Be . : “ 
Tomatoes 
1 Oz. for 3000 Plants; 4 Ozs. per Acre 
Our Tomato seeds are all grown’ 
from stock seed of finest quality. 
The selections for purity are 
made from healthy, strong grow- 
ing vines yielding fruit true to 
: type. A uniform standard is set 
‘for color, thickness, size, dis- 
i ease resistance and heavy yield- 
ing qualities. No finer strains of 
Tomatoes can be foundanywhere 
____ than our high bred stocks. 
Culture—For an early crop of 
tomatoes sow about the middle 
of February % in. deep in pre- 
pared soil in a hot bed or indoors 
in a seed pan placed at a sunny 
window. To produce _ strong 
healthy plants, transplant when 
3 ins. high to small pots or seed 
§ pars. On the approach of early 
Spring place them in a frame, 
admitting fresh air in mild 
weather so as to harden and 
make the plants stocky. 
For a late crop sow the seed in a 
warm cold-frame by April Ist, 
sufficiently thin in the row to in- 
_ sure strong, stocky plants. Dust 
plants with a reliable insecticide 
to protect against disease and 
Certified 
Rutgers 
Tomato 
EXPLANATION OF CERTIFIED TOMATO’ SEED 
insects. Transplant in the open Plants for Certified Seed are inspected for vigor, disease and 
ground the middle of May, if the trueness to type by the State Department of Agriculture, Each 
ground is warm, 3% ft. apart in field of Tomatoes must meet the high standards required by the 
rows 4 ft. apart. They thrive Bureau of Plant Industry. I+ is well worth the slight additional cost. 
and produce the best fruit 
_ planted in well fertilized, loamy 
soil. Practice clean, shallow cul- 
ce neson. CERTIFIED SEED AVAILABLE 
In a home garden, support the ; : 
plants with stakes or trellises Bonny Best Pritchard 
and pinch the suckers. The fruit Greater Baltimore Rutgers 
will then ripen better and be Marglobe Stone’ 
“more choice in size and quality. Valiant 
Diy / RUTGERS 
86 Days from Plants—Sold in sealed packages only. 
This second early variety is now a favorite for mar- 
ket, canning and the manufacture of juice. Vine 
large with thick stems and an abundance of heavy 
foliage to protect the fruit from sun scald. Fruits 
blood-red, medium to large, similar in shape to Mar- 
elobe but flatter at stem end. Free from cracks and 
disease. Flesh firm, ripening red from the centei: 
with a low acidity content. Our Certified and Crown 
Picked Certified seed is Pennsylvania grown. The 
choicest first picking of fruits are used for Crown 
Picked Seed. 
MARGLOBE 
77 Days from Plants—Sold in sealed packages only. 
The most popular and widely used tomato having 
all the good qualities desired by the home gardener, 
trucker and canner. Vine vigorous with heavy foli- 
age, resistant to blight and nail-head rust. Fruits 
scarlet, large, deep, globe-shape, smooth and solid, 
with small seed cavity and delicious, thick meat. 
Ripens well to the stem. 
VALIANT 
“A 69 Days from Plants—A deep Marglobe-type to- 
‘ft mato which matures within three days of Earliana.. 
Valiant has proved a great money maker for the 
trucker besides an extra early pick for the home 
gardener. Fruits scarlet, large, deep, globe-shape, 
Marglobe Tomato »smooth, solid and of fine quality. 
Prices see page 6 43 
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