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FINEST HYBRID TOMATO SEED. Sweetest of all cherry to-
00747 SWEET MILLION. Eat ‘em like candy.
matoes produces 1 in. bright red fruits like mad. Indeterminate plants should be staked. 65 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.65.
00087 BIG ZAC HYBRID. A huge prize win- ning champion and the cross pollination of two heirlooms. Fruits repeatedly tip the scales at an amaz- ing 4 to 6 lbs. An excellent tomato in every respect; meaty and delicious. Its ancestors are a beautiful huge red beefsteak-type heirloom and a very large pink beef- steak-type heirloom. Indeterminate. 80 days. (A) Pkt. (15 seeds) $3.15; 2 pkts. $5.35.
Shumway’s Hybrid “Boys And Girls”.
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00128 BURPEE’S BIG BOY. Big, crack-free fruits com- bine with exceptional fl avor to make this one of America’s favorite varieties. Fruits are bright red, smooth, fi rm, thick, meaty and large – many weighing 1 lb. or more. Indeterminate. 78 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.75; (F) 1/16 oz. $16.95; (H) 1/8 oz. $29.95; (J) 1/4 oz. $54.95.
00240 EARLY GIRL VFF. A popular variety that continues to bear until frost. Plants produce heavy crops of 4 to 5 oz. fruits, globe-shaped, smooth and blemish-free. Rich tomato fl avor. Ideal for short-season areas. Indeterminate. 57 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.55; 2 pkts. $4.55.
00149 BUSH EARLY GIRL II VFFNT. Delivers every desirable quality in a compact, patio-type variety: extreme earliness and huge yields of fi rm, meaty, fl avorful fruits. Short on garden space? Be sure to give this blemish-resistant beauty a chance to prove what it can do! Fruits are a full 4 in. across. Disease resistant. Determinate. 54 days. (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.75.
The best tomato in the world . . .
Unbeatable patio-type bush tomato will surprise you with its huge, red, “full-size” fruits! With a name like Goliath, its got big shoes to fi ll ... but it’s up to the challenge! De- veloped for patio gardeners and those with limited gar- den space, and unsurpassed by any other Bush Tomato available on the market. At- tractive, compact plants are just 3 to 3-1/2 ft. tall, yet they yield large, red, 3 to 4 in. fruits packed with fl avorful meat and high sugar content. Bears consistently up until frost, and needs very little staking. Inde- terminate. 65 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.75; (D) 1/32 oz. $7.95; (H) 1/8 oz. $25.95.
ORIGINAL GOLIATH™ HYBRID See Page 2. 00002 BUSH GOLIATH™ VFN.
00068 BETTER BOY VFNASt. One of our most popular hybrids because of its huge yields of large, fl avorful fruits. Plump, juicy, deep red tomatoes often weighing more than 1 lb. Widely adaptable – does well almost everywhere, mid to late season. Excellent disease resistance. Indeterminate. 75 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.75; (F) 1/16 oz. $16.95; (H) 1/8 oz. $29.95; (J) 1/4 oz. $54.95.
00075 BIG BEEF VFFNASt. “The best tomato yet de- veloped,” as described by many experts who named this colossal beauty the 1994 All-America Selections Winner. Combines old-fashioned, rich fl avor with hybrid qualities of huge size, exceptional yield and full disease resistance. Globe-shaped fruits, smooth and uniform, weigh 9 oz. to 1 lb. Highly adaptable to all climates. Indeterminate. 73 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.95; (D) 1/32 oz. $10.50; (H) 1/8 oz. $34.95.
52987 TOMATO BARREL WITH
support for tomatoes, beans, peas and other climbing plants and fl owers. Reservoir system delivers
Trellis expands to over 4 ft. tall. In- cludes round base (14 in. in diameter by 12 in. tall) and planter, 3 sup-
port rings and 3 connecting risers. $39.95 each.
fruit – and preventing the fruit from falling off before it’s ripe.
water and nutrients from below to avoid over or underwa- tering. The sturdy trellis helps support the weight of the vines as they grow, allowing the plant to devote more en- ergy to developing
planter that provides lightweight, strong
4 FT. TOWER. A self-watering
00175 CELEBRITY VFFNASt. The standard for main-crop hybrids where multiple disease re- sistance is required. Resistant to all 5 major tomato diseases. Also widely adaptable – from Canada to the Deep South. Medium-sized, globe-shaped, red fruits are crack-resistant and average 7 oz. Semi- determinate. 70 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.85; 2 pkts. $5.15; (F) 1/16 oz. $18.95; (H) 1/8 oz. $36.95.
PROVED. An all-purpose tomato with great fl avor. Perfect for those wanting large, juicy, deep scarlet, meaty tomatoes weighing up to 1 lb. Won- derful for slicing, canning, juice and catsup. Good yields. Indeterminate. 75 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.35; 2 pkts. $4.15.
00010 ABRAHAM LINCOLN IM-
VF. This is it! The best early season-opening to- mato in the world. Bred by Dr. Paul Thomas, the famous breeder who bred hybrid Better Boy and pioneered Early Girl, this is the latest champion of early tomatoes. No other variety in this matu- rity range matches its larger fruit size, scarlet color and sweet fl avor. High yielding indetermi- nate, disease resis- tant plants just keep on truckin'. 57 days. (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $2.45; (D) 1/32 oz. $6.50; (H) 1/8 oz. $23.95.
00785 ULTIMATE OPENER HYBRID
00495 MOUNTAIN MAGIC HYBRID VFF. Heirloom qualities meet modern day disease resistance in a supersweet, Campari-type tomato! Heavy producer of round, to deep round, 2 oz. fruits that are uniformly red inside and out with a long shelf life. Tolerant to Early Blight and highly resistant to Late Blight – both huge threats to tomatoes. In fl avor taste tests Mountain Magic held it’s own against heirloom varieties. 72-75 days. Indeterminate. (A) Pkt. (10 seeds) $3.50; 2 pkts. $6.25; 4 pkts. $11.50.
MORE MARVELOUS GOLIATH HYBRIDS.
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00894 (X) GOLIATH TOMATO
00003 EARLY GOLIATH™ VFFNTASt. Remarkable earliness, superb size, perfect shape, continuous production, luscious fl avor, and all the broad disease re- sistance of the original Goliath. The same folks who bred marvelous Goliath (page 2) now bring you its extraordinary sister. At just 58 days, you can extend the growing season at the front end by a full week or more without sacrifi cing the things everyone loves most about Goliath — extra-large harvests of big, 8 oz., red, sweet fruits that are deep oblate or globe shaped. Without question a better yielder than other early varieties. Indeterminate. 58 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.75; (D) 1/32 oz. $9.50; (H) 1/8 oz. $32.50.
varieties. Giant fl attened fruits have some heirloom or beefsteak type roughness on the shoulders. Indeterminate. 78 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.75; (D) 1/32 oz. $8.95; (H) 1/8 oz. $32.50.
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resistance and fruit setting ability of a hybrid combined with the huge size and fl avor of an heirloom. This spectacular tomato just could challenge the world record for size. Colossal fruits average over a pound with some 2 lbs. or larger. An heirloom-type hybrid that comes from old-fashioned parentage. It presents a pleas- ing combination of fi ne sweet fl avor and smooth texture with fewer seeds than other
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