. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. i RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDTi Tomate, Fr. TV"****"* *a Tomate, Sp. Powo d'oro, Ital. i UlIlcllU Liebesapfel, Ger CULTURE —For the first crop sow seeds of very early varieties like Alpha, Avon Early, Red River, or Earliana under glass or in the house about the middle of February, giving the young seedlings plenty of light for rapid development. When they are 3 to 4 inches high transplant them into flats or a spent hotbed to stand 4 inches apart each way. Give plenty of air on sunny days to harden them properly. Such plants shou
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. i RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDTi Tomate, Fr. TV"****"* *a Tomate, Sp. Powo d'oro, Ital. i UlIlcllU Liebesapfel, Ger CULTURE —For the first crop sow seeds of very early varieties like Alpha, Avon Early, Red River, or Earliana under glass or in the house about the middle of February, giving the young seedlings plenty of light for rapid development. When they are 3 to 4 inches high transplant them into flats or a spent hotbed to stand 4 inches apart each way. Give plenty of air on sunny days to harden them properly. Such plants should start bearing middle of June and continue for the best part of 2 months. For the main crop, sow seeds of later varieties in a hotbed or warm cold-frame by April 1st. Around Decoration Day prepare spaces 3 feet apart each way, digging the hole a foot deep and of equal diameter and filling this with well rotted stable manure or humus. Set the plants into these spaces and to prevent loss from cut worms surround the young plants with a collar of cardboard. Where the young plants are grown in paper pots, set them into the ground, pots and all, just tearing out the bottom. One ounce of seed will produce about 2500 plants. Health Value of Fresh Tomatoes Calories per lb. 104 Vitamins A, B, C, G Proteins .9% Carbohydrates Fats 4% Calcium .011% Iron .000U% The Earliest Sorts 887 Alpha. Alpha fruits come very deep and smooth. The plants are distinct. They have heavy wide foliage and bear in abundance bright red fruits which are solid and meaty. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c; oz. 70c; i lb. $ 888 Avon Early. An exceedingly early variety maturing a few days before Earliana. Large, round, very solid, deep scarlet fruits. Pkt. 10c; £ oz. 40c; oz. 70c; \ lb. $ 894 Bonny Best. An early variety, popular all over the country. Fruits are almost round, scarlet, and are pro- duced in abundance. This is also a good forcing Tomato. Pkt. 10c; \ oz. 25c; oz. 40c; \ lb. $ 919 June Pink.
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