TOMATOES 6sure-croppinc 
Packets, ounces and 14 pounds of Tomato Seed sent postpaid. 
For larger quantities, consult chart on page 1. 
One ounce of seed will produce 1500 plants; 4 pound for transplanting an acre 
Cutrure. Seed should be sown in a hotbed the first week in March or latter part of Febru- 
ary, in drills 5 inches apart and Y inch deep. When plants are 2 inches high they should be set 
into small pots. About May 1 the plants may be set out in hills 3 to 4 feet apart each way. 
SoilC. Vitamins A,B, C,G. 
STOKESDALE TOMATOES 
Bred for purity, quality, productiveness. All Certified 
MASTER MARGLOBE. (75 days.) Highly selected strain of Marglobe producing a 
high percentage of unusually large fruits. Smooth, very solid, deep scarlet; thick- 
fleshed walls and small cavities. 
RUTGERS. (86 days.) Globe shaped, quite large, with flesh firm, red and very solid. 
Ripening begins at the center, insuring good color. 
VALIANT. (70 days.) Bright scarlet, large, globe shaped. An early home and market- 
garden variety. A Stokes introduction. Remarkable for its long bearing period. 
All three above, pkt. 10c; 1202. 35c; 0z. 60c; 141b. $2.00; Ib. $6.50 
Blossom Set 
An approved plant hormone that 
y induces artificial setting of fruit, 
| Prevents falling of first blossoms. 
4 Treated plants produce larger, 
firmer, meatier fruits with fewer 
} seeds. Use it also on Cucumbers, 
Eggplants, Peppers, Squash. 4 oz. 
bottle makes 1 gallon spray. 75c. 
Greater Baltimore. (82 days.) An im- 
proved strain of Greater Baltimore. Fruits 
flat but thick, deep scarlet, medium large, 
solid and firm. Wilt-resistant. 
Jubilee. (72 days.) Fruits are bright 
golden orange, deep globular, firm. The 
orange-colored flesh is mild but of definite 
flavor and really delicious. Makes excellent 
juice. 
Marglobe. (Certified.) (77 days.) Vigorous 
plants bear a wonderful crop of uniformly 
globe-shaped, large, deep scarlet fruits. 
The flesh is bright red, solid, meaty, juicy. 
New Stone. (85 days.) Plant large, dense 
and productive. Fruits large, flattened 
but deep, smooth, scarlet-red. Fine flavor. 
Oxheart. (90 days.) The largest Tomato 
ever introduced; fruits weigh up to 11% 
pounds. Skin is purplish scarlet, smooth 
and evenly colored. The shape is more 
distinct. Very solid and has few seed cells. 
Ponderosa. (90 days.) A purplish pink va- 
riety of large size. Vine vigorous and very 
productive; fruit solid, fairly smooth and 
of good quality. 
RUTGERS. (Certified.) (73 days.) This 
unusual Tomato is from the New Jersey 
Agricultural Experiment Station. It is 
globe shaped, quite large, with flesh firm, 
red and very solid. Ripening begins at the 
center, Insuring good color throughout. 
Extra-Early Varieties 
Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. (76 days.) 
Heavily productive, wilt-resistant intro- 
duction of superior merit for home and 
market garden, shipping and canning. 
Fruits large, globe shaped, scarlet and well 
colored about the stem end; flesh firm and 
of fime quality. 
Second-Early Varieties 
Bonny Best. (73 days.) A most profitable 
variety for early and main crop. Bright 
deep scarlet-red; medium large, flattened 
globe shape. : 
Queens. (70 days.) Vigorous vine bearing 
a heavy crop of large, smooth fruit, un- 
usually solid and firm. 
Main-Crop Varieties 
Beefsteak. (90 days.) Resembles Pon- 
derosa in many ways, except that the 
fruits are a rich scarlet-red color. 
Garden State. (84 days.) This fine variety 
is popular for whole canning, juice and 
Burpee’s Big Boy Hybrid Tomato 
Preserving Varieties 
San Marzano or Italian Red Plum. (73 
catsup. It is somewhat similar to Rutgers 
but the plant growth is more compact and 
the fruit slightly flatter. Garden State 
will mature most of its heavy crop during 
the early part of the bearing season. The 
leaves and stems have shown ability to 
resist and survive late blight. Vines 
medium large, very productive. Fruit 
oblate, scarlet-red, ftrm and of fine quality. 
TOMATOES, EXTRA-EARLY VARIETIES 
Pritchard (Scarlet Topper) 
TOMATOES, SECOND-EARLY VARIETIES 
Bonny Best 
TOMATOES, MAIN-CROP VARIETIES 
Beefsteak 
Marglobe (Certified) 
New Stone 
TOMATOES, PRESERVING VARIETIES 
Husk (Strawberry) (90 days) 
Peach (80 days) 
Red Cherry (75 days) 
Red Pear (75 days) 
San Marzano or Italian Red Plum. .2 pkts. 25c.. 
Yellow Pear-shaped (75 days) 
Yellow Plum-shaped (75 days) 
1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
days.) Exceptionally meaty, free from 
juicy pulp and has a very mild flavor. 
Grown extensively for canning whole, for 
puree and for making Tomato paste. 
Fruit ts 314 inches long and 11% inches in 
diameter, intense red, borne in clusters 
and in great abundance. 
TOMATO PLANTS. See page 23. 
Pkt. Yoz. Oz. Al Dee De 
$0 10 $0 25 $0 60 $200 $650 
30 50 500 
60 00 10 00 
60 00 10 00 
60 00 10 00 
25 35 4 50 
60 5 
30 75 00 
25 35 50 
00 00 
50 00 
HYBRID TOMATOES 
Burpee’s Big Boy. (78 days.) Well- 
grown fruits average 10 ounces, with 
some weighing 1 pound or more. Unlike 
other large-fruited varieties, Big Boy 
Tomatoes are perfectly smooth, deep 
globe to deep oblate in shape and very 
firm. Scarlet-red skin, thick walls, 
fine flavor and excellent quality. Plants 
are very large, extremely vigorous, 
semi-upright to spreading. Moderately 
dense, dark green foliage protects the 
fruit from sun-scald. Pkt. (30 seeds) 
50c; 2 pkts. 95c; 3 pkts. $1.35; 5 pkts. 
$2.15. 
Stokescross No. 4. (70 days.) All- 
purpose early main-crop variety with 
large, brilliant, smooth fruits several 
days earlier than Rutgers. Very pro- 
lific, it produces fruit of outstanding 
quality over a longer period. 
Stokescross No. 5. (85 days.) The best 
and most popular processing green- 
wrap and basket Tomato. It bears 
514-ounce, highly flavored and highly 
colored fruit. 
The two above: 
Small garden pkt. (about 50 seeds) 25c. 
Garden pkt. (about 200 seeds) 50c. 
Trade pkt. (about 500 seeds) $1.00. 
1-0z. pkt. (about 5000 seeds) $5.00. 
lb. $18.00. 
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