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SUGAR TOMATO 
Requires Less Sugar 
60 days. The sweetest of all To- 
matoes. The round, brilliant scarlet 
fruits are 34” across and are borne 
in long clusters 8 to 12” long. It 
ripens early and continues to bear 
throughout the season. The fruits 
are small, but are so sweet they can 
be used for preserves, juice and 
canning without adding sugar. They 
are delicious and attractive when 
served with olives and pickles. 
BREAK O'DAY 
68 days. Wilt-Resistant. Used ex- 
tensively for early market where 
Fusarium Wilt is present in the soil. 
The bright-scarlet fruits are globe- 
shaped, and average 6 ozs. It is a 
good yielder and continues to bear 
os throughout the entire season. 
Our Treated Seed Makes It Easy 
TO GROW YOUR OWN 
TOMATO PLANTS 
All you need to grow your own Tomato 
Plants is some ordinary garden soil, a 
cigar box or two or some unglazed flower 
pots, some Burgess tomato seed, and a 
It’s easy, and it’s fun, 
Here are some suggestions: 
sunny window. 
too! 
@ Sow seed indoors about seven weeks 
before you expect to set out in the garden. 
@ Sow thinly on firm soil and cover 
V4” or less. Then, firm soil again. 
@ Thin seedlings to 2” apart each way, 
then, fet grow to transplanting size. 
@ Water only on bright, sunny days. 
Do it thoroughly and early enough for the 
soil surface to dry out by nightfall. 
That’s all! t 
FIRESTEEL 
A Large Early One 
60 days. Largest fruit of the extra 
early varieties. Medium size with 
fairly dense foliage, giving good 
fruit protection. The scarlet-red, 
fleshy fruits are smooth, globular 
and free from cracking. 
SUNRAY 
Mild and Acid-Free 
80 days. Here is a new orange- 
yellow tomate developed by the 
USDA which is by all odds the best 
in its class. It is sweet and mild and 
deliciously flavored. Its smooth fruit 
has firm, solid flesh colored all the 
way through. It makes interestingly 
different salads. Also resistant to 
fusarium wilt. Supersedes Jubilee. 
JUBILEE 
Attractive When Sliced 
80 days. Jubilee has the quality 
of the red and pink varieties, but is 
golden-orange in color. The large 
‘upright plants yield abundantly. 
Fruits are large, globular and meaty. 
They are slightly drier than stand- 
ard varieties and are most attrac- 
tive when sliced in combination 
with red and pink fruits. 
fe. 
HOMESTEAD 
77 days. This new main crop 
variety is an important addition for 
green wrap shippers. The vines are 
semi-determinate and carry the fruit 
well up on the limbs. Fruits are 
slightly larger and ripen firmer than 
Rutgers. They finish well to a bright 
red and have thick walls and few 
seeds. Homestead is very produc- 
tive under a wide range of condi- 
tions and makes a fine home garden 
variety. Wilt-Resistant. 
PRITCHARD 
(Wilt-Resistant) 
72 days. This main-crop variety 
is very productive and fine for home 
and market garden, shipping and 
canning. The light scarlet fruits are 
globe-shaped, average 514 ozs., have 
thick walls and are of milder flavor 
than Marglobe. 
Very Smooth 
Very Thick 
Very Tender 
OXHEART—"The Heart Tomato" 
Smooth, Thick, Tender 
95 days. A large heart-shaped tomato that is smooth, thick, tender and 
almost seedless ; frequently showing two inches thick without a seed cavity. 
Three pound specimens are quite common. A pink tomato with a delicious 
mild fiavor that every lover of this fruit likes. For quality it is unexcelled. 
One of the 
Earliest 
of All 
EARLY CHATHAM— 
Ideal for Direct Seeding 
55 days. Introduced by the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station of 
Michigan State College especially for areas with short growing seasons. If 
is so early, it is suitable for seeding directly in the garden in the North. 
The small, compact plants can stand as close as 2 feet apart and are loaded 
with firm, rich red, medium-sized, globe-shaped fruits. Recommended for 
home gardens, as well as for market growers wanting a big yield of extra 
early tomatoes. y “go> N a, 
TINY TIM—The Window Box Tomato 
45 days. Dwarf and compact, growing to a height of 6 to 8 in. and only 
about 14 in. across. It is the earliest of all tomatoes and is loaded with 
clusters of bright red fruit that are nearly round and are %4 to 1 in. across. 
Even though the fruits are small, they are fine flavored and will give you 
ripe tomatoes before other home-grown varieties are available. Very color- 
ful when potted or planted in window boxes. The fruits cling to the stems 
well and are ornamental as well as useful in salads or for preserving. A 
pretty sight in flower garden, too. 
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