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00747 SWEET MILLION. Eat ‘em like candy. Sweetest of all cherry to- matoes produces 1 in. bright red fruits like mad. Indeterminate plants should be staked. 65 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.75.
00087 BIG ZAC. A huge prize winning champion and the cross-pollination of two heirlooms. Fruits repeatedly tip the scales at an amazing 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 beefsteak-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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00240 EARLY GIRL VFF. A popular variety that contin- ues to bear until frost. Plants produce heavy crops of 4 to 5 oz. fruits, globe-shaped, smooth and blemish-free. Rich tomato flavor. Ideal for short-season areas. Indeterminate. 57 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.95.
00149 BUSH EARLY GIRL VFFNT. Delivers every desirable quality in a compact, patio-type variety: extreme earliness and huge yields of firm, meaty, flavorful 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 . . . Original Goliath™ Hybrid See Page 2.
00002 BUSH GOLIATH™ VFN. Unbeatable patio-type bush tomato will surprise you with its huge, red,
name like Goliath, its got big shoes to fill ... but it’s up to the challenge! Developed for patio gardeners and those with lim- ited garden space, and unsur- passed by any other bush to- mato available on the market. Attractive, compact plants are just 3 to 3-1/2 ft. tall, yet they yield large, red, 3 to 4 in. fruits packed with flavorful meat and high sugar content. Bears con- sistently up until frost, and needs very little staking. Determinate. 65 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.75; (D) 1/32 oz. $7.95; (H) 1/8 oz. $25.95.
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GARDEN. Love tomatoes? Largest, best tasting tomatoes in the world. One packet each of Old-Fashioned Goliath, Bush Goliath and Original Goliath (page 2). 3 Goliath's, just $7.50.
00899 (X) GOLIATH TOMATO
00068 BETTER BOY VFNASt. One of our most popular hybrids because of its huge yields of large, flavorful 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. Inde- terminate. 75 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.95; (G) 250 seeds $9.50; (C) 1,000 seeds $33.95.
00128 BURPEE’S BIG BOY. Big, crack-free fruits combine with exceptional flavor to make this one of America’s favorite varieties. Fruits are bright red, smooth, firm, thick, meaty and large – many weighing 1 lb. or more. Indeterminate. 78 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.95; (G) 250 seeds $8.95; (C) 1,000 seeds $33.95.
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 flavor 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) $2.85; 2 pkts. $5.15; (D) 1/32 oz. $10.95; (H) 1/8 oz. $36.95.
00175 CELEBRITY VFFNTASt. AAS Win- ner. The standard for main-crop hybrids where multiple disease resistance is required. Also widely adaptable – from Canada to the Deep South. Medium-sized, globe-shaped, red fruits are crack- resistant, average 7 oz. and have exceptional good flavor. Semi-determinate. 70 days. (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.85; 2 pkts. $5.15; (G) 250 seeds $11.95; (C) 1,000 seeds $40.95.
00785 ULTIMATE OPENER VF. This is it! The best early season-opening tomato in the world. Bred by Dr. Paul Thomas, the fa- mous breeder who bred hybrid Better Boy and pioneered Early Girl, this is the latest champion of early tomatoes. No other variety in this ma- turity range matches its larger fruit size, scarlet color and sweet flavor. High yielding indetermi- nate, disease resistant plants just keep on truck- in'. 57 days. (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $2.45; (D) 1/32 oz. $6.50; (H) 1/8 oz. $23.95.
HEIRLOOM MARRIAGE SERIES. These varieties are products of modern day unions, both maintaining the virtue and integ- rity of their old-fashioned beginnings. Plants were bred to have a much higher yield, with earlier maturing fruits that have more flavor and fewer blemishes. Both varieties are indeterminate. 00077 BIG BRANDY. Pink beefsteak-type – a cross of Big Dwarf and Brandywine. 12 to 15 oz. 75-80 days. 00279 GENUWINE. Slicing type – a cross of Costoluto Genovese and Brandywine. 10 to 11- 1/2 oz. 70-75 days.
Prices, above 2:
(A) Pkt. (15 seeds) $2.95; 2 pkts. $5.25; 4 pkts. $9.45.
00010 ABRAHAM LINCOLN IMPROVED. An all-purpose tomato with great flavor. 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.
50440 BLOSSOM SET. Encour- ages blossoms to set tomatoes under adverse conditions. Harvest ripe fruit 3 weeks earlier.
causes blossoms to set and produce larger, meatier, almost seedless toma- toes. Use on other vegetables, too. 8 oz. pump spray $6.95.
83032 TOMATO HOLDER. There are two sure ways to avoid cutting your- self when slicing tomatoes. 1. Have someone else hold the tomato. 2. Use this tomato holder. Gives you a firm, safe grip, and knife slots measure perfect slices ev- ery time. Great inven- tion. Aluminum. Buy one for yourself and get another as a gift for a friend or relative. $8.95 each; 2 for $15.75.
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00003 EARLY GOLIATH™ VFFNTASt. Remarkable earliness, superb size, perfect shape, continuous production, luscious flavor, 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 sacrificing 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.
fewer seeds than other varieties. Giant flattened 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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00009 OLD-FASHIONED GOLIATH™ VF. (Variety Beef Maestro) Has the vigor, disease resistance and fruit setting ability of a hybrid com- bined with the huge size and flavor 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 parent- age. It presents a pleasing combination of fine sweet flavor and smooth texture with
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