OLDS’ TOMATOES 
Olds’ Tomato Seed iS produced 
from tomatoes Yrown exclusively 
for seed, Oe packet will produce 
200 pidants. Two to four ounces 
will produce enough plants for an 
acre. Tomatoes do well in practi- 
cally any garden soil. 
The figure after the variety shows 
time of picking after setting plants. 
CULTURE: Start the seed in- 
doors about the last of February. 
When 2 inches high transplant te 
4 inches apart each way and again 
transplant to the open gYound as 
soon as danger of freezing is over, 
in rows 8 to 6 feet each way. 
Some growers train the vines on 
trellises so that the fruit will ripen 
earlier. Use Hotkaps for this @¢rop, sée 
Break 0” Day. page 6. Start plants in Plant Bands. 
eo’ ¥ P Prevents transplanting shock. Seé 
431. BREAK .O’DAY... (70. days) 2 An “(io tiga cage © : 
extra early, wilt-resistant tomato developed by 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Break O’ 
Day matures with Earliana. The fruit resembles 
the famous Marglobe; scarlet in color. The only 
early tomato of a deep globe shape. The fruits 
are large and solid with very few seeds and they 
will not crack. Very productive on good soils, 
but not enough foliage for poor soils. Pkt., 10c}3 
tf, 0z:, 40¢e; oz., 70c; Ye Ib., $2.15, postpaid, 
eS. ee 
Valiant. 
451. VALIANT. (70 days.) An 
early tomate which is proving profit- 
able in Wisconsin as a market vVa- 
riety, especially. on reasonably Tight 
soil, Its outstanding feature is earli- 
ness, with quality, being about five 
days ahead of Stokesdale and Bonny 
Best. Fruit is searlet of a large size 
and strong interior structure. Vine 
= growth about equal to Earliana and 
Rutger’s, not heavy enough to protect fruit from 
450. RUTGER’S. Wilt and Rust Resistant. burning in continuous sunny weather. 
(82 days.) A second-early variety developed by Will have ample vine growth on 
the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. heavier soils. Quality of fruit is ex- 
It is a cross between Marglobe and J. T. D. and cellent. Pkt., 10c; Y% oz., 40c; oz., 
is very desirable for market as well as for can- 
ning. The plant is large with thick stems and 
vigorous foliage. The fruits are similar to Mar- 
globe but flat at the stem end. Bright red, 
smooth, with thick walls and small seed cells, 
very firm and of low acidity. We consider it one 
of the best varieties for juice and it is one of 
the few varieties that ripen from the 
center out, Pkt., 10c; 4% 0oz., 35c; oz., 
55c; % Ib., $1.65, postpaid. 
434. JUBILEE. (72 days.) Fruits 
are bright golden-orange, deep globe 
shaped, weighing about 6 ounces each. 
Walls are thick with few seeds which 
makes it most attractive when sliced. 
Quality is excellent and a great im- 
provement over other yellow fruited 
varieties. Excellent for Yellow Tomato 
Juice. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 45c; o2z., 
OG 
75c; Y% Ib., $2.30, postpaid, 
Y, 1b., $1.95, postpaid. 
Earliana. 
425. EARLIANA. (67 days.) Widely 
grown because of its extreme earliness combined 
with large size. The open spreading vines are 
medium in size but very vigorous. Fruit is a 
bright scarlet, flat globed im shape, thick skin, 
and borne in clusters. Our strain is selected for 
smooth fruits. An old-time favorite with north- 
ern gardeners. Pkt., 10c; Y 0z., 40c; 0z., 65c; 
Y, Jb., $1.90, postpaid. 
438. ENORMOUS. (88 days.) 
(Beefsteak.) Really a red Ponderosa 
and one of the largest of all red toma- 
toes. A midseason, main crop variety, 
very large, very smooth, with solid 
meat and few seed cells and seeds. The 
vines are large, strong and vigorous, 
bearing many ‘‘Enormous'’ bright red 
fruits of good flavor. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 
45c; 0z., 75c; Y% lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
URBANA. (75 days.) A new heavy 
yielding tomato, See page 1 for de- 
scription and illustration, Pkt., 10¢; 1% 
Me 40c; 0oz., 70c; %4 Ib., $2.00, post- 
aid. 
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432. TRIP.- & -, CROP, 
(90 days.) Jate giant to- 
mato that when staked will 
groW 10 or more feet high. 
Plants have potato-like 
leaves, fruits are immense, 
solid, smooth with few 
seeds. Dark red in» color. 
They weigh as much as two 
pounds, The quality is_ ex- 
cellent, also known as Ital- 
ian Potato Leaf, and slant 
tree, Pkt, i563 @ pkts., 
25e} Ye 62., 50e; oz., 90¢} 
y, Yb., $2.65, postpaid, 
437. PONDEROSA: 
(88 days.) The egiitt t6- 
mato, The bbiiato’S grow in 
beautiful clusters ahd séme- 
what oltigh,  6blong,,in 
shape, with solid flesh. Has 
a tendency to crack. Color, 
purplish pink. Very mild 
flavor. Pkt., 15c; YY o2z., 
45c; 0z., 75c; % Ib., $2.25, 
postpaid. 
453. WISCONSIN 55. 
(75 days.) A main crop to- 
mato introduced by the 
Wisconsin Experiment Sta- 
tion, Shows considerable re- 
sistance to blossom end rot 
and defoliation leaf blight, 
See page 2 for. illustration 
and description. Pkt, 10¢; 
% 0%, 400} 02. 65e; % ame ed) i: i 
1b., $2.00, postpaid, Prip-L-Crop Tomato; 
: 
BRAM Marglobe. 
4338. MARGLOBE. (80 days.) <A perfect home 
garden tomato. Wilt-resistant and rust-resistant. Resists 
nail-head rust and fusarium wilt. Has proven successful 
under the most severe test. Pure scarlet in color, globular 
in shape, extra large, smooth, early, beautiful in appear- 
ance and very productive. Above all, the quality is most 
excellent. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; 0z., 55c; 1% Ib., $1.70, 
postpaid. 
427. NEW STONE or MATCHLESS. (86 days.) 
A standard main-crop variety. The fruit is deep flat, 
medium-large, solid, smooth and deep scarlet in color. 
Large seed cells with thick partitions. Pkt., 10c; Y oz., 
30c; 0z., 50c; % 1b., $1.50, postpaid, . 
452, BOUNTY or VICTOR. (65 days.) Many 
varieties of early determinate vine or Self-topplng tomatoes 
have been introduced and Bounty, in owr opinion ig the 
finest. In the home garden this variety will prove very 
popular as it is early, an exceptionally heavy yielder, and 
will produce the finest quality tomatoes on plants spaced 
as close as three feet apart. Fruit is good sized, uniformly 
globular and orange-scarlet in color. Will crack somewhat 
under extreme weather. For the home garden in the 
North or for first early market this variety leads the 
aS 10c; % oz., 40c; oz., 70c; % 1b., $2.05, post- 
paid. : 
