TOMATOES 
CULTURE: Tomatoes should be started in hotbeds 
early in the year. Sow thinly \%4 inch deep in 3 
inch rows in the hotbed. Soil should be rich, light, 
and well drained. After danger of frost is past, 
transplant into the field in trenches three feet apart 
and about 30 inches between plants in the row. 
Place roots and stems well down in the trenches 
for sturdy growth, and cover with fine, rich soil. 
To avoid shock in transplanting, set out plants in 
afternoon and water well. Some varieties are train- 
ed to stakes or trellises; some are topped or allowed 
to run on the ground. For large fruit, suckering and 
thinning or topping is important. Soil around the 
plants should be well cultivated and moist during 
growing season. Days to maturity are figured from 
time of transplanting. 
EARLY SCARLET VARIETIES:— 
Bonny Best — Standard early sort for shipping, 
forcing, and home garden. Vine is medium large, 
spreading, heavy foliage to protect fruit, not hardy. 
Fruit is medium size, smooth, solid, uniform globé 
shape, good quality. 75 days. Fruit color is scarlet 
red. Weight 6 oz. 
Break O Day—Early shipping type, resistant to wilt 
and nailhead; also free of cracking. Vine is large, 
open and spreading, with little foliage, prolific. 
Fruit is good sized, globe shaped, smooth, orange- 
scarlet, and of good flavor. 70 days. Weight 7 oz. 
Earliana — Early home and market garden type. 
Vine is open and sparse in growth. Fruit is medium- 
small, flattened, smooth, and meaty. About 3 inches 
across. Color is rich scarlet. 65 days. 5 oz. 
Stokesdale — All purpose variety of deserved popu- 
larity. Vine is well foliated, semi-erect, heavy, and 
productive. Fruit is medium, bright scarlet, round, 
solid, smooth. 70 days. Weight 6 oz. 
Lakeland — A good green-wrap shipping variety 
for the south. Vines are vigorous, resistant to heat: 
Fruits are about 5 oz. and globe-shaped, free from 
cracking, small-stemmed, attractive scarlet skin, 
ship well. 75 days. 
MAIN CROP SCARLET VARIETIES:— 
Beefsteak — Also known as Red Ponderosa and 
Crimson Cushion, is used by gardeners wanting 
large crimson tomatoes. Vine is large and spread- 
ing, light green. Fruits are very large, flat, ‘weigh 
1 pound or more, fine for slicing. Color is scarlet. 
95 days. 
Greater Baltimore — Standard canning type. Vines 
are very productive and vigorous in growth. Fruits 
are bright scarlet, smooth, large but flattened; 
weigh about 6 0z., have pronounced cavity. 80 days. 
Marglobe — All-purpose popular variety. Foliage 
is heavy, erect, protective, dark green. Fruits are 
deep red, thick and solid, smooth, and weigh about 
7 oz. Shape is globular. 80 days. 
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