Novelly TOMATOES TURNIPS 
One ounce will sow 400 feet of drill—2 pounds 
739 Ponderosa per acre in drills; 3 pounds broadcast. 
A Giant Strain Popular For the Home Garden CULTURE—Turnips and Rutabagas do best in 
The Giant Tomato—(88 days). A splendid sort for home use highly enriched, light loam soil. In rich soil and 
and for canning, as the fruits are so solid, meaty and free cool weather, they grow rapidly, without becom- 
from acid. Fruit: very large, flat, purplish pink, solid, with ing bitter in flavor. Sow in April, in drills 12 to 
small seed cells: of inviting flavor. Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 60c, oz. IS inches apart, and thin out to stand 8 inches 
$1.00, prepaid. apart in the row. Rutabagas require a longer 
; growing season than turnips and need more mois- 
740. Jubilee ture. When full grown, they should be pulled, 
Wins Blue Ribbons on the Show Tables topped and stored in a cool cellar or pit. If cool 
(72 days). Different from any yellow or orange tomato you and sufficiently moist to prevent withering, they 
have ever grown. Fruits are bright orange-yellow, globular, will keep all winter. 
weight about 6 ounces, smooth, free from cracking and solid. For control of Root Maggots, use Maggot Destroyer 
The interior is moderately thick-walled, with few seeds. The geek LCE 
flavor is mild but not flat. Makes delicious juice of unusual 764. EARLY PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF TUR- 
and attractive color. Plants hold their foliage well and bear NIP—(45 days). A medium early productive va- 
over a long season; fruit develops evenly and uniformly. riety used extensively for home and market gar- 
Pkt. 15c, 2 oz. 60c, oz. $1.00, prepaid. den planting. Roots: 3 to 5 inch diameter, flat, 
purple red at the tops, white below. Flesh: 
743. Oxheart white, fine grained and tender. Tops, medium, 
upright and compact. Pkt. 10c oz. 20c, %4 Ib. 
35c, Ib. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. at 
$1.00 per lb. 
762. PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE TURNIP—(58 
days). Our pure bred strain is noted for its 
uniformity and productivity. Roots: 4 to 6 inch 
diameter, large globe shaped, very smooth, up- 
per part purple-red, white below. Flesh: white, 
sweet, crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, Y%4 
Ib. 35c, Ib. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 
Heart-Shaped Tomato Often Weighs 3 Pounds 
(90 days). Different in shape from any other 
tomato. The fruits are pink, almost seedless, 
solid and meaty, of large size and mild sub- 
acid flavor. Popular for salads and slicing. 
Pkt. 15c 1/2 oz. 60c prepaid. 
TREAT YOUR TOMATO SEEDS! 
Just mix a pinch of ARASAN with each pkt. of 
seed. More seeds will grow! 34-0z. pkt. 25c, 
8-oz. can $1.00 postpaid. 
Trellis—If Your Garden is Small YE at $1.00 per Ib. 
RUTABAGAS 
744. Trellis Tomato 
This Tomato climbs a Trellis. Often yields 
2 bushels from a single vine. 
Even the smallest garden can produce to- 
matoes in abundance by letting the vines 
climb a trellis. The quality of the fruit is 
excellent—solid, meaty and of fine flavor. 
The size averages 3¥2 inches across and 3 
inches deep. Pkt. 15c, ¥% oz. 45c, oz. 80c, 
prepaid. 
om 746. Hi-Sugar 
<&\) HYBRID PICKLE TOMATO 
A Dinner Table Sensation 
When Pickled Whole Like 
Crab Apples. 
Here’s a novelty that’s sure to please 
you. Be among the first to serve it! 
Unique golf ball size fruits are fiery 
red, perfectly round, smooth, and firm, 
with the highest sugar content we've 
ever found in a tomato! In fact when 
raw, the te more li r we 
SEAR ne ace Go.SKRUCE cuzdPRESERVES | vec. improvep AMERICAN PURPLE TOP 
velous pickles or preserves, they're RUTABAGA—(88 days). Our special strain is 
distinct] different for arnishin or AS: : i i i 
aoleiat ried a wx ea aa 750. TINY TIM—These novel, miniature, ¥s-inch a He fc ee 
flavored dessert when served fresh. tomatoes are easy to grow in house or garden. f : lenk Hive Rosie: 5 > inch ai ' 
The big, robust hybrid plants grow They make fascinating colorful house plants as COM RACISTS CO HUICUE I (5 ARSIONE 2) NS)! spore) Cheeinkenot, 
6 ft. across, can be easily staked up, they grow only 12 to 15 inches high and are large, round with small neck and slight tap 
anda yield over a bushel of ripe fruit, loaded with clusters of brilliant scarlet miniature root; yellow with purple top. Flesh: light yel- 
surprisingly early in the summer. Pkt. tomatoes. Ideal for garnishing, salads, or for use low, firm, sweet and tender. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 
(30 seeds) 25c, 5 pkts. $1.00 ppd. in preserves. Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. for 65c, prepaid. es ae arene prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 
(Shown in color on page 2.) 
767. LAURENTIAN NECKLESS—(90 days). A 
American 
Purple Top 
Rutabaga 
Jubilee—A fine quality orange colored tomato. 
i purple top globe having rich yellow flesh, fine- 
754. New Faribo 752) FARGO YELLOW PEAR—A delicious early | grained, tender and sweet, One of the deepest 
Ground Cherry tomato e novel Relates eee An ideal sort a globes, very smooth and free from oS roots. 
j V, Gon aehes tea making fancy pickles, preserves, coe age etc. A splendid keeper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, % lb. 35c, 
Pruits from 24 to 4 inches In Gl- Fruit is pear shaped and of attractive golden lb. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. at $1.00 
ameter, firm, with exceptionally color, Easily grown and yields wonderfully. Do per lb. 
thick walls. Sweet-flavored and fine for not fail to try it. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 35c, oz. 60c, pre- 
making pies and preserves. Plants are  pgid, 775. VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI 
vigorous and very productive. The giant 
fruits are enclosed in a loose, papery husk Also known as Golden Macaroni or Noodle 
and turn yellow when ripe. Mature in reg- 753. GROUND CHERRY OR HUSK TOMATO—(86 Squash. Smooth, creamy-white fruits, 8 inches 
ular ground cherry season. Pkt. 25c. days). This is not a true tomato. Used as a nov- long and 5 inches thick. Pick when well ma- 
elty and for preserves. Flavor is outstanding. Ex- tured. Store like squash for winter. Before cook- 
cellent in combination with oranges, lemons or ing, puncture one end, place in kettle of hot 
Boost Your Tomato Crop ginger. Fruit: small, yellow, round, enclosed in a water and cook 30 minutes. Cut in half, remove 
loose, papery husk. Of delicate flavor. Vine: center seed core, and flesh will fall out in shreds, 
USE BOOST ’EM PLANT STARTER Page spreading and flat. Pkt. 10c, 1% oz. 35c, oz. 60c, suggestive of spaghetti. Serve hot with salt and 
prepaid. butter, or cream sauce. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, ppd. 
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