ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 17 
TOMATOES 
Vitamins A b, C b, 
1 oz. should produce 1500 plants 
New York State Certified Seed 
Grown on our farms— Hot Water Treated 
Valnorth is definitely a home garden tomato. We 
all want tomatoes as early as we can get them. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
*449 VALNORTH: 60 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. A new, extremely early variety being 
introduced this year that was developed 
by Dr. Munger of Cornell. Valnorth is at 
least 5 days earlier in fruiting than Valiant 
and it matures the bulk of its crop con- 
siderably earlier. In other respects, except 
that fruit size may average slightly smaller, 
Valnorth is very similar both in habit of 
growth and fruiting to Valiant. We be- 
lieve that because of its extreme earliness 
Valnorth will soon become a highly popular 
variety. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 75¢; oz. $1.20. 
451 VALIANT: 65 days. N. Y. Certified Seed. 
Our most popular early variety because of 
its large size, extra earliness and its ability 
to continue to bear all through the season. 
It has the solid fruit and superior quality 
of the later kinds. Under some conditions 
Valiant is subject to cracking around the 
stem. Pkt. 20¢; 4 0z. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
450 GEM: 66 days. N. Y. Certified Seed. A 
good early variety ripening a few days after 
Valiant. Fruits are deep-round, ripening 
uniformly to a bright red. Plants are 
smaller and more compact permitting closer 
planting than other varieties, an advantage 
to most home gardeners. Gem is out- 
standing in its yield of large, smooth fruits. 
Pkt. 20¢; Y% oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
ARASAN 
SEED TREATMENT 
Widely used, effective 
on many kinds of vege- 
table and flower seeds. 
Reduces decay of the 
seed in the soil and 
protects plants from 
damping off. 3/4 oz. 25¢; 
8 oz. $1.00, prepaid. 
Try Blossom-Set For Earlier Tomatoes 
Cool temperatures early in the season 
make fruit blossoms fall off. Two or 
three applications of Blossom-Set Hor- 
mone Spray will give you better fruit 
set early. 4 oz. bottle, makes 1-2 gals. 
— 85¢, prepaid. 
Sow tomato seed inside about March 15th. 
Transplant once and set after danger of frost. 
Tomatoes that are to be staked may be set as 
close as 2 ft. apart. If not to be staked, set 
plants 4 ft. each way. Dust plants as soon as 
set with Rotenone (see page 32) to protect 
from flea beetles. About July 15th start 
spraying with Zerlate and Copper as referred 
to in box on this page or dusting with Copo- 
dust (see page 32). 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
454 QUEENS: 70 days. An outstanding mid- 
season variety developed by Dr. L. G. 
Schermerhorn of Rutgers Univ. Queens has 
many of the fine features of Rutgers and 
is considerably earlier, ripening with Red 
Jacket. Fruits are large, very firm and 
solid, free from cracking, and are a bril- 
liant scarlet with a most attractive interior. 
Its solid flesh, delicious flavor and very 
heavy yields have made it a most popular 
variety. Pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
*455 RED JACKET: 70 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. Introduced with Longred by the 
N.Y.S. Experiment Station, Red Jacket, a 
distinct potato-leaved variety has become 
highly popular with commercial canners 
and with home gardeners. Earlier than 
Longred and as heavy or heavier yielding, 
its fruits are large and flatter with some 
tendency for roughened shoulders. Red 
Jacket is outstanding in yield, quality, color 
and mild flavor. Vines vigorous with heavy 
foliage cover. Pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
*456 LONGRED: 72 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. One of the best of the main crop 
varieties, Longred is widely grown by com- 
mercial canners, market growers and home 
gardeners. Introduced by Prof. W. T. ‘Tap- 
ley at the N. Y. S. Experiment Station, 
Longred ripens slightly later than Red 
Jacket and compares well in yield. Fruits 
are exceptionally smooth, deep globe-shaped 
with solid flesh, exceptionally fine rich red 
color and attractive interior. Longred is not 
as mild in flavor as Red Jacket. Vines vigor- 
ous with heavy foliage cover. Pkt. 20¢; 14 
oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
*460 RUTGERS: 82 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. Rutgers is one of the finest varieties 
ever introduced; it is a little late for some 
sections in the North, however. Fruits are 
very large, solid, excellent in color, and fine 
flavored. Vines are large and husky and 
bear heavy crops of fruit that are ideal for 
home use, market and canning. Pkt. 25¢; 
Vy 02. 75¢; 0Z. $1.20. 
457 STOKESDALE: 75 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. A dependable second early tomato 
that is popular with many growers. Fruits 
medium sized, with a very uniform, smooth, 
deep globe shape, bright scarlet color and 
fine quality. Vines rather open in habit 
with medium heavy foliage. Pkt. 20¢; 1% 
oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
458 JOHN BAER: 70 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. An old favorite that is still popular 
with many growers. The fruit are of mod- 
erate size, slightly flattened, smooth, and 
have exceptionally fine color and quality. 
Vines medium height, open growth. Pkt. 
20¢; Yo oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10. 
Red Top definitely has a place as a garden to- 
mato — for salads, canning whole and for catsup. 
SMALL FRUITED VARIETIES 
*470 RED TOP: 72 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. A new large plum-shaped tomato 
developed by the N. Y. S. Experiment Sta- 
tion that commercial canners are extremely 
enthused about and that home gardeners 
will find to be a most useful variety to grow 
in addition to other standard varieties. Ex- 
cellent for salads, canning whole or for 
blending with standard varieties to add 
color and body to juice, and for making 
paste, catsup, or chili sauce. Red ‘Top 
fruits are plum-like in shape, being 2 to 4 
in. long and 1 to 11% in. in cross section; 
the color inside and out is a deep red. 
Plants are small, low, and compact. Yield 
is amazing — at the peak harvest the fruits 
crown the plant with a red canopy. We 
suggest that you grow a few plants this year. 
We think Red Top has a real place. Pkt. 
25¢; Yo oz. 85¢; oz. $1.35. 
468 KING HUMBERT: 75 days. The small 
plum-shaped Italian tomato is used ex- 
tensively for tomato paste and canning 
whole. Mildly acid, firm and sweet. Pkt. 
254; Y% oz. 85¢; oz. $1.35. 
469 ITALIAN RED PEAR: 75 days. Large 
pear-shaped tomatoes borne in clusters of 4 
to 7 fruits on vigorous vines. Widely used 
for tomato paste and canning “Italian 
style”. Pkt. 25¢; 1% oz. 75¢; oz. $1.20. 
YELLOW VARIETY 
465 SUNRAY: 83 days. An outstanding new 
yellow tomato that will be popular with 
home gardeners because of its sweet, mild, 
delicious flavor and handsome _ yellow- 
orange color. It ripens in season with 
Rutgers, a little late for more Northern 
sections. Pkt. 20¢; 4 oz. 85¢; oz. $1.40. 
TOMATO DISEASE CONTROL 
For control of late blight and other 
tomato diseases the New York State Ex- 
periment Station recommends alternate 
sprays of Zerlate and Tri-Basic Copper 
— copper fungicide — (30% active cop- 
per). 4% lb. Zerlate and 1% lb. Tri- 
Basic Copper are enough to spray an 
average garden planting of tomatoes for 
the season. Price for set $1.00, prepaid. 
Directions for preparing the spray and 
recommended time for application are 
included with each set. 
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