BREEDING FOR 
BETTER TOMATOES 
Shown at-\Leiite the 
founder and owner of 
GLECKLERS: SEEDMEN, 
crossing for improvement 
in tomato strains. Present- 
ly, two desirable strains are 
in process of development. 
One is a stem-less, quality 
MERLIN W. GLECKLER HAND canning tomato. All toma- 
POLLINATING TOMATOES to strains in general possess 
joints just above the calyx. 
As ripe fruit are picked, short stems usually stay on and must be forced off 
with the thumb. Fruit with stems having to pass a federal tomato grader 
are considered seconds, which receive a greatly reduced price. The above 
tomato used in the cross, a rarity, hasn’t any joint, as noted in the photo- 
graph. The fruit when picked comes clean, with no stem. Further improve- 
ment in the Peron tomato is also being carried on. To the contrary, one 
customer having grown this strain recently advised us: “Gentlemen, stop 
experimenting, you have got it!” 
THIS CATALOG IS A SUPPLEMENT 
Of new introductions and brief listing to our 1954 edition which carries 
greater detail and photographs of the wide selections of tomatoes and other 
rare plant species. Those who have lost or haven’t received our 1954 cata- 
log, called “TOMATO PROGRESS,” may receive one upon request. 
MINIMUM ORDER 25c 
Insures receiving our future mailings of new plant introductions each year. 
All tomato seed prices in this catalog are postpaid within the U. S. and possessions. 
Foreign shipments are only postpaid to the port of embarkation. 
TERMS: CASH WITH ORDER. CHECKS BELOW ONE DOLLAR NOT 
ACCEPTABLE. MONEY ORDERS OK, ANY AMOUNT. 
GLECKLERS: Seedmen, give no warranty, express or implied, as to the productiveness of any seeds and 
plants we sell and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Our liability in all 
instances is limited to the purchase price of the seeds and plants. 
