1 Oz. of Seed Makes 2,000 Plants 
Days Indicated Are from Plant Setting to Picking 
NOTE: All Burgess Tomato Seed is treated for you against seed and 
soil-borne disease. ' 
See Pages 4 and 13 for Tomato Plants 
Tomato seed growing is. one of our specialties. Climatie conditions 
here in Michigan are conducive to freedom from disease, to the pro- 
duction of fruit instead of vine and to early maturity.. Our strains 
keep these tendencies when planted elsewhere. Our seed is also chemi- 
cally treated against disease: ; 
When growing early tomatoes, or in areas of short growing season, 
start seed.in hotbeds or indoors. about 6 weeks before the last killing 
frost in the spring. When. earliness is not important, early varieties 
may be seeded directly in the garden 2 
frost. 
weeks before the last killing 
4 BREAK 
O'DAY 
(Wilt-Resistant) 
68 days. Used ex- 
tensively for early 
market where Fusa- 
rium Wilt is present 
in the soil. The 
bright-searlet fruits 
are globe-shaped, and 
average 6 oz. It is a 
good yielder and con- 
tinues to bear 
throughout the entire 
season. 
PONDEROSA 
One of Biggest and Mildest 
88 days. One of the mildest and finest tomatoes. Similar to Beef- 
steak, only the fruits are a little flatter and larger. They will average 
12 oz. and are of purplish-pink color, 
<< BONNY BEST 
‘(Early Strain) 
68 days. Our select Early 
Strain of Bonny Best is the fin- 
est on the market, being earlier, 
larger and more productive than 
Standard Strains. The smooth, 
searlet. fruit is ‘practically free 
from cracks and of fine flavor. 
Fruits average 5 ounces and are 
about a week later than our 
Earliana. 
LEMON TOMATO 
A Bright Clear Yellow 
An excellent. early yellow tomato about in season with 
68 days. 
| Bonny Best, and heavily productive over a long season. Fruits are of 
medium size, flattened globe type, smooth and uniformly yellow. A 
clear yellow Golden Queen. 
EARLIANA (Early Strain) 
62 days. Our select Early Strain is without question the choicest 
stock of Earliana on the market. It is earlier, more productive and 
-more uniform than other strains of Earliana. Market and home gar- 
deners will find nothing better for an early, medium-sized, bright-red 
Tomato. Fruits flattened, globe-shaped and average 5 ounces. 
JUBILEE 
(Golden-Orange) 
80 days. Jubilee has 
the quality of the red’ 
and pink varieties. The 
large upright plants 
yield abundantly. Fruits 
are large, globular and 
meaty. They are slightly 
drier than standard va- 
rieties and are most at- 
tractive when sliced in 
combination’ with red 
and pink fruits. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
Jubilee 
12 
“RUTGER'S 
(Wilt-Resistant) - 
82 days. 
developed at the New: Jersey 
Agricultural. Experiment Sta- 
tion: Produces a large plant 
with an abundance of foliage to 
protect the fruit from sunscald. 
The fruits are medium to large, 
similar in shape to Marglobe, 
but more flattened at the stem 
end; bright red, smooth, with 
thick walls and small seed cells. 
Ability to ripen from the inside 
out, leaving the interior free 
from fiber, makes Rutger’s an 
outstanding variety for canning, 
juice and catsup. The leading 
variety for green-wrap shipping. 
White Beauty 
WHITE BEAUTY 
THE ANTI-ACID TOMATO 
84 days. The White Beauty Tomato is ivory- 
white in color and the flesh is almost paper 
white. It is of large size and of excellent qual- 
ity for slicing, canning and juice. 
mild, containing’ less acid than other tomatoes, 
so can be eaten by thousands of people who 
A main crop Tomato . 
MARGLOBE 
(Wilt-Resistant) 
75 days. A main-crop variety 
for home and market gardeners, 
as well as for shippers and can- 
ners. Our stock is a_ special 
strain. The deep scarlet fruits 
are uniformly globe-shaped, 
smooth, solid, and average 6% 
ounces. 
It ripens evenly from inside 
out to a uniform scarlet. One 
of the most widely grown of 
all tomatoes. 
t—Earliana 
t—Marglobe 
BURGESS" TOMATO BARGAIN! — 
All 4 Packets Only 45¢ Prepaid 
LOUISIANA 
“All-Season” — 
70 days. This new tomato is 
notable as. a large-fruited va-- 
riety that sets fruit well under 
severe summer conditions in the 
South which prevent ordinary. 
varieties from yielding satisfac- 
tory crops. It is medium early, 
and long bearing. Large thrifty 
plants provide ample foliage 
protection against sun seald. 
Fruits large, globular (flattened 
globe). good deep pink, meaty 
and well flavored. x 
i—Jubilee 
{—Ponderosa 
Tiny Tim Growing in a Tub 
TINY TIM 
The Window-Box Tomato 
(Ripens 45 Days from Plant Setting) 
Dwarf and compact, growing to a height of 6 
to 8 in. and only about 14 in, across. 
It is the 
earliest of all tomatoes and is loaded with clus- 
are available. 
Extremely 
have heretofore avoided Tomatoes on account flower garden, too 
of the acidity. 
PRITCHARD 
72 days. This main-crop variety is very pro- 
ductive and fine for home and market garden, 
shipping and canning. The light scarlet fruits 
are globe-shaped, average 5% oz., have thick 
walls and are of milder flavor than Marglobe. 
& 
ters of bright red fruit that are nearly round 
and are % to 1 in. across. Even though the fruits 
are small, they are fine flavored and will give you 
ripe tomatoes before other home-grown varieties 
Very colorful when potted or 
planted in window boxes. The fruits cling to the 
stems well and are ornamental as well as useful 
in salads or for preserving. 
A pretty sight in 
JUNE PINK 
Earliest Pink Tomato 
64 days. The earliest pink variety. The same 
size and shape as Earliana, only the fruit is pink 
and of milder flavor. 
Tomato Seed Prepaid at the Following Prices 
Bonny Best (Early Strain)... . 
Break O’Day (Wilt Resistant) 
Earliana (Early Strain) 
Jubilee 
Ponderosa 
Pritchard 
