ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 15 
TOMATOES 
Vitamins A b c g 
1 oz. should produce 1500 plants 
New York State Certified Seed 
Grown on our farms— Hot Water Treated 
EARLY VARIETIES 
*451 VALIANT: 64 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. Pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
450 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. Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 75¢; oz. $1.20. 
452 COMET: 68 days. 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. 
Pkt. 50¢; 14 0z. $3.00; oz. $4.80. 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
*455 RED JACKET: 70 days. N. Y. Certified 
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. 
Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 75¢; oz. $1.20. 
456 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 
by Prof. W. T. Tapley at the N. 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 
foliage. Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 75¢; oz. $1.20. 
458 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 
have exceptionally fine color and quality. 
Vines medium height, open growth. Pkt. 
20¢; Y% oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
“Once my customers tasted Seneca Chief they 
always came back for more and would not be 
satisfied with anything less for quality.” 
Oct. 22, 1951 Frank Halasz 
182, 285 
Essex, Ontario, Canada 
Sow tomato seed inside about March 15th. 
Transplant once and set after danger of frost. 
Tomatoes that are to be staked may be set as 
close as 2 ft. apart. If not to be staked, set 
plants 4 ft. each way. Dust plants as soon as 
set with Rotenone (see page 35) to protect 
from flea beetles. About July 15th start 
spraying with Zerlate and Copper as referred 
to in box on this page or dusting with Copo- 
dust (see page 35). 
Growers tell us that in New Jersey where Queens 
tomato has been tested, roadside stands like the 
firmness of this new variety. Queens will hold in 
good condition longer than other early varieties. 
We believe this is also in its favor as a home 
garden variety. 
454 QUEENS: 72 days. A most promising 
new tomato developed by Prof. Lyman G. 
Schermerhorn of Rutgers University. 
Queens has many of the fine features found 
in Rutgers and is considerably earlier. 
Fruits are large, very firm and solid, bril- 
liant scarlet and have a most attractive in- 
terior. Its solid flesh, delicious flavor and 
very heavy yields assure its popularity. We 
suggest you try it. Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 85¢; 
oz. $1.35. 
*460 RUTGERS: 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 
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. Pkt. 25¢; 
VY oz. 75¢; oz. $1.20. 
457 STOKESDALE: 75 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. A dependable second early tomato 
that is popular with many 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. Pkt. 20¢; 14 
oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
YELLOW VARIETY 
465 SUNRAY: 83 days. An outstanding new 
yellow tomato that will be popular with 
home gardeners because of its sweet, mild, 
delicious flavor and handsome _ yellow- 
orange color. It ripens in season with 
Rutgers, a little late for more Northern 
sections, and produces heavy yields of firm, 
smooth, acid-free fruits. Pkt. 20¢; Yo oz. 
85¢; oz. $1.40. 
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 Tri-Basic Copper 
— copper fungicide — (30% active cop- 
per). 4 lb. Zerlate and Y% Ib. Tri- 
Basic Copper are enough to spray an 
average garden planting of tomatoes for 
the season. Price for set $1.00, prepaid. 
Directions for preparing the spray and 
recommended time for application are 
included with each set. 
SMALL FRUITED VARIETIES 
468 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. Pkt. 25¢; 4 oz. 85¢; oz. $1.35. 
469 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 
style’. 
“Ttalian 
Pkt. 25¢; %4 oz. 75¢; oz. $1.20. 
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. 
— 85¢, prepaid. 
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The attractive red color of the filling in a Valen- 
tine Rhubarb pie appeals to the eye and makes 
the mouth water. The secret is that in Valentine 
the red color isn’t just on the outside but all 
through the stem. 
%& VALENTINE RHUBARB ROOTS 
A new variety developed by workers at Vine- 
land Station, Ontario, Canada, that we believe 
is superior to all other varieties that we have 
grown. It is a deep red stalked rhubarb and 
is characterized by a uniformly deep red flesh 
or interior. Sauce made from Valentine Rhu- 
barb is a most attractive red color. It is also 
an excellent freezing variety. Single roots 
75¢; 3 roots $2.00; 12 roots $7.00, prepaid; 25 
roots $12.00; 100 roots $46.75, not prepaid. 
HORSE RADISH ROOTS 
Strong, well grown roots; freshly dug; ready 
after April 10th. 50 roots $1.85; 100 roots 
$2.80 prepaid; 500 roots $9.50; 1,000 roots 
$18.00 not prepaid. 
FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL VARIETIES AND LARGER QUANTITIES SEE PAGES 30 TO 34. 
