Break O’ Day. 
4381. BREAK O'DAY. (70 days.) An 
‘xtra early, wilt-resistant tomato developed by 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Break O’ 
Day matures with Harliana, The fruit resembles 
the famous Marglobe; searlet in color. The only 
early tomato of a deep globe shape. The fruits 
are large and solid with very few seeds and they 
will not crack. Very productive on good soils, 
but not enough foliage for poor soils. Pkt., 10c; 
Ye 02.,.40¢€; o2., 700: % Ih., $1.95, postpaid. 
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Rutger’s, 
450. RUTGER’S. Wilt and Rust Resistant. 
(82 days.) A second-early variety developed by 
the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 
It is a cross between Marglobe and J. T. D. and 
is very desirable for market as well as for can- 
ning. The plant is large with thick stems and 
vigorous foliage, The fruits are similar to Mar- 
gslobe but flat at the stem end. Bright red, 
smooth, with thick walls and small seed cells, 
very firm and of low acidity. We consider it one 
of the best varieties for juice and it is one of 
the few varieties that ripen from the 
center out. Pkt., 10c; % 0oz., 35c; oz., 
50c; %4 1b., $1.50, postpaid. 
434. JUBILEE. (72 days.) Fruits 
are bright golden-orange, deep globe 
shaped, weighing about 6 ounces each, 
Walls are thick with few seeds which 
makes it most attractive when sliced. 
Quality is excellent and a great im- 
provement over other yellow fruited 
varieties. Excellent for Yellow Tomata 
Juice, Pkt.’ 10c3; 44 02:, 40c; 02.; 
70ce; 4 
lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
smooth 
and borne in clusters. 
fruits. 
ern gardeners. Pkt., 10c; 
Y, lb., $2.10, postpaid. 
Olds’ Tomato Seed is produced 
from tomatoes grown exclusively 
for seed, One packet will produce 
200 plants. Two to four ounces 
will produce enough plants for an 
acre. Tomatoes do well in practi- 
cally any girden soil, 
The figure after the variety shows 
time of picking after setting plants. 
CULTURE: Start the seed in- 
doors about the last of February. 
When 2 inches high transplant to 
4 inches apart each way and again 
transplant to the open ground as 
soon as danger of freezing is over, 
in rows 8 to 6 feet each way: 
Some growers train the vines on 
trellises so that the fruit will ripen 
earlier. Use Hotkaps for this erop, see 
page 6,- Start plants in Plant Bands. 
Prevents transplanting shock. See 
page 75, 
nies 
Valiant. 
451. VALIANT. (70 days.) An 
early tomato which is proving profit- 
able in Wisconsin as a market va- 
riety, especially on reasonebly light 
soil. Its outstanding feature is earli- 
ness, with quality, being about five 
days ahead of Stokesdale and Bonny 
Best. Fruit is searlet of a large size 
and strong interior structure. Vine 
erowth about equal to Farliana and 
not heavy enough to protect fruit from 
burning in continuous sunny weather. 
Will have ample vine’ growth = on 
heavier soils. Quality of fruit is ex- 
cellent. Pkt.,~10c; % oz., 40c; oz., 
65c; 1% Ib., $1.95, postpaid. 
Earliana. 
425, EARLIANA. (67 days.) Widely 
grown because of its extreme earliness combined 
with large size. The open spreading vines are 
medium in size but very vigorous. Truit is a 
bright scarlet, flat globed in shape, thick skin, 
Our strain is selected for 
old-time favorite with north- 
Y o0Z., 40cC; 0z., 70c; 
An 
438. ENORMOUS. (88 _ days.) 
Jubilee, 
One of the largest of all red tomatoes. 
A midseason, main crop variety, very 
large, very smooth, with solid meat and 
few seed cells and seeds. The vines 
are large, strong and vigorous, bearing 
many ‘‘KEnormous’’ bright red fruits 
of good flavor. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 45c; 
0z., 80c; 14 Ib., $2.30, postpaid. 
439. URBANA. (73 days.) A new 
heavy yielding tomato. See page 8 for 
description and illustration, Pkt., 15c; 
Y% oz., 60C; 0oz., $1.05; %4 1b., $3.20, 
postpaid. 
ye OLDS’ TOMATOES 
153. WISCONSIN 55. 
(75 days.) A main ¢rop to- 
mato introduced by — the 
Wisconsin Experiment Sta- 
tion, Shows eonsiderable re: 
sistance to hlossom end rot 
and defoliation leaf blight. 
See page 3 for illustration 
and description. Pkt., 10c; 
%, oz. 40c; oz. 65c; % 
lb,, $2.00, postpaid. 
437. PONDEROSA. 
(88 days.) The giant to- 
mato, The tomatoes grow in 
beautiful clusters and some- 
what rough, oblong in 
shape, with solid flesh, Has 
a tendency to crack, Color, 
purplish pink. Very mild 
flavor, Pkt, 10c3" 445 02:5 
45c; oz., 85¢c; % Ib., $2.60, 
postpaid. 
432. TRIP -L - CROP 
or GIANT TREE. (90 
days.) A late giant tomato 
that when staked will grow 
10 to 20 feet high. Plants 
have potato-like leaves, 
fruits are immense, non- 
acid, solid, smooth with 
few seeds. Dark pink in 
color, They weigh as much 
as two pounds. The quality 
is excellent. Also known as 
Italian Potato Leaf, and 
Giant Tree. More perfect 
fruit will be had if you 
stake this variety, but it is 
not necessary. Plant 6 feet 
apart if you do not stake. 
Pkt., 15¢3>7/4) 02, b0cs0z, 
90c; ™% Ihb., $2.75, postpaid. 
Trip-L-Crop 
Marglobe. 
433. MARGLOBE. (80 days.) <A perfect home 
garden tomato, Wilt-resistant and rust-resistant. Resists 
nail-head rust and fusarium wilt. Has proven successful 
under the most severe test. Pure searlet in color, globular 
in shape, extra large, smooth, early, beautiful in appear- 
ance and very productive. Above all, the quality is most 
excellent. Pkt., 10c; Y2 oz., 40c; oz., 70c; 4% 1b., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
452. BOUNTY or VICTOR. (65 days.) Many 
varieties of early determinate vine or self-topping tomatoes 
have been introduced and Bounty, in our opinion, is the 
finest. In the home garden this variety will prove very 
popular as it is early, an exceptionally heavy yielder, and 
will produce the finest quality tomatoes on plants spaced 
as close as three feet apart. Fruit is good sized, uniformly 
globular and orange-scurlet in color. Will crack somewhat 
under extreme weather. For the home garden in the 
North or for first early market this variety leads the 
list. PKt., 15c; Yq oz., 50c; oz., 90c; % lb., $2.70, post- 
paid. 
