Novelly TOMATOES 
Trellis—If Your Garden is Small 
744. Trellis Tomato 
This Tomato climbs a Trellis. Often yields 
2 bushels from a single vine. 
Even the smallest garden can produce to- 
matoes in abundance by letting the vines 
climb a trellis. The quality of the fruit is 
excellent—solid, meaty and of fine flavor. 
The size averages 34% inches across and 3 
inches deep. Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 45c, oz. 80c, 
prepaid. 
746. Hi-Sugar 
HYBRID PICKLE TOMATO 
A Dinner Table Sensation 
When Pickled Whole Like 
Crab Apples. 
Here’s a novelty that’s sure to please 
you. Be among the first to serve it! 
Unique golf ball size fruits are fiery 
red, perfectly round, smooth, and firm, 
with the highest sugar content we've 
ever found in a tomato! In fact when 
eaten raw, they taste more like grapes 
than like tomatoes. They make mar- 
velous pickles or preserves, they're 
distinctly different for garnishing or 
salads, and make an unusual grape 
flavored dessert when served fresh. 
The big, robust hybrid plants grow 
6 ft. across, can be easily staked up, 
and yield over a bushel of ripe fruit, 
surprisingly early in the summer. Pkt. 
(30 seeds) 25c, 5 pkts. $1.00 ppd. 
754. New Faribo 
Ground Cherry 
Fruits from 2% to 2% inches in di- 
ameter, firm, with exceptionally 
thick walls. Sweet-flavored and fine for 
making pies and preserves. Plants are 
vigorous and very productive. The giant 
fruits are enclosed in a loose, papery husk 
and turn yellow when ripe. Mature in reg- 
ular ground cherry season. Pkt. 25c. 
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Boost Your Tomato Crop 
USE BOOST ’EM PLANT STARTER?2se 
739. Ponderosa 
A Giant Strain Popular For the Home Garden 
The Giant Tomato—({88 days). A splendid sort for home use 
and for canning, as the fruits are so solid, meaty and free 
from acid. Fruit: very large, flat, purplish pink, solid, with 
small seed cells; of inviting flavor. Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 60c, oz. 
$1.00, prepaid. 
740. Jubilee 
Wins Blue Ribbons on the Show Tables 
(72 days). Different from any yellow or orange tomato you 
have ever grown. Fruits are bright orange-yellow, globular, 
weight about 6 ounces, smooth, free from cracking and solid. 
The interior is moderately thick-walled, with few seeds. The 
flavor is mild but not flat. Makes delicious juice of unusual 
and attractive color. Plants hold their foliage well and bear 
over a long season; fruit develops evenly and uniformly. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 60c, oz. $1.00, prepaid. 
743. Oxheart 
Heart-Shaped Tomato Often Weighs 3 Pounds 
(90 days.) Different in shape from any other tomato. The 
fruits are pink, almost seedless, solid and meaty, of large 
size and mild sub-acid tlavor. 
slicing. Pkt. 15c, 1/2 oz. 60c prepaid. 
Popular for salads and 
Jubilee—A fine quality orange colored tomato. 
GorxSAUCE cad PRESERVES 
750. TINY TIM—tThese novel, miniature, %-inch 
tomatoes are easy to grow in house or garden. 
They make fascinating colorful house plants as 
they grow only 12 to 15 inches high and are 
loaded with clusters of brilliant scarlet miniature 
tomatoes. Ideal for garnishing, salads, or for use 
in preserves. Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. for 65c, prepaid. 
(Shown in color on page 73.) 
751. RED TOP CATSUP TOMATO — (75 days). 
This brand new plum-shaped tomato promises to 
replace previous varieties grown for tomato paste, 
catsup, purees or canning whole. Red Top is 
earlier, a much better yielder, and fruits (borne 
in huge clusters), are the finest type; 2 to 4 inches 
long and 11/p inches thick, firm, bright red, almost 
solid meat, and very mild in flavor. Pkt. 15c, 
Wy oz. 65c, oz. $1.10 prepaid. 
752. FARGO YELLOW PEAR—A delicious early 
tomato of novel appearance. An ideal sort for 
making fancy pickles, preserves, canning, etc. 
Fruit is pear shaped and of attractive golden 
color. Easily grown and yields wonderfully. Do 
not fail to try it. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 35c, oz. 60c, pre- 
paid. 
753. GROUND CHERRY OR HUSK TOMATO—(86 
days). This is not a true tomato. Used as a noy- 
elty and for preserves. Flavor is outstanding. Ex- 
cellent in combination with oranges, lemons or 
ginger. Fruit: small, yellow, round, enclosed in a 
loose, papery husk. Of delicate flavor. Vine: 
spreading and flat. Pkt. 10c, ¥ oz. 35c, oz. 60c, 
prepaid. 
FARMER SEED AND NURSERY CO., 
Faribault, 
TURNIPS 
One ounce will sow 400 feet of drill—2 pounds 
per acre in drills; 3 pounds broadcast. 
CULTURE—Turnips and Rutabagas do best in 
highly enriched, light loam soil. In rich soil and 
cool weather, they grow rapidly, without becom- 
ing bitter in flavor. Sow in April, in drills 12 to 
15 inches apart, and thin out to stand 8 inches 
apart in the row. Rutabagas require a longer 
growing season than turnips and need more mois- 
ture. When full grown, they should be pulled, 
topped and stored in a cool cellar or pit. If cool 
and sufficiently moist to prevent withering, they 
will keep all winter. 
For control of Root Maggots, use Maggot Destroyer 
— See Page 70. 
764, EARLY PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF TUR- 
NIP—(45 days). A medium early productive va- 
riety used extensively for home and market gar- 
den planting. Roots: 3 to 5 inch diameter, flat, 
purple red at the tops, white below. Flesh: 
white, fine grained and tender. Tops, medium, 
upright and compact. Pkt. 10c oz. 20c, % Ib. 
35c, lb. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. at 
$1.00 per Ib. 
762. PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE TURNIP—(58 
days). Our pure bred strain is noted for its 
uniformity and productivity. Roots: 4 to 6 inch 
diameter, large globe shaped, very smooth, up- 
per part purple-red, white below. Flesh: white, 
sweet, crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 
Ib. 35c, Ib. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 
at $1.00 per Ib. 
RUTABAGAS 
American 
Purple Top 
Rutabaga 
766. IMPROVED AMERICAN PURPLE TOP 
RUTABAGA—(88 days). Our special strain is 
noted for its uniformity of shape and heavy 
yield. A dependable variety. Keeps well and 
of excellent quality. Roots: 5 to 7 inch diameter, 
large, round with small neck and slight tap 
root; yellow with purple top. Flesh: light yel- 
low, firm, sweet and tender. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 
VY |b. 35c, lb. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 
Ibs. at $1.00 per lb. 
767. LAURENTIAN NECKLESS—(90 days). <A 
purple top globe having rich yellow flesh, fine- 
grained, tender and sweet. One of the deepest 
globes, very smooth and free from excess roots. 
A splendid keeper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, % lb. 35c, 
lb. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs. at $1.00 
per lb. 
775. VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI 
Also known as Golden Macaroni or Noodle 
Squash. Smooth, creamy-white fruits, 8 inches 
long and 5 inches thick. Pick when well ma- 
tured. Store like squash for winter. Before cook- 
ing, puncture one end, place in kettle of hot 
water and cook 30 minutes. Cut in half, remove 
center seed core, and flesh will fall out in shreds, 
suggestive of spaghetti. Serve hot with salt and 
butter, or cream sauce. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, ppd. 
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