ADAPTED TOMATO VARIETIES —PRESERVING TYPES TOO 
TOMATOES ARE EASY TO GROW 
413—MARGLOBE (Certified). Requires 79 
days. Cross between Livingston's Globe To- 
mato and a French variety by the name of 
Marvel. It is a bright red variety not pay on 
the surface but all the way through. It is 
about the sume size and shape as Livingston's 
Globe. One of the best features is its resist- 
ances to wilt and nail head rust. An excellent 
shipping and marketing variety. Has very 
small core. Pkt.. 15c; oz., 65c; 1, lb., $1.85; 
Ib., $6.50; 5 lbs., $30.00, postpaid. Please ask 
for prices on larger quantities. 
398—PRITCHARD or SCARLET TOPPER. Re- 
quires 73 days. A cross between Marglobe 
and Cooper's Special; it inherited the good 
qualities of both parents. It is early, with 
large, smooth, meaty, very red, globular-shape 
fruit. Vines are medium, dense, erect and 
self-iopping. Especially bred up for a green 
wrapped tomato, also an excellent canner and 
it ripens well up to the stem end. It has a ° 
tendency to set a rather large number of 
fruits. It theretore requires either a naturally 
fertile soi: o: one well fertilized in order to 
size up the fruit properly and produce the 
maximum quantity of fruit per vine. Pkt., 15ce; 
oz., 65c: 14 Ib., $2.00; 1b., $7.00, postpaid. 
Ple use ask Aor prices in larger lots. 
397—JUNE PINK TOMATO. Requires 69 days. 
It is a beautiful purplish pink Tomato similar 
to the popular Earliana in growth of vine, 
shape and size of fruits. A valuable variety 
tor ihe market gardeners who want a very 
early Tomato. Pkt., 15c; oz., 65c; 1/4 lb., $2.00; 
lb., $7.50; 5 Ibs., $35.00, postpaid. 
407—rONDEROSA. Requires 88 days. Very 
large, solia and of good flavor, specimens 
have beeu vrown to weigh four pounds. Pkt., 
1Sc; oz., 90c; 1/4 lb., $3.00; lb., $10.00, postpaid. 
396—BLACK LAND. Requires 71 days. This 
Tomato is an improvement on the McGee. 
Very heavy yielder and desirable tor planting 
in the black land of Texas. Fruit all runs a 
true pink color. The vine is short-jointed. We 
recommend this variety very highly. Pkt., 15ce; 
oz.. /0cz 1% Ib., $2.15; lb., $7.75, postpaid. 
414—CHALK’S EARLY JEWEL. Requires 81] 
days. This is one of the best and most popu- 
lar varietices. Vines are very vigorous and 
productive, and fruits are a deep scarlet-red, 
slightly flattened, smooth, and of large size. 
Continuues to bear fruit through a long sea- 
son. Pkt., 10c: oz., 60c; 1/, lb., $1.75; lb.. $6.00, 
postpaid. 
419—RED CLOUD. Requires 62 days. A very 
early and prolific sort; its heat resistant qual- 
ities makes it a very popular variety in West 
Texas. Fruits are deep round to flat-round of 
nice size for an early sort. Pkt., 15c; oz., 80c; 
Vy lb., $2.50; 1b., $8.50, postpaid. 
406—THE STONE. Requires 86 days. This va- 
riety has attained immense popularity with 
market gardeners, Southern growers, canners 
and home growers everywhere. Its solidity 
and carrying qualities are remarkable. Its 
color is a desirable red, its shape is excellent; 
perfectly smooth. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c: 1/4 lb., 
$1.75; lb., $5.50; 5 lbs., $25.50, postpaid. 
408—McGEE. Requires 73 days. Originated 
in Texas. Bright crimson, solid and of good 
flavor. Especially recommended for black land. 
Pkt., 5c? oz., 70c; Iq Ib., $2.15: 1b., $7.75. 
postpaid. 
402—DWARF CHAMPION. Requires 86 days. 
