Bonny Best Tomato
My own growing line bred stock of Bonny Best tomato and my records show that this is a great tomato for the market grower, the home grower, the Canner. My yield from one acre net was 30 tons, 839 pounds. Expert tomato growers who inspected them after fifteen tons per acre had been picked stated the vines still held what they would consider a full crop. The fruits are medium large-just the right size-shape full from stem to blossom. Color deep red, quality unsurpassed. No cat faces or hard cores. Very early and one I recommend to the most critical grower. If you want early fine tomatoes to bring top prices, get some of this seed; start your hot bed early so you will be a Bonny Best enthusiast when the crop matures. Don't fail to plant some of this seed, and if you grow for market, where earliness and best quality count, plant a large part of your acreage to it. Price-(10c per pkt.) (30c per ¼ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per ½ lb.) ($13.50 per lb. And up), prepaid.
My own growing line bred stock of Bonny Best tomato and my records show that this is a great tomato for the market grower, the home grower, the Canner. My yield from one acre net was 30 tons, 839 pounds. Expert tomato growers who inspected them after fifteen tons per acre had been picked stated the vines still held what they would consider a full crop. The fruits are medium large-just the right size-shape full from stem to blossom. Color deep red, quality unsurpassed. No cat faces or hard cores. Very early and one I recommend to the most critical grower. If you want early fine tomatoes to bring top prices, get some of this seed; start your hot bed early so you will be a Bonny Best enthusiast when the crop matures. Don't fail to plant some of this seed, and if you grow for market, where earliness and best quality count, plant a large part of your acreage to it. Price-(10c per pkt.) (30c per ¼ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per ½ lb.) ($13.50 per lb. And up), prepaid.
Burrell's Special Selection Chalks Early Jewell Tomato
Line bred stock, my own growing and selection. I grow this seed from the finest possible selection from individual plants which bear the heaviest crop of most uniform fruits. These plants produce 100 to 160 fruits each. This seed is grown above 4,000 feet elevation and is hardy and vigorous. Considering the quality of the stock, the price of this seed is much less than cheap, questionable seed as a gift. This tomato is large, smooth, round, solid, of good size for shipping, canning or home use. Color, a bright red. No hard cores or cat faces. My seed crop yields nearly 26 tons per acre of very fine tomatoes. Price-(10c per pkt.) (30c per ¼ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per ½ lb.) ($13.50 per lb.) postpaid.
Line bred stock, my own growing and selection. I grow this seed from the finest possible selection from individual plants which bear the heaviest crop of most uniform fruits. These plants produce 100 to 160 fruits each. This seed is grown above 4,000 feet elevation and is hardy and vigorous. Considering the quality of the stock, the price of this seed is much less than cheap, questionable seed as a gift. This tomato is large, smooth, round, solid, of good size for shipping, canning or home use. Color, a bright red. No hard cores or cat faces. My seed crop yields nearly 26 tons per acre of very fine tomatoes. Price-(10c per pkt.) (30c per ¼ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per ½ lb.) ($13.50 per lb.) postpaid.
