TOMATOES 
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- Pritchard, Scarlet Topper — Shipping and canning 
_ type of excellent quality. Plants are bushy and self- 
_ topping, with protective foliage. Variety is rust and 
' wilt resistant. Fruits are round, medium scarlet, 
| thick and smooth, weigh about 6 oz. 80 days. 
_ Rutgers — Fine variety for canning and shipping. 
| Plant is wilt-resistant, productive. Foliage is deep 
scarlet, thick and firm, with small seed cavity, 
_ weighs about 6 oz. 85 days. 
. , Southland — Good shipping and garden variety for 
the South. Resistant to wilt, collar rot, and early 
f blight. Plant is hardy and productive. Fruits are 
| Arcus 6 oz., somewhat oblate, bright red, smooth. 
85 days. 
Stone, New Improved — An all-purpose tomato of 
') good quality. Vines are large, dense, protective, 
‘| hardy, and very productive. Fruits are large, deep 
flat, dark red, firm, solid, smooth. Somewhat sus- 
\' ceptible to blossom-end rot. Weighs about 8 ozs. 
- 85 days. 
|| EARLY PINK VARIETIES:— 
') June Pink — Similar to Earliana except in color, 
‘) and popular in the South for home gardens and 
‘) early shipping. Vines are open and spreading. 
.! Fruit is medium, weighs 5 to 6 oz., smooth, slightly 
_ flattened, pink in color. 70 days. 
‘| Louisiana Pink — A wilt-resistant pink variety that 
‘) is popular in southern gardens. Vines are open and 
spreading in growth. Fruits are deep flat, medium 
_ sized, smooth, pink, weigh about 6 oz. 78 days. 
>) MAIN CROP PINK VARIETIES:— 
-Brimmer — Also called Pink Ponderosa. A large, 
home garden type of good mild flavor. Plants are 
+ very large, open, sprawling. Fruits are deep flat 
| in shape, broad and thick, fleshy, somewhat ribbed 
) and roughened, deep pink. Fruits often weigh up 
to 2 Ibs. 90 days. 
| Dwarf Champion — Also called Tree Tomato be- 
-eause of its short, thick stems which are self-sup- 
porting and tree-like. Used in home gardens but 
) does not yield heavily. Fruits are deep pink, some- 
what flattened, medium-small, smooth and thick. 
Fruits weigh about 4 ounces. 85 days. 
Gulf State Market — A green-wrap variety which 
is also used for gardening and canning in the South. 
Plants are large, open and branching, light green. 
Fruits are globular, smooth and thick, deep pink 
when ripe, and weigh about 6 oz. 85 days. 
Oxheart — Used only for home and local market 
garden because of tenderness. Produces large, dis- 
| tinctive, heart-shaped fruits which are pink-fleshed, 
| thick, mild-flavored, weighing from 1 to 2 lbs. 90 
| days. 
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