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Grothen Globe Tomatoes 
GROTHEN’S RED GLOBE. (70 days.) This is a very early 
maturing, high yielding variety especially well adapted for fall 
planting in Florida, where our strain is developed. All of 
our production is now based on lines peer selected, and 
produced at our Florida breeding station. The plants are of 
open growth with rather small foliage requiring rich, deep, 
meist land for best results, maturing fruits about 12 days earlier 
than Rutgers, and ripening to a beautiful red color. A heavy 
producer of smooth, deep globe-shaped, large fruits, sizing up 
well clear to the top of the plants, producing a very high per- 
centage of fancies. The fruits are firm and solid, and the 
interior ripens slowly, making this variety an exceptionally 
good shipper. Earliness and high yields of large fruits, of ex- 
cellent shipping quality, are the main factors recommending 
this variety. It does not do so well on light sandy soils, but is 
especially recommended for a fall, winter and early spring crop 
in Florida and is well suited to deep, wet glades, hammock, and 
rich sandy loam soils. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.90; 1 Ib. $7.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $6.90 per Ib. 
HOMESTEAD (STEP 89) (Wilt Resistant) (New). (78 days.) 
This new Fusarium Wilt resistant variety has been tested in the 
Homestead, Florida area for three seasons under the designa- 
tion of “Step 89’ where it has given favorable results es- 
pecially in Fusarium Wilt infested soils. It was developed by 
the U.S.D.A. Vegetable Breeding Laboratory at Charleston, 
S.C. The vigorous growing plants, of Rutgers type, which is 
one of the parents, makes a semi-determinate vine growth. It 
is slightly earlier than Rutgers and the fruits are meaty, thick 
walled, and it is claimed to ripen firmer than Rutgers, mak- 
ing it an excellent long-distance shipper. It is also compara- 
tively free of cracking and puffiness. It is a heavy producer 
of smooth, globe-shaped fruits especially on old, wilt infested 
tomato land. 
Seed supply extremely limited. 
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Pkt. 25c; 4 oz. 45c; oz. 85c 
PONDEROSA. (Brimmer.) (88 days.) A very large, pink- 
fruited variety. The fruits are more or less flattened, very solid 
and meaty with few seeds, and of splendid edible quality. 
Recommended only for hame gardens because its unusual size 
and weight are disadvantages in shipping. 
Pkt. 10c; %4 02. 45; 0z. 85c; 14 Ib. $2.75; 1 Ib. $10.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $9.90 per Ib. 
KILGORE’S WILT RESISTANT GROTHEN GLOBE. (70 
days.) ‘This strain of Grothen Globe has been developed trom 
a cross of Pan America and regular Grothen’s Globe which 
was made several years ago by the Kilgore Seed Company. 
Wilt Resistant Grothen Globe possesses all the good qualities 
of the regular Grothen’s Globe, and in addition it is very re- 
sistant to Fusarium Wilt. In numerous comparative trials 
between Wilt Resistant and regular Grothen’s Globe, even 
where wilt was not a factor, the Wilt Resistant strain yielded 
just as high as the regular strain. This Fusarium Wilt Resist- 
ant strain is especially recommended for old, wilt infested soils 
where the regular Grothen’s Globe and other varieties cannot 
be grown successfully. ‘This strain is not resistant to all wilts, 
but is highly resistant to the most serious wilt disease of 
tomatoes caused by the Fusarium soil fungus. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 35c; oz. 65c; 14 Ib. $2.10; 1 Ib. $7.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $7.40 per Ib. 
PRITCHARD (SCARLET TOPPER). (75 days.) Vines me- 
dium dense, compact, erect, self-topping. Fruit matures very 
early, several days earlier than Marglobe, are large, smooth, 
meaty, globular in shape and ripen uniformly to a very deep 
attractive red color, both exterior and interior. This variety is 
a heavy cropper and therefore requires rich or liberally fer- 
tilized moist soil. Does especially well on Everglades muck. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c; oz. 55c; 14 Ib. $1.65; 1 Ib. $6.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $5.90 per Ib. 
MARGLOBE. (77 days.) This is an excellent strain of the 
old standard type of Marglobe. It produces a heavy, vigorous 
plant growth, partially resistant to nailhead rust, Fusarium 
Wilt and other diseases. The deep globe-shaped, smooth fruits 
are heavy, thick walled, firm or solid, and are free of navel and 
blossom-end scars. The ridging at stem end has been practically 
eliminated. We have made selections for larger fruit size. Fruit 
ripens to a beautiful, deep scarlet-red color. Well adapted to 
and recommended for north Florida. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c; oz. 55c; 14 Ib. $1.65; 1 Ib. $6.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $5.90 per Ib. 
OXHEART. (90 days.) A smooth, thick, tender and almost 
seedless pink-fruited tomato of delicious flavor. Rich soil adds 
greatly to its productiveness. This is an ideal variety for the 
home garden and for the local market. 
Pkt, 15c; 4 oz. 65c; oz. $1.25; 14 Ib. $4.00; 1 Ib. $15.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $14.90 per Ib. 
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