TOMATOES 6sure.croprinc 
Packets, ounces and 14 pounds of Tomato Seed sent postpaid. 
For larger quantities, consult chart on page 1. 
One ounce of seed will produce 1500 plants; 4 pound for transplanting an acre 
Curture. Seed should be sown in a hotbed the first week in March or latter part of Febru- 
ary, in drills 5 inches apart and 1% inch deep. When plants are 2 inches high they should be set 
into small pots. 
SoilC. Vitamins A, B, C,G. 
About May 1 the plants may be set out in hills 3 to 4 feet apart each way. 
STOKESDALE TOMATOES 
Bred for purity, quality, productiveness. All Certified 
MASTER MARGLOBE. 
fleshed walls and small cavities. 
RUTGERS. 
\ (75 days.) Highly selected strain of Marglobe producing a 
high percentage of unusually large fruits. I 
Smooth, very solid, deep scarlet; thick- 
(86 days.) Globe shaped, quite large, with flesh firm, red and very solid. 
Ripening begins at the center, insuring good color. 
VALIANT. 
garden variety. A Stokes introduction. 
(70 days.) Bright scarlet, large, globe shaped. An early home and market- 
Remarkable for its long bearing period. 
All three above, pkt. 10c; 40z. 35c; oz. 60c; 14lb. $2.00; Ib. $6.50 
Extra-Early Varieties 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. (76 days.) 
Heavily producttve, wilt-resistant Intro- 
duction of superior merit for home and 
market garden, shipping and canning. 
Fruits large, globe shaped, scarlet and well 
colored about the stem end; flesh firm and 
of fine quality. 
Second-Early Varieties 
Bonny Best. (73 days.) A most profitable 
variety for early and main crop. Bright 
deep scarlet-red; medium large, flattened 
globe shape. 
Queens. (70 days.) Vigorous vine bearing 
a heavy crop of large, smooth fruit, un- 
usually solid and firm. 
Main-Crop Varieties 
Beefsteak. (90 days.) Resembles Pond- 
erosa in many ways, except that the fruits 
are a rich scarlet-red color. 
Garden State. (84 days.) This fine variety 
is popular for whole canning, juice and 
catsup. It is somewhat similar to Rutgers 
but the plant growth is more compact and 
the fruit slightly flatter. Garden State 
will mature most of its heavy crop during 
the early part of the bearing season. The 
leaves and stems have shown ability to 
resist and survive late blight. Vines 
medium large, very productive. Fruit 
oblate, scarlet-red, firm and of fine quality. 
Greater Baltimore. (82 days.) An im- 
proved strain of Greater Baltimore. Fruits 
flat but thick, deep scarlet, medium large, 
solid and firm. Wilt-resistant. 
TOMATOES, EXTRA-EARLY VARIETIES 
Pritchard (Scarlet Topper) 
TOMATOES, SECOND-EARLY VARIETIES 
Bonny Best 
TOMATOES, MAIN-CROP VARIETIES 
Beefsteak 
Garden State 
Greater Baltimore 
Jubilee 
Marglobe (Certified) 
New Stone 
Oxheart 
Ponderosa 
Rutgers (Certified) 
Jubilee. 
(72 days.) Fruits are bright 
golden orange, deep globular, firm. The 
orange-colored flesh is mild but of definite 
flavor and really delicious. Makes excellent 
juice. 
Marglobe. (Certified.) (77 days.) Vigorous 
plants bear a wonderful crop of uniformly 
globe-shaped, large, deep scarlet fruits. 
The flesh is bright red, solid, meaty and 
juicy. 
New Stone. (85 days.) Plant large, dense 
and productive. Fruits large, flattened 
but deep, smooth, scarlet-red. Fine flavor. 
Oxheart. (90 days.) The largest Tomato 
ever introduced; fruits weigh up to 14% 
pounds. Skin is purplish scarlet, smaoth 
and evenly colored. The shape’ is more 
distinct. Extremely solid and has few seed 
cells. 
Ponderosa. (90 days.) A purplish pink va- 
riety of large size. Vine vigorous and very 
productive; fruit solid, fairly smooth and 
of good quality. 
RUTGERS. (Certified.) (73 days.) This 
unusual Tomato is from the New Jersey 
Agricultural Experiment Station. It is 
globe shaped, quite large, with flesh firm, 
red and very solid. Ripening begins at the 
center, insuring good color throughout. 
An excellent main-crop variety. 
Preserving Varieties 
San Marzano or Italian Red Plum. (73 
days.) Exceptionally meaty, free from 
juicy pulp and has a very mild flavor. 
Grown extensively for canning whole, for 
puree and for making Tomato paste. 
Fruit 1s 3% inches long and 11% inches in 
diameter, intense red, borne in clusters 
and in great abundance. 
TOMATO PLANTS. See page 25. 
Pkt. Woz. Oz. lb. 
$0 10 $0 25 $0 60 $2 00 
10 30 50 50 
25 60 00 00 
15 60 00 00 
15 60 00 090 
10 25 45 35 
25 60 00 
10 30 50 50 
25 45 35 
85 50 
60 00 00 
30 50 50 
TOMATOES, PRESERVING VARIETIES 
Husk (Strawberry) (90 days) 
Peach (80 days) 
Red Cherry (75 days) 
Red Pear (75 days) 
40 75 
30 50 
35 60 
30 50 
San Marzano or Italian Red Plum. .2 pkts. 25c.. 65 25 
Yellow Pear-shaped (75 days) 
Yellow Plum-shaped (75 days) 
1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
35 60 
35 60 
Burpee’s Big Boy Hybrid Tomato 
HYBRID TOMATOES 
Burpee’s Big Boy. (78 days.) Well- 
grown fruits average 10 ounces, with 
some weighing 1 pound or more. Unlike 
other large-fruited varieties, Big Boy 
Tomatoes are perfectly smooth, deep 
globe to deep oblate in shape and very 
firm. Scarlet-red skin, thick walls, 
fine flavor and excellent quality. Plants 
are very large, extremely vigorous, 
semi-upright to spreading. Moderately 
dense, dark green foliage protects the 
fruit from sun-scald. Pkt. (30 seeds) 
50c; 2 pkts. 95c; 3 pkts. $1.35; 5 pkts. 
$2.15; oz. $10.00; oz. $35.00. 
Stokescross No. 4. All- 
: (70 days.) A 
purpose early main-crop variety which 
produces large, brilliant, smooth fruits 
several days earlier than Rutgers. 
Very prolific, tt produces fruit of out- 
standing quality and flavor over a 
longer period. 
Stokescross No. 5. (85 days.) The best 
and most popular processing green- 
wrap and basket Tomato. It bears 
514-ounce, highly flavored and highly 
colored fruit. 
The two above: 
Small garden pkt. (about 50 seeds) 25c. 
Garden pkt. (about 200 seeds) 50c. 
Trade pkt. (about 500 seeds) $1.00. 
1-oz. pkt. (about 5000 seeds) $5.00. 
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