PEARSON (Improved Strain) (75 Days) 
One of the most popular tomato varieties 
grown in California. Medium-size vines, 
bushy, self-topping and having dense foli- 
age. Excellent yielder under hot tempera- 
tures of large, deep globular fruits, very 
solid, meaty, ripening to a good red color 
suitable for canning. It has always been 
assumed by many that Pearson is too late 
in maturity for northern areas. This 1s not 
true, for we grow it very successfully, with 
most of the fruit getting ripe. It is like- 
wise adapted to Florida and many other 
southern areas. Our northern grown Pear- 
son seed tends to increase the hardiness 
and earliness of this variety. 
Pkt. 46 oz. 25c; %4 oz. 35e; 1 oz, $1.25; 
4 lb. $4.50; 1 Ib, $14,00 
LANGADA (80 Days) 
A large-fruited late tomato from Greece. 
Although maturity is much too late for 
northern areas, we do believe this strain 
would be of value to extreme southern 
states. Vine growth is terrific, foliage ex- 
OXHEART (80 Days) 
A favorite for home gardeners preferring 
a mild large-fruited tomato. Giant heart- 
shaped, pink-fleshed fruits are solid and 
meaty with few seed cells. Have been 
tremely dense. Fruits are very large, flat, 
solid, meaty and set very freely. Its value 
would only be for local roadside markets 
or home gardeners in southern states. 
Pkt. (about 600 seeds) 25c; 14 oz. 90c; 
1 oz. $3.50 
known to reach a maximum size of three 
pounds. 
Pkt. % oz. 25e; %4 oz. 40c; 1 oz. $1.20; 
4, lb. $4.50 
SMALL FRUITED AND WILD TOMATOES 
YELLOW PLUM (Super Argentina 
Strain) (72 Days)—A much more produc- 
tive strain, from Argentina. Beautiful 
plum-shaped fruits grow in clusters six to 
eight in number. Very mild in flavor; valu- 
able for making eye-appealing, tasty salad 
dishes and also for preparing mild pre- 
serves. Vine growth is vigorous, sprawling, 
with healthy dark green foliage. 
LYCOPERSICON CERASIFORME (75 
Days)—The oldest species of wild toma- 
toes, originally discovered along the bor- 
ders of Peru and Ecuador. Very disease 
resistant, used for breeding new varieties 
and a novelty. Small fruits, one-half to 
one inch in diameter, having two locules or 
seed cells, deep globular. Terrific vine 
growth, sprawling, very dense, reaching 
maximum spread of about 25 feet. 
LYCOPERSICON PIMPINELLIFOL- 
IUM (75 Days)—Another strain of wild 
tomatoes from South America. Considered 
the smallest tomato that exists. Small 
fruits seldom larger than one quarter inch 
in diameter are borne in clusters, each vine 
bearing fruit by the thousands. The per- 
fect currant-like fruits possess two seed 
cells and are very mild in flavor. Widely 
used in breeding work, because of its com- 
plete resistance to fusarium wilt and early 
blight. Vine growth is extensive, very low, 
sprawling, with very small delicate leaves. 
PRICES EACH OF ABOVE THREE STRAINS: Pkt. 25e; %4 oz. 60c 
GOOD CHANCE FOR A LAW SUIT 
against a neighbor who sprays 2-4-D (lazy 
man’s hoe) adjacent to a patch of tomatoes. 
Even with moderate atmospheric humidity, 
fumes of the stuff will drift a quarter of a 
mile and show effects. Tomato plants so 
effected in their early, fast growing stage 
are stunted. The demon has been at work 
when you see ends of perfectly healthy 
branches curl and twist. 
MOST PECULIAR REPORT came 
from a tomato grower using our seeds dur- 
ing 1952, located in the middle west area. 
This gentleman went on to tell of the most 
gratifying results with several of our new 
varieties, then ending his report, request- 
ing that we do not print his fine experience 
with the special strains used in our forth- 
coming new catalogue. His explanation 
was: “There are eighty gardeners in this 
community and the market is easily flood- 
ed.” The moral of this report: beware of 
Gleckler’s tomato seeds, the market may 
be flooded. 
TOMATOES ARE TRULY AMERI- 
CAN—Both the tomato and the Redman 
were established here many moons before 
the white man came to play boss and gen- 
eral manager. Even Columbus not only 
found the Redmen as he came to the 
American shore, but also tomatoes. We 
pirates have been using them in increasing 
quantities ever since. The Aztecs referred 
to the blushing tomato beauties as Zito- 
mate and were relished highly in their 
menu. Introduction into Europe came 
many years later and was prevented by a 
general European belief the tomato was 
poisonous, because of being a distant rela- 
tive to the nightshade. 
