Tomatoes 
CULTURE: Start early tomato plants indoors, 
allowing 4 to 6 weeks to produce plants for setting 
out. Sow in hotbeds or shallow boxes in rows 
early in the year. Seed should be 4 to 6 inches 
apart and % inch deep. When the plants are about 
2 inches high, transplant into 3-inch pots or shal- 
low boxes 4 inches apart each way. Transplant 
in the open ground when all danger of frost is 
past, 3 to 4 feet apart each way. Cultivate fre- 
quently. An ounce will produce about 3,000 plants 
or enough for one-half acre. 
RUTGERS, CERTIFIED 
(Wilt Resistant) 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Uses: Market, canning and for juice. Recom- 
mended for the uniform deep red color of the flesh. 
Vines: Strong, compact, and _ prolific, 
Fruit: Bright deep scarlet, ripens from inside 
_ out, globe shaped, firm. 
Tomatoes, Rutgers 
BRIMMER 
(Days to Maturity, 90) 
Uses: Home gardens. 
Vines: Large, coarse, spreading, broad, me- 
dium green foliage. 
Fruit: Purplish pink, extremely large, flat, 
sass solid, somewhat irregular, with very few 
seeds. 
JUNE PINK 
(Days to Maturity, 68 ) 
Uses: Market gardens and shipping. 
Vines: Rather short and spreading. 
Fruit: Purplish pink, somewhat flat, medium 
size, solid. 
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Tomatoes, Marglobe 
MARGLOBE, CERTIFIED 
(Days to Maturity, 75) 
Uses: All-purpose variety. Used widely by 
gardeners, shippers and canners. 
Vines: Vigorous, erect, medium green, heavy 
foliage that shades fruit well. 
Fruit: Deep scarlet color, globe shape, smooth 
thick walls, solid. 
HOMESTEAD 
ANEW VARIETY FOR 1954 
(Days to Maturity, 78 ) 
A new variety developed by the U. S. Vege- 
table Breeding Laboratory. Has near-immunity to 
Fusarian Wilt. 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Excellent 
shipping variety. 
Vine: Comparable to Rutgers in density of 
foliage. Vigorous and strong. 
Fruit: Generally of the same shape, size, 
color and quality of Rutgers. Light green shoul- 
der, which is desirable in a shipping tomato. 
SOUTHLAND 
| ANEW VARIETY FOR 1954 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Developed by the U. S. Vegetable Breeding 
Laboratory. Nearly immune to Fusarian Wilt. 
Highly resistant to early blight and resistant to 
certain forms of late blight. 
Uses: Market gardens, canning and shipping 
variety. 
Vines: Vigorous; compact; dense, medium 
green foliage. Very productive. 
Fruit: Medium sized. Flattened globe shaped. 
Usually smooth. Scarlet red, firm texture. 
SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE 
