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Sow tomato seed inside about March 15th. 
Transplant once and set after danger of frost. 
‘Tomatoes that are to be staked may be set as 
close as 2 ft. apart. If not to be staked, set 
plants 4 ft. each way. Dust plants as soon as 
set with Rotenone (see page 22) to protect 
from flea beetles. About July 15th start 
spraying with Manzate as referred to in box 
on this page or dusting with Copodust (see 
In spite of the fact that growers in some areas 
don’t seem to like Valnorth, our seed sales on 
this variety increase each year. If you haven’t 
tried it already, why not do so this year. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
*449 VALNORTH: 60 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. A new, extra early variety developed 
by Dr. Munger of Cornell. Valnorth is at 
least 5 days earlier in fruiting than Valiant 
and it matures the bulk of its crop con- 
siderably earlier. In other respects, except 
that fruit size may average slightly smaller, 
Valnorth is very similar both in habit of 
growth and fruiting to Valiant. We be- 
lieve that because of its extreme earliness 
Valnorth will soon become a highly popular 
variety. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 75¢; oz. $1.20; 14 
Ib. $2.90; 1% lb. $4.80; lb. $8.00. 
451 VALIANT: 65 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. Popular early variety because of its 
large size, extra earliness and its ability to 
continue to bear all through the season. 
It has the solid fruit and superior quality 
of the later kinds. Under some conditions 
Valiant is subject to cracking around the 
stem. Pkt. 25¢; 14 0z. 90¢; oz. $1.45; 14 Ib. 
$3.60; 14 lb. $6.00; Ib. $10.00. 
450 GEM: 68 days. N. Y. Certified Seed. 
A heavy yielding second early variety. 
Plants are smaller, more compact permit- 
ting closer planting—are easy to spray and 
pick. Fruits are large, with firm meaty in- 
teriors. Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 90¢; oz. $1.45; 14 
lb. $3.60; 1% lb. $6.00; Ib. $10.00. 
ARASAN 
SEED TREATMENT 
Widely used, effective 
on many kinds of vege- 
table and flower seeds. 
Reduces decay of the 
seed in the soil and 
protects plants from 
damping off. 34 oz. 
25¢; 8 oz. $1.00, pre- 
paid. 
Try Blossom-Set For Earlier Tomatoes 
Cool temperatures early in the season 
make fruit blossoms fall off. Two or 
three applications of Blossom-Set Hor- 
mone Spray will give you better fruit 
set early. 4 oz. bottle, makes 1-2 gals. 
—85¢, prepaid. 
TOMATOES 
Vitamins A b, C by 
1 oz. should produce 1500 plants 
New York State Certified Seed 
Grown on our farms—Hot Water Treated 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
*456 LONGRED: 72 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. One of the best of the main crop 
varieties, Longred is widely grown by com- 
mercial canners, market growers and home 
gardeners. Introduced by Prof. W. T. ‘Tap- 
ley at the N. Y. S. Experiment Station, 
Longred ripens slightly later than Red 
Jacket and compares well in yield. Fruits 
are exceptionally smooth, deep globe-shaped 
with solid flesh, exceptionally fine rich red 
color and attractive interior. Longred is 
not as mild in flavor as Red Jacket. Vines 
vigorous with heavy foliage cover. Pkt. 
25¢; Yo oz. 90¢; oz. $1.45; 14 1b. $3.60; 14 Ib. 
$6.00; 1b. $10.00. 
*455 RED JACKET: 70 days. N. Y. Certi- 
fied seed. Introduced with Longred by the 
N.Y.S. Experiment Station, Red Jacket, a 
distinct potato-leaved variety has become 
highly popular with commercial canners 
and with home gardeners. Earlier than 
Longred and as heavy or heavier yielding, 
its fruits are large and flatter with some 
tendency for roughened shoulders. Red 
Jacket is outstanding in yield, quality, color 
and mild flavor. Vines vigorous with heavy 
foliage cover. Pkt. 25¢; 14 0z. 90¢; oz. $1.45; 
VY lb. $3.60; 14 Ib. $6.00; 1b. 10.00. 
*460 RUTGERS: 82 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. Rutgers is one of the finest varieties 
ever introduced; it is a little late for some 
sections in the North, however. Fruits are 
very large, solid, excellent in color, and fine 
flavored. Vines are large and husky and 
bear heavy crops of fruit that are ideal for 
home use, market and canning. Pkt. 25¢; 
VY oz. 90¢; oz. $1.45; 14 lb. $3.60; 1% Ib. 
