An 
excellent second-early variety for home 
and market gardening, shipping and 
canning. 
Pritchard—Scarlet Topper 
Rutgers 82 days 
Fruit—bright scarlet, medium large, deep 
oblate, shape similar to Marglobe except 
slightly more flattened with a slight 
tendency to ridging, smooth skinned, 
very little circular or radial cracking; 
interior has thick solid walls and large 
pulpy core of almost the same intense 
outer color. Milder flavored than Mar- 
globe. 
Vine—large, heavy, vigorous, foliage dark 
green, dense and coarse, protecting fruit 
well. Productive and widely adapted. 
An excellent midseason all-purpose variety 
of wide adaptation. Developed at the 
New Jersey Agric. Exp. Station from a 
eross of Marglobe x J.T.D. and com- 
bines Marglobe’s disease resistance with 
J.T.D.’s quality of fruit ripening from 
interior outward. Useful in canning, juice 
making, as a popular green-wrap shipper 
in Florida and Texas and for home 
gardening in many areas. 
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