Burrell's Super Select Tomato Seed
My tomato seed grown here at Rocky Ford has won an excellent reputation all over the U. S. for quality and yield. Our elevation is over 4,000 feet and conditions ideal for growing of fine tomato seeds. The demand for this grade of seed (Super Select) has grown, until now nearly every tomato grower is looking for and buying the best he can find. To meet this demand I am planting the finest possible selection of stock seeds saved from plots grown from line bred seeds and from this very finest of the product from the earliest fruits I am saving Super Select tomato seeds. You know an ounce under favorable conditions will produce nearly, if not quite, enough plants to set an acre, and that this Super Select seed only adds one or two dollars per thousand to the cost of the plants, compared to plant grown from ordinary seed as a gift. The tomatoes from which this seed was saved were ripening when the price of tomatoes was 20c to 25c per pound, from which you will see that only 20 to 30 pounds of tomatoes at that time would have been required to pay for th seed necessary to grow the plants to set an acre. I only offer this Super Select Tomato seed from three varieties. The price of each is as follows: (50c per pkt.) ($1.50 per oz.) ($5.00 per oz.) ($18.00 per ¼ lb.) ($70.00 per lb.) The varieties are as follows: Burrell's Super Select Bonny Best. Burrell's Super Select Early Jewell. Burrell's Super Select Earliana. Price-(50c per pkt.) ($1.50 per ¼ oz.) ($5.00 per oz.) ($18.00 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per lb.);. Postpaid by insured mail. My Special Bonny Best Tomatoes yielded 30 tons 839 pounds on one acre, which at canning factory prices of $12.00 per ton equaled $365.03 per acre at canning factory prices. My Special Earliana Tomatoes yielded 23 ton 350 pounds per acre or $278.10 per acre, from which you can readily see that the price of my Super Select seed is low even when compared with canning factory prices when the yield per acre is taken into consideration. How much more is it really worth when the early market for fine quality is considered? I hope every tomato grower who gets my catalog will plant some of this seed and compare results with the best they have been planting and write me what they were.
My tomato seed grown here at Rocky Ford has won an excellent reputation all over the U. S. for quality and yield. Our elevation is over 4,000 feet and conditions ideal for growing of fine tomato seeds. The demand for this grade of seed (Super Select) has grown, until now nearly every tomato grower is looking for and buying the best he can find. To meet this demand I am planting the finest possible selection of stock seeds saved from plots grown from line bred seeds and from this very finest of the product from the earliest fruits I am saving Super Select tomato seeds. You know an ounce under favorable conditions will produce nearly, if not quite, enough plants to set an acre, and that this Super Select seed only adds one or two dollars per thousand to the cost of the plants, compared to plant grown from ordinary seed as a gift. The tomatoes from which this seed was saved were ripening when the price of tomatoes was 20c to 25c per pound, from which you will see that only 20 to 30 pounds of tomatoes at that time would have been required to pay for th seed necessary to grow the plants to set an acre. I only offer this Super Select Tomato seed from three varieties. The price of each is as follows: (50c per pkt.) ($1.50 per oz.) ($5.00 per oz.) ($18.00 per ¼ lb.) ($70.00 per lb.) The varieties are as follows: Burrell's Super Select Bonny Best. Burrell's Super Select Early Jewell. Burrell's Super Select Earliana. Price-(50c per pkt.) ($1.50 per ¼ oz.) ($5.00 per oz.) ($18.00 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per lb.);. Postpaid by insured mail. My Special Bonny Best Tomatoes yielded 30 tons 839 pounds on one acre, which at canning factory prices of $12.00 per ton equaled $365.03 per acre at canning factory prices. My Special Earliana Tomatoes yielded 23 ton 350 pounds per acre or $278.10 per acre, from which you can readily see that the price of my Super Select seed is low even when compared with canning factory prices when the yield per acre is taken into consideration. How much more is it really worth when the early market for fine quality is considered? I hope every tomato grower who gets my catalog will plant some of this seed and compare results with the best they have been planting and write me what they were.
Early Avon Tomato
New extra early, scarlet fruited, nearly round, smooth, excellent quality. As early as Earliana and one of the heaviest yielders. After growing Early Avon I can recommend it to the market grower who makes his best money by being first on the market, also to the home gardens as it is one of the earliest and continues to produce fine fruits for a long time. Price-(10c per pkt.) (60c per ½ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($14.00 per lb.) ($12.50 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid.
New extra early, scarlet fruited, nearly round, smooth, excellent quality. As early as Earliana and one of the heaviest yielders. After growing Early Avon I can recommend it to the market grower who makes his best money by being first on the market, also to the home gardens as it is one of the earliest and continues to produce fine fruits for a long time. Price-(10c per pkt.) (60c per ½ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($14.00 per lb.) ($12.50 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid.
