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TOMATO 
Curture. This crop responds well to fertilizer and soil should be 
enriched with complete fertilizer before planting. The Tomato requires one 
hundred days or more to mature from seed. As Tomatoes are killed by 
other than light frost, early Tomatoes should be started in hotbeds 2 
months before they may be transplanted out-of-doors. Three weeks later 
these plants may be potted or given a space of 4 by 4 inches in the hot- 
beds. Before setting in the field, the plants should be gradually exposed 
to the outside conditions and the quantity of water given them decreased. 
Transplant on a cloudy day if possible, and water freely. Nitrate of soda 
may be given each plant at this time with profit. A space of 4 by 4 feet 
should be given each plant in the field or more for robust varieties, except 
that where they are carefully pruned and trained, which is unnecessary, 
they may be planted as close as 2 by 2 feet. One ounce of Seed gives 
2,000 plants. The number of days given is from setting plants to ripe 
fruit. Tomatoes may also be seeded direct in April. Drill seed about an 
inch apart in the row and plant a little Cabbage seed to mark rows for 
early cultivation. Thin after frost danger. 
BEEFSTEAK OR CRIMSON CUSHION 90 
A wilt resistant, late, main crop variety for home and market garden use. 
Plant open in habit of growth, heavy, rather light green, vigorous. Fruits 
large, flat, scarlet, rather smooth. 
BISON _ 65 
Small, spreading, open growth with few leaves, 2 feet tall. Fruits medium 
small, 2 inches in diameter, flattened top globe. Bright red color; thin, 
tender skin, thin side wall, quite large seed cells, very juicy. Fruits set 
mostly at one time and are bunched around base of vine. 
BONNY BEST — JOHN BAER—CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL 75 
Vines strong and vigorous; fruit deep scarlet, ripening to stem; flesh firm, 
A productive and very desirable early and main crop variety. 
BOUNTY OR VICTOR 65 
Fruits are scarlet, medium small, smooth, uniformly globular, shallow, 
small core, cracks under extreme variations of dry and wet weather. Very 
uniform in ripening. Vines are very small. 
BREAK O’ DAY 71 
A wilt resistant tomato that is nearly as early as Earliana and as pro- 
ductive as Marglobe. Its fruits are large, smooth, red and globular, ver 
similar to Marglobe but usually larger. Used whole for salads or stuffed. 
BRIMMER O1 
Similar to Ponderosa but larger, a single specimen often weighing 3 
pounds. Fruit is solid and meaty, massive in size, delicious flavor, rich 
dark red color, and almost seedless. 
DWARF CHAMPION 87 
A purplish pink variety forming a strong, erect, bushy plant 2 feet high. 
Often sold as a tree tomato. Fruit smooth, medium sized, fairly solid 
and of good flavor. 
EARLIANA 65 
A very popular salt home garden variety. Fruits flattened, medium in 
size, deep-scarlet red, firm and fairly smooth. 
FIRESTEEL 65 
Vines small to medium. Fruit scarlet red, medium size, smooth, almost 
globular. Small core very firm and fleshy. 
GARDEN STATE 84 
Developed by Campbell Soup Company from crosses involving Pritchard, 
eooireuend SRDS ean eae nae oe partially resistant to Fusarium 
wilt and late blight; fruits slightly globe shape, attractive i i 
thick-walled and mild flavored. sbametbaate sen ieben Pace 
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