TOMATO—Continued 
Stokesdale 70 days 
Fruit—Medium size, bright scarlet and 
almost spherical, uniform green fruit. 
Smaller than Marglobe. 
Vine—Medium growth, productive. 
An attractive second early scarlet-fruited 
variety about a week earlier than Mar- 
globe, for home, market, shipping or 
canning usage, especially in short sea- 
son areas. Stocks are field inspected by 
State Authorities and certified to be 
true to type and disease free. 
Stone, New Type 85 days 
Fruit—Attractive deep scarlet, medium 
size, deep-flat, smooth except for some 
ribbing on shoulders and a small blos- 
som scar. Large seed cell and thick 
partitions, fine flavored and uniform 
ripening, dark overgreen. 
Vine—Large, vigorous and_ spreading, 
dense dark green foliage protects the 
fruits well at peak of harvest, very 
hardy and productive. 
Somewhat earlier and more uniform than 
Old Stone and similar to Greater Balti- 
more. An old time home garden favorite 
for table use and canning. 
Hybrid 
Polaris 60 days 
(F, hybrid) 
Fruit—Deep scarlet, medium large, deep 
globe, solid flesh and mild flavor. 
Dark overgreen. Fruits are meaty, con- 
tain little white fiber and small core. 
Vine—Medium large, spreading with good 
foliage cover. 
Bonny Best type, but slightly deeper 
fruit. Outyields standard varieties in 
the same maturity class. 
Urbana 
All-America Selection—1951 
Fruit—Deep scarlet, medium size and 
globe shape, dark overgreen. Good 
scarlet interior color, small stem cavity, 
no blossom end cavity, medium thick 
side wall. 
Vine—Compact, determinate, with good 
foliage coverage. 
A new high yielding variety. 
Valiant 70 days 
Fruit—Bright scarlet, large for an early 
variety, mostly deep globe _ shaped, 
smooth, medium thick walls with a light 
red interior. 
Vine—Upright to partly spreading and 
green. 
Good for home or early market and es- 
pecially adapted to short season areas. 
An improved Break O’Day type. 
Wisconsin No. 55 73 days 
Fruit—Large size and flatter than Mar- 
globe, excellent interior color, thick 
walls, no white fiber. 
Vine—Spreading, but with — sufficient 
foliage. 
Developed by Dr. J. C. Walker of the Univ- 
of Wisconsin Agric. Exper. Station. A 
high yielding early variety developed 
especially for growing in Northern 
areas. A good, uniform cropper re- 
commended for canning or home gar- 
dening. 
Tomato 
Minnetonka 85 days 
(F, hybrid) 
Fruit—Deep scarlet red, medium large, 
round to deep globe, solid, excellent 
flavor and quality, dark overgreen. 
Vine—Medium large, upright to spread- 
ing, strong and prolific. 
A mid-season hybrid. It outyields varieties 
of comparable maturity. 
Small Fruited Varieties 
Used for preserves, pickles or delicious to eat fresh and uncut from the garden. 
Garden Huckleberry 
(Solanberry) 
75 days 
Fruit—Purple-black in color small, round 
to slightly flattened, seedy, juicy and 
about the size of a small gooseberry. 
Plant—Upright, branching, very hardy 
and extremely prolific. 
Not a true tomato but a type of Solanum 
nigrum whose berries make delicious 
preserves and pies when properly pre- 
pared. Inedible raw. 
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Husk Tomato or Ground Cherry 90 days 
(Strawberry Tomato) (Yellow) 
Fruit—Deep golden-yellow, round, cherry 
size, seedy, very sweet and borne singly 
in a thin papery husk. 
Plant—Procumbent, medium green smooth 
leaves. Heat and drought tolerant and 
extremely prolific. 
Not a true tomato but a type of Physalis | 
whose sweet fruits make delicious pre- 
serves, jams and pies. 