Gulf State Market Tomato
The introducers of Gulf State market has this to say: “Although this variety was developed primarily to meet the demands of tomato growers who ship to distant markets, its many excellent qualities make it also a very desirable sort for the home gardener or the grower for local markets. “It is earlier than any other good purple tomato. The vines are exceptionally robust, making the crop less susceptible to blight than other varieties, thus increasing the possibilities of a perfect stand in the field if weather or other conditions are unfavorable. “The fruits are almost true globe shaped and are entirely free from cracks or blemishes about the blossom end. Fruits on the same cluster ripen uniformly, making it an economical variety to pick. The fruits color a rich purplish pink clear to the stem after packing. “In our experimental trials in comparison with other varieties of its class we have found that it will outyield both in bulk and number of fruits any other shipping tomato. “In localities where this variety was grown last season it gave complete satisfaction, and from the many favorable reports we have had on it we believe it to be the best shipping tomato ever offered.” My crop was grown from seed from the introducer and the photo above is of some of these tomatoes I selected for seed. I recommend them to you either for extensive planting for market or for you home garden. I have the seed saved in two grades. Burrell's Special Gulf State Market from the Very Finest Fruits. Price-(10c per pkt.) (60c per ½ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($14.00 per lb.) ($12.50 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid. Standard Seed Gulf State Market-Price-(5c per pkt.) (50c per oz.) ($1.75 per ¼ lb.) ($6.00 per lb.) ($5.00 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid.
The introducers of Gulf State market has this to say: “Although this variety was developed primarily to meet the demands of tomato growers who ship to distant markets, its many excellent qualities make it also a very desirable sort for the home gardener or the grower for local markets. “It is earlier than any other good purple tomato. The vines are exceptionally robust, making the crop less susceptible to blight than other varieties, thus increasing the possibilities of a perfect stand in the field if weather or other conditions are unfavorable. “The fruits are almost true globe shaped and are entirely free from cracks or blemishes about the blossom end. Fruits on the same cluster ripen uniformly, making it an economical variety to pick. The fruits color a rich purplish pink clear to the stem after packing. “In our experimental trials in comparison with other varieties of its class we have found that it will outyield both in bulk and number of fruits any other shipping tomato. “In localities where this variety was grown last season it gave complete satisfaction, and from the many favorable reports we have had on it we believe it to be the best shipping tomato ever offered.” My crop was grown from seed from the introducer and the photo above is of some of these tomatoes I selected for seed. I recommend them to you either for extensive planting for market or for you home garden. I have the seed saved in two grades. Burrell's Special Gulf State Market from the Very Finest Fruits. Price-(10c per pkt.) (60c per ½ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($14.00 per lb.) ($12.50 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid. Standard Seed Gulf State Market-Price-(5c per pkt.) (50c per oz.) ($1.75 per ¼ lb.) ($6.00 per lb.) ($5.00 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid.
June Pink Tomato
This is an Extra Early Pink Tomato well known by market growers and in some sections planted very extensively for shipping. June Pink has the habits of Earliana as to earliness and plant growth, the plants being small and the set of fruits very heavy. The shape of the fruits is same as Earliana but the color pink instead of red and skin much tougher, which accounts for it being a good shipper. I sell June pink in hundred pound lots to customers in some of the leading southern tomato growing sections. My crop of this variety was very good this year and I have the seed to offer in two grades. Burrell's Select June Pink saved from crown fruits. Price-(10c per pkt.) (50c per oz.) ($1.85 per ¼ lb.) ($6.50 per lb.) ($6.25 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) ($6.00 per lb. In 100-lb. Lots) prepaid. Standard June Pink saved from good stock grown especially fro seed. Price-(5c per pkt.) (35c per oz.) ($1.00 per ¼ lb.) ($3.50 per lb.) ($3.25 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) ($3.00 per lb. In 100-lb. Lots) prepaid.
