Red TOMATOES — continued 
5319 Pearson— Largely used in California 
86 days. Deep red, medium large, smooth, slightly flattened globe- 
shaped fruits; vigorous, heavy yielding, self-topping plants. 
Especially adapted to California and the South. Primarily for 
canning, green-wrap shipping and juice; good for home garden. 
Pkt. 20¢; 1% oz. 85¢; oz. $1.60; 14 Ib. $4.75 
5339 Pennheart— zx:c early scarlet 
63 days. Developed from a cross of Oxheart and Penn State Earli- 
ana. Plants are dwarf and determinate; not well suited to staking. 
Scarlet-red fruits are solid, meaty, flattened globe in shape. Pro- 
duces more ripe fruits than other extra earlies at first picking. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 0z.75¢; oz. $1.35; % lb. $4.00 
5062 Pritchard © Certified 
70 days. All-America Gold Medal Winner. Also known as Scarlet 
Topper. Ideal all-purpose red tomato for home, market and ship- 
ping. The ‘‘self-topping’’ habit prevents excessive vine growth. 
Produces an abundant crop of smooth, bright red, globe-shaped 
fruits of medium size. Plants highly resistant to fusarium wilt. 
Pkt. 15¢; 140z. 60¢; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00 
6118 Queens — Highly recommended; early 
70 days. Combines earliness with smooth, deep globular shape, 
reasonably free of cracks. Fruits are medium in size, averaging 
5 ozs. in weight, and of a very pleasing flavor. The outer and inner 
walls are thick, with small seed cavities which may account for the 
hard, firm feel of the fruits. A good early, heavy bearing tomato for 
home and market, either grown naturally on the ground or staked. 
Pkt. 25¢; '%40z.75¢; oz. $1.40 
5338 Stokesdale © Certified 
70 days. Second-early to midseason tomato suited for home use, 
market and canning. Fruits are smooth, solid, deep round, bright 
scarlet throughout, medium sized and of fine quality. Plant is of 
vigorous, semi-spreading, open habit and a heavy yielder. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 0z. 60¢; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00 
5316 Stone, Certified — Good quality 
81 days. Favorite late or main-crop tomato that is widely grown 
in home gardens throughout the country and to some extent for 
canning and market. The quality is good for all purposes. Vines are 
very large, and well covered with foliage. Fruits are scarlet-red, 
deep, flattened, smooth and weigh from 6}4 to 7% ozs. each. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1%, 0z. 60¢; oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $3.00 
5337 Sunnybrook, Burpee’s © 
70 days. Highly prolific, midseason, second generation (F2) hybrid. 
Fruits are scarlet-red, firm, globular, average 7 ozs. in weight; 
flesh is meaty and of excellent quality. Valuable for home 
gardeners, market growers, canners and an excellent “green wrap” 
for long distance shipping. As this is an F2 hybrid we can offer 
the seed at a much lower price than any: of the Fi hybrids. 
Pkt. 30¢; 2 pkts. 50¢; %4 oz. $2.00; 1 oz. $3.50; oz. $6.00 
EXPLANATION OF CERTIFIED TOMATO SEED 
Seed listed as **Certified’’ is produced from crops that were 
inspected and certified as to freedom from seed borne disease 
by the Agricultural Department of the state in which they 
were grown. It is well worth the slight additional cost. 
62 .. W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., Seed Growers 
Certified 
6116 Rutgers © Certified 
74 days. One of the most popular general purpose 
tomatoes; good color, fine flavor and large fruit size, 
61% to 7% ozs., make it favored over many others for 
home or market. Globular, slightly flattened, smooth, 
bright red, heavy walls and small cells. Most valuable 
for canning and juice. Vine is vigorous, heavy, and wilt- 
resistant to a high degree. Fruits ripen from the interior 
outward; a good green-wrap shipping variety. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 0z. 65¢; oz. $1.10; 14 lb. $3.25 
5061 Rutgers— Does weil on light souls 
74 days. Description of Rutgers, Certified is the same as for 
Rutgers which was grown from the same stock seed but the crop 
was not inspected for certification. Widely grown, main-crop tomato. 
Pkt. 15¢; %4 oz. 60¢; oz. $1.00; % Ib. $3.00 
5068 Valiant, Certified — wild 
65 days. Large-fruited, early tomato which, because of its size 
and yielding ability, is gaining popularity for both home and 
market use. Plant is vigorous, medium in size, spreading and some- 
what open habit of growth. The red fruits are medium large, deep 
globular, meaty, much superior to the old extra-early Earliana. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14, 0z. 65¢; oz. $1.10; 1% Ib. $3.25 
5311 Victor — Firs: early, even ripening 
60 days. All-America Bronze Medal Winner. Small vined tomato 
of determinate growth so that they may be planted as close as 
2 ft. apart. Should not be staked. Scarlet, uniformly colored fruits, 
average 5 ozs. in weight, semi-globular, fairly smooth with solid, 
mild flavored flesh. Fine for home and Northern market gardeners. 
Pkt. 15¢; %oz. 60¢; oz. $1.00; 1% Ib. $3.00 
How to Grow Tomatoes 
Sow seed in a hotbed, or in a shallow box in the house, 
allowing 6 to 8 weeks to produce plants large enough for 
setting outdoors when weather becomes warm. Light, 
friable soil of medium fertility is best for starting the seed. 
Cover seed with % in. of fine soil or sand. Keep soil moist 
but hot too wet and avoid excessive drying. If seed is sown 
in container, keep it in a warm place (65 to 70°). When 
seedlings are about 2 in. tall, transplant to stand 4 in. apart 
each way, or pot singly in 3 in. pots. Plant outdoors when 
all danger of frost is past in rows 3 to 4 ft. apart each way, if 
to be grown untrained and unpruned; if supported on stakes, 
plants may be set 18 to 24 in. apart in the row, except 
hybrids, which should be spaced 2 to 2% ft. apart in the 
row. Disturb roots as little as possible when transplanting. 
Where summers are long, seed of standard varieties may 
be sown directly outdoors when soil and weather get warm. 
When plants are large enough to transplant, set them 
where they are to remain; such plants will come into bear- 
ing later than those started earlier indoors or in a hotbed. 
Sizes and weights mentioned in descriptions are for the gen- 
eral field-run of fruits; with special care. they often do- 
better than we state. A pkt. of standard tomato seeds 
will produce about 200 plants; 1 oz. 5000 to 6000. 
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