Distinct in foliage and habit of growth, being 
compact and upright. Fruits smooth, early, 
and of beautiful purplish red color. Pkt., 15¢; 
oz., 90c; 1/4 Ib., $2.75; lb., $9.00, postpaid. 
403—DWARF STONE. Requires 92 days. 
Claimed to be the largest dwarf Tomato 
known, larger than Dwarf Champion, and is 
smalier ir habit of growth; very popular with 
market gardeners and home canners. Pkt., 
\Sc; oz., 90c; 1/4 lb., $2.75; lb., $9.00, postpaid. 
394—OXHEART. Requires 90 days. The fruit 
is somewhat the shape of a heart, heavily 
meated and pinkish in color. Specimens will 
sometimes weigh as much as 2!/2 to 3 pounds. 
It is a good yielder and we suggest a trial. 
Pkt., 20c; oz., $1.10; 1/ lb., $3.85; Ib., $13.50, 
postpaid. 
415—JOHN BAER. Requires 70 days. A hardy 
and wry prolific extra early variety. The 
fruits are of large size, scarlet in color, nearly 
round, smocth, firm and of excellent quality. 
One of the first varieties to ripen, and con- 
tinues to bear a long time. A very desirable 
sort tor gardeners, shippers and canners, and 
equally desirable to grow tor home use. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 60c; 1/4 Ib., $1.75; Ib., $5.50, postpaid. 
413—MARGLOBE 
398—PRITCHARD __ 
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HOW AND WHEN 
Set out tomato plants when the 
weather is warm, and there is no dan- 
er of frost. Set the plants three or tour 
eet apart each way so that they will 
have plenty of room. Water around the 
roots of the plants when setting them 
out ii the ground is dry. Hoe often until 
the planis are quite large. Take advan- 
tage of a pleasant cloudy day to set out 
your tomato plants. 
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395—STOKESDALE. 70 days. An excellent 
ear:y Scarlet tomato, maturing a week or ten 
days earlier than Marglobe and it is also 
slightly larger. A dandy variety for shipping 
or caning; also for home use. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
60c; 1% Ib., $1.75; lb., $5.50, postpaid. 
409—SPARKS EARLIANA. Requires 66 days. 
Medium size, of superb pink color, very prolif- 
ic, fruits forming almost in clusters. Very 
handseme in shape, quite solid, and of fine 
perfectly smooth. Pkt. 15c: oz., 70c; fq Ib, 
$2.15; lb., $7.50; 5 lbs., $33.50, postpaid. 
401—YELLOW PEAR. Requires 73 days. 
Largely used while green for pickles and pre- 
serves; also for preserving after ripe; this is a 
very prolific variety and does well in any of 
the tomato-growing states. Pkt., 15c; oz., 80c; 
lf lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
404—RED CHERRY. Fruits small, round, red, 
used for pickles, preserves. Pkt., 15c; oz., 80c: 
14, lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
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NEW HOME OWNERS 
READ THIS 
1. Select garden plot with good soil— 
open to sunshine and on slope to south 
where possible. Locate near kitchen for 
convenience. 
2. Run rows north and south for ample 
sunshine. 
3. Lay out garden with an idea to pro- 
duce a neat and pleasing effect to the 
eye—also allow walking space for acce- 
sibility to various parts SF garden. 
4. Select and sow only "GOOD" seed. 
for they are really cheaper. Plant ‘‘Nich- 
olson’'s Tested Seeds’’ for best results. 
Be careful to sow to proper depth and 
cover rightly for uniformity of growth. 
° Don't let the ‘trobbers’’ of the soil— 
WEEDS—get a head start on your gar- 
den. Use the hoe frequently to control 
weeds and conserve moisture, also to 
Permit roots to breathe. 
Best hours of the day to water 
plants are early morning or evening. If 
you should water during the day, be 
sure not to let water touch foliage. 
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ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. — 20 — 
DALLAS, TEXAS 