This is an Extra Early Pink Tomato well known by market growers and in some sections planted very extensively for shipping. June Pink has the habits of Earliana as to earliness and plant growth, the plants being small and the set of fruits very heavy. The shape of the fruits is same as Earliana but the color pink instead of red and skin much tougher, which accounts for it being a good shipper. I sell June pink in hundred pound lots to customers in some of the leading southern tomato growing sections. My crop of this variety was very good this year and I have the seed to offer in two grades. Burrell's Select June Pink saved from crown fruits. Price-(10c per pkt.) (50c per oz.) ($1.85 per ¼ lb.) ($6.50 per lb.) ($6.25 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) ($6.00 per lb. In 100-lb. Lots) prepaid. Standard June Pink saved from good stock grown especially fro seed. Price-(5c per pkt.) (35c per oz.) ($1.00 per ¼ lb.) ($3.50 per lb.) ($3.25 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) ($3.00 per lb. In 100-lb. Lots) prepaid.
Livingston's Globe Tomato
This is one of the finest market sorts. The fruits are large, and a good marketable size is retained throughout the season; always smooth, firm-fleshed and with few seeds; ripens evenly; color, a fine glossy rose, tinged with purple, and without the slightest hint of yellow at any stage of ripening. Fruit clusters spring from the main stem much closer together than in most sorts. It is a remarkably good keeper, none of the many varieties we grow surpassing it in this respect. In quality there is nothing more to be desired, being mild, pleasant and of delicate flavor, and the beautiful and attractive globe-shaped fruits will find ready sale. I sell large quantities of this seed to Southern growers. A large Florida grower wrote me that my Globe tomato seed gave better results than any other Globe tomato seed they could get and wanted more “just like we got last year.” Price-(10c per pkt.) (40c per oz.) ($1.50 per ¼ lb.) ($5.50 per lb.) (10 lbs., $5.00 per lb.) postpaid. (50 lbs. And up, $4.50 per lb.)
This is one of the finest market sorts. The fruits are large, and a good marketable size is retained throughout the season; always smooth, firm-fleshed and with few seeds; ripens evenly; color, a fine glossy rose, tinged with purple, and without the slightest hint of yellow at any stage of ripening. Fruit clusters spring from the main stem much closer together than in most sorts. It is a remarkably good keeper, none of the many varieties we grow surpassing it in this respect. In quality there is nothing more to be desired, being mild, pleasant and of delicate flavor, and the beautiful and attractive globe-shaped fruits will find ready sale. I sell large quantities of this seed to Southern growers. A large Florida grower wrote me that my Globe tomato seed gave better results than any other Globe tomato seed they could get and wanted more “just like we got last year.” Price-(10c per pkt.) (40c per oz.) ($1.50 per ¼ lb.) ($5.50 per lb.) (10 lbs., $5.00 per lb.) postpaid. (50 lbs. And up, $4.50 per lb.)
Market Gardener's Strain Beauty Tomato
This strain has been carefully selected for a number of years, until it is now far ahead of the seed of this variety usually offered. The photo above is of a basket of these tomatoes which won first premium at the Rocky Ford Fair. On the market 8-pound baskets of these sold readily at 50c per basket, when 20-pound baskets of ordinary tomatoes were selling at 75c per basket-nearly double the price of ordinary tomatoes. It pays to plant only the best. This seed was saved from tomatoes equal to those in the basket above. This strain is not offered through any other source. Those who secure a supply will be fortunate. Remember, an ounce of seed produces 2,500 to 3,000 plants, and at the price per ounce the cost compared with the crop is practically nothing. An excellent sort for home garden or shipping; hardy, strong grower, productive; fruits large, smooth and of excellent quality. Color a glossy crimson tinged with purple. Grows in clusters of four to six large fruits and retains its large size late in the season. The flesh is firm, skin tough, and it seldom rots or cracks after it rains. They can be picked as soon as there is a slight change in color from green, and ripen up nicely, look well and keep a long time after ripe. Price-(10c per pkt.) (50c per ½ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($14.00 per lb.) postpaid. I received one order for 100 pounds of this seed-$1,400.00. Hundreds of the leading tomato growers ordered from 1 ounce to 1 pound. An ounce of this seed may make your crop worth $100.00 more than ordinary seed.