$6.00; Ib. $10.00. 
462 MANALEE: 72 days. Promising new 
variety developed by the Bradenton Exp. 
Sta., Florida, having exceptional firmness, 
keeping and handling qualities that markets 
today are looking for. Fruits are of medi- 
um size, smooth, round, deep red in color, 
exceptionally firm and free from cracking. 
Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 90¢; oz. $1.45; 14 lb. $3.60; 
VY |b. $6.00; 1b. $10.00. 
454 QUEENS: 70 days. An _ outstanding 
mid-season variety developed by Dr. L. G. 
Schermerhorn of Rutgers Univ. Queens 
has many of the fine features of Rutgers 
and is considerably earlier, ripening with 
Red Jacket. Fruits are large, very firm 
and solid, free from cracking, and are a 
brilliant scarlet with a most attractive in- 
terior. Pkt. 25¢; 14 02. 75¢; oz. $1.20; 14 Ib. 
$2.90; 14 Ib. $4.80; 1b. $8.00. 
457 STOKESDALE: 75 days. A dependable 
main crop tomato. Fruits medium sized, 
with a very uniform, smooth, deep globe 
shape, bright scarlet color and fine quality. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 0z. 70¢; oz. $1.10; 14 1b. $2.70; 
Y |b. $4.50; Ib. $7.50. 
458 JOHN BAER: 70 days. An old favorite 
that is still popular with many growers. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 70¢; oz. $1.10; 14 Ib. $2.70; 
V4 lb. $4.50; 1b. $7.50. 
“We bought some of your corn from friends last 
year and found it the best that was grown around 
here so we are anxious to buy some of your seed 
for 1955.” 
Robert E. Humphrey, 
R. 1, Ogdensburg, N. Y. 
QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
Longred is growing in popularity each year as a 
mid-season tomato. Longred yields well and the 
quality of the fruit just can’t be beat. 
SMALL FRUITED VARIETIES 
*470 RED TOP: 72 days. N. Y. Certified 
Seed. A new large plum-shaped tomato 
developed by the N. Y. S. Experiment Sta- 
tion is far superior to older plum tomatoes. 
Excellent for salads, canning whole or for 
blending with standard varieties to add 
color and body to juice and catsup, or for 
making paste and puree. Red Top fruits 
are 2-4 in. long and 1-114 in. in cross sec- 
tion, firm, bright red, very mild and solid. 
Plants are small, low and compact. Yield 
is amazing. Pkt. 30¢; 14 oz. $1.05; oz. $1.75; 
Y Ib. $4.35; Y Ib. $7.20; lb. $12.00. 
469 LARGE ITALIAN RED PEAR: 75 
days. Large pear-shaped tomatoes borne 
in clusters of 4 to 7 fruits on vigorous 
vines. Widely used for tomato paste and 
canning “Italian style’. Pkt. 30¢; 1% oz. 
$1.05; oz. $1.75; 14 lb. $4.35; 14 Ib. $7.20; 
Ib. $12.00. 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
464 MORDEN: 65 days. A new early yel- 
low tomato that has been very impressive in 
our trials because of its heavy yields of 
attractive yellow fruits far earlier than 
Sunray or other yellow varieties. The flesh 
is firm, mild in flavor and of good quality. 
Pkt. 30¢; 14 oz. $1.05; oz. $1.75. 
465 SUNRAY: 83 days. Popular with home 
gardeners because of its sweet, mild, de- 
licious flavor and handsome yellow-orange 
color. It ripens in season with Rutgers, 
a little late for some sections. Pkt. 25¢; 14 
oz. $1.05; oz. $1.75; 14 Ib. $4.35. 
TOMATO DISEASE CONTROL 
For control of late blight and other 
tomato diseases the New York State Ex- 
periment Station recommends regular 
spraying with MANZATE, a highly ef- 
fective new fungicide. 14 lb. of Man- 
zate is enough to spray an average gar- 
den planting of tomatoes for the 
season. Price for 14 lb. Manzate, $1.00 
postpaid. Directions for preparing the 
spray and recommended time for ap- 
plication are included with each set. 
TOMATO-FIRM 
A method of keeping canned tomatoes 
firm developed by the N. Y. S. Experi- 
ment Sta. Simply put 2 tablets, each 
containing 24 grains of table salt and 
6 grains of calcium chloride, in each 
quart jar before processing. Bottle of 
50 tablets, 60¢ 
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