This strain has been carefully selected for a number of years, until it is now far ahead of the seed of this variety usually offered. The photo above is of a basket of these tomatoes which won first premium at the Rocky Ford Fair. On the market 8-pound baskets of these sold readily at 50c per basket, when 20-pound baskets of ordinary tomatoes were selling at 75c per basket-nearly double the price of ordinary tomatoes. It pays to plant only the best. This seed was saved from tomatoes equal to those in the basket above. This strain is not offered through any other source. Those who secure a supply will be fortunate. Remember, an ounce of seed produces 2,500 to 3,000 plants, and at the price per ounce the cost compared with the crop is practically nothing. An excellent sort for home garden or shipping; hardy, strong grower, productive; fruits large, smooth and of excellent quality. Color a glossy crimson tinged with purple. Grows in clusters of four to six large fruits and retains its large size late in the season. The flesh is firm, skin tough, and it seldom rots or cracks after it rains. They can be picked as soon as there is a slight change in color from green, and ripen up nicely, look well and keep a long time after ripe. Price-(10c per pkt.) (50c per ½ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($14.00 per lb.) postpaid. I received one order for 100 pounds of this seed-$1,400.00. Hundreds of the leading tomato growers ordered from 1 ounce to 1 pound. An ounce of this seed may make your crop worth $100.00 more than ordinary seed.
Spark's Earliana Tomato
Burrell's Special Strain. This Extra Early, red tomato has been the source of large returns with many market tomato growers. The plants grow rather open and are loaded with fruits. Will grow best set about 31/2 feet apart each way, and by starting the plants early in hot beds you will have tomatoes about sixty days after setting out the plants. The bright red fruits are quite uniform in shape, good marketable size and very smooth for so early a sort. The habit of growth is such that the vines do not hide the fruits, making them less liable to sun-scald, as from the first they become accustomed to the direct rays, and also allowing them to be picked at small expense. They are borne in large clusters and the yield is heavy. This strain is far ahead of the Standard Earliana seed. One of the most critical seedsmen of the United States went over my field and wanted to purchase of this seed to introduce it as a novelty. He stated they were the finest Extra Early tomatoes he had ever seen, and were entitled to a distinct place because of their superior quality. If Extra Early tomatoes of the finest quality will make you money, or if you live in the North where it is difficult to get the tomatoes early enough to mature the crop, this is a sort you will like. One of my Iowa customers write: “I had ripe tomatoes two weeks earlier than any of my neighbors.” That would mean a good deal to you, wouldn't it? Price-(10c per pkt.) (30c per ¼ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per ½ lb.) ($13.50 per lb.). Prepaid large lots at one pound rate.
Burrell's Special Strain. This Extra Early, red tomato has been the source of large returns with many market tomato growers. The plants grow rather open and are loaded with fruits. Will grow best set about 31/2 feet apart each way, and by starting the plants early in hot beds you will have tomatoes about sixty days after setting out the plants. The bright red fruits are quite uniform in shape, good marketable size and very smooth for so early a sort. The habit of growth is such that the vines do not hide the fruits, making them less liable to sun-scald, as from the first they become accustomed to the direct rays, and also allowing them to be picked at small expense. They are borne in large clusters and the yield is heavy. This strain is far ahead of the Standard Earliana seed. One of the most critical seedsmen of the United States went over my field and wanted to purchase of this seed to introduce it as a novelty. He stated they were the finest Extra Early tomatoes he had ever seen, and were entitled to a distinct place because of their superior quality. If Extra Early tomatoes of the finest quality will make you money, or if you live in the North where it is difficult to get the tomatoes early enough to mature the crop, this is a sort you will like. One of my Iowa customers write: “I had ripe tomatoes two weeks earlier than any of my neighbors.” That would mean a good deal to you, wouldn't it? Price-(10c per pkt.) (30c per ¼ oz.) ($1.00 per oz.) ($3.75 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per ½ lb.) ($13.50 per lb.). Prepaid large lots at one pound rate.
Standard Tomato Seeds
This seed is saved from run of crop grown in an extensive way. It is good seed but can be supplied at low prices for above reason. Price of all following varieties-(5c per pkt.) (35c per oz.) ($1.00 per ¼ lb.) ($3.50 per lb.) ($3.25 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid. Wholesale price-($3.00 per lb. In 25-lb. Lots and up) not prepaid. Chalk's Early Jewel-Early, large, smooth, red. John Baer-Early, medium size, smooth, red. Earliana Sparks-Extra early, heaviest yielder, smooth, red. Livingston's Beauty-Excellent canner, large, purple, smooth. Early Acme-Early, smooth, medium size, pink. Dwarf Champion-Round, smooth, early, medium size, pink. New Stone-Large, late, excellent shipper, red. Matchless-Large, late, solid, smooth, red-main crop. Livingston's Perfection-Solid, round, smooth, red-main crop. Ponderosa-Very large, solid, deep purple, large vine. Yellow Plum-Plum shaped, yellow, fine for preserves. Price of above standard tomato seed-(5c per pkt.) (35c per oz.) ($1.00 per ¼ lb.) ($3.50 per lb.) ($3.25 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid. Wholesale price-(3.00 per lb. In 25-lb. Lots and up) not prepaid.
This seed is saved from run of crop grown in an extensive way. It is good seed but can be supplied at low prices for above reason. Price of all following varieties-(5c per pkt.) (35c per oz.) ($1.00 per ¼ lb.) ($3.50 per lb.) ($3.25 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid. Wholesale price-($3.00 per lb. In 25-lb. Lots and up) not prepaid. Chalk's Early Jewel-Early, large, smooth, red. John Baer-Early, medium size, smooth, red. Earliana Sparks-Extra early, heaviest yielder, smooth, red. Livingston's Beauty-Excellent canner, large, purple, smooth. Early Acme-Early, smooth, medium size, pink. Dwarf Champion-Round, smooth, early, medium size, pink. New Stone-Large, late, excellent shipper, red. Matchless-Large, late, solid, smooth, red-main crop. Livingston's Perfection-Solid, round, smooth, red-main crop. Ponderosa-Very large, solid, deep purple, large vine. Yellow Plum-Plum shaped, yellow, fine for preserves. Price of above standard tomato seed-(5c per pkt.) (35c per oz.) ($1.00 per ¼ lb.) ($3.50 per lb.) ($3.25 per lb. In 10-lb. Lots) prepaid. Wholesale price-(3.00 per lb. In 25-lb. Lots and up) not prepaid.
The New Hummer Tomato
This valuable variety was introduced in 1907 and sold by the originator at 1/2c per seed (20c per packet of 40 seeds). I secured a supply of this seed from him and grew my supply of seed under irrigation, where there is no better place to mature the best seed. From this start I selected the seed offered here. It was one of the best crops of tomatoes I have ever grown. The fruits are round, with practically no indentation at the stem, color bright red. Fruits solid, with but few seeds set near the ring. No green core; the fruits ripen all over and clear through. The center cuts solid, bright, red flesh of extra quality. Almost an extra early sort. Price-(10c per pkt.) (60c per oz.) ($2.00 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per lb.) postpaid.
This valuable variety was introduced in 1907 and sold by the originator at 1/2c per seed (20c per packet of 40 seeds). I secured a supply of this seed from him and grew my supply of seed under irrigation, where there is no better place to mature the best seed. From this start I selected the seed offered here. It was one of the best crops of tomatoes I have ever grown. The fruits are round, with practically no indentation at the stem, color bright red. Fruits solid, with but few seeds set near the ring. No green core; the fruits ripen all over and clear through. The center cuts solid, bright, red flesh of extra quality. Almost an extra early sort. Price-(10c per pkt.) (60c per oz.) ($2.00 per ¼ lb.) ($7.00 per lb.) postpaid.