"Prosperity Tomato" 



The Wonder Among New Early Tomatoes That Has Attracted So Much Attention. 



310. We didn't want to name this New Early Red Tomato "PROSPERITY" but we couldn't help it, no othername could tell so quickly and so 

 thoroughly how good it was. 



"PROSPERITY" means Success, Good Fortune, Entire and Complete Satisfaction; finding a Tomato possessing all these qualifications aud 

 advantages we instinctively thought of "PROSPERITY" 



Description: — One of the earliest of all tomatoes, a brilliant red, an enormous j-ielder, grown and developed from single plant .selections covering 

 a period of five years, filled full of strong, sturdy, healthy, new blood — so good we have felt inclined to wait another year so as to accumulate a 

 larger stock of seed before offering it for sale — but here it is and the opportunity is yours while our limited supply of seed lasts. Price: Pkt. 25c, 

 Vi Oz. 60c. 1 Oz. $1.00. Vi tb. S3.00. l,b. $10.00. Postpaid. 



In New York— Most Wonderful Tomato Ever Grown. 



Oti February 16, 1913, Mr. D. A. Coleman, of Albany Co.,N. Y., •writes: 

 '* I £re7v the ' P)^osperity^ Totnatoes iast year. Xliey are the greatest early 

 tomatoes ever grown. TJiey ivere 10 days earlier than tli£ I J^ L side by 

 side. As for yield they are most wondeiful ever zrow7i in this couuty. 

 Neighbors fro77i all over came to see ihem growing."' 



In Florida— Results Were Wonderful. 



On January 1 . 1913 , Mr. J. E. Gammon, of Jackson Co., Florida, writes: 

 *^ The enclosed orde7' is 7nade upfiom jou7- 1912 catalogue handed 7ne by 

 Mr. W. H. Taylor, who gave tne a fe-,v of your ' Piospe7-ity'' Tomato seeds 

 last year. The resjilts weJ'e wo?idetfi{l. I sold, besides usi7jg all I could 

 on the table three iii7ies a day , $26.00 U'07ih from two ffows abou^SS yards 



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In Delaware — Produced Three Pecks to the Hill. 



On November 3, 1913, Mr. Gore Ennis, of Kent Co., Delawa7-e, W7-ites: 

 "In 7ega7'd to our c7-op of ' Prosperity' Tomato: this variety was far aliead 

 of any variety that I have ez'er grown on account of their foliage being so 

 thick, which kept the sun from the tomato. Without any exaggeratioti I 

 can say I picked a 3-peck basket fro7>t 07ie hill." 



In Tennessee — The Eiu'liest by 9 Days. 



On August 1.1912, M.r. Oliver Co~iuan , Shelbyville, Tenji., writes: "/ 

 write to let you know tWat the 'Prosperity' Tomato seed which I bought of 

 you this Sp7-t7ig were 9 u -.ys earlier tha/i several other very eat'ly varieties 

 planted the saTne day. JVo other seed was as eaj-ly as your 'Prosperity' 

 although sown sa/ne day and plants set out the sa7/ie day. I a;« well 

 pleased with your To7/iato Seed.'' 



In New Hampshire The Very Best Tomato He Ever Planted. 



^On fanuary 27, 1913, Mr. D. M. Gillivray, of Nc-wport, N. H., writes: 

 The Rolgiano ' Prosperilv' Tomato that I g>e-w last year was the very best 

 lotnato T ejier planted. They were beatitifulty shaped, ripened up to the 

 slfiii, all at one time, good solid tomato and of excellent Quality." 



Iln Connecticut— Praise for "Prosperity" Tomato. 



On October 31, 1912, E. H. Jenkins, PM., Director of the Co7inecticut 

 Agrictiltvral Experii7ie)it Station, New Haven, Conn., -.vrites asfollows: 

 "We tested tlie 'Prosperity' Tomato this year and have nothing but pra ise 

 to say for it. It is of e.rcellent quality, a somewhat better yielder than the 

 My Maryla7id a/td considerably ea7-lier." 



In Oklahoma— Can't Garden Without It 



Oti January 23. 1913, Mr. H. C. Kennedy, Enid, Oklalwma, W7-iies as 

 follows:" We can't garden without the ' Pz-osperity' To7/iato. It is the 

 7/iost prolific to/nato I ever saw, and is about tlie 07ily va7-iety worth plant- 

 ing in Oklaho7/ia." 



In New Jersey — "Prosperity" Stands the Hard Knocks. 



On October 29, 1912, Majirice A Tiake, Tfarligulluristofllie Ne7U Je7sey 

 AgT^ultural E.rperiment Station. New B>-unsuick, N. J., writes as fol- 

 lows: " We had two extended periods of di-ought here th is Su77i7?ier, yet the 

 'Prosperity' Tomato showed co/iside7 able p7-077iise,under test," 



In Georgia — Considerably Above the Average. 



On Nove7>ibcr 2, 1912, H, P. Sluckry, HorlicullurisI . Georgia Experi- 

 me7it Station, E.rperi77ient, Ga., <c>iles as follows: "We grezv ihe'P/os- 

 pe7-ity' To7nato among about twenty-five other varieties. While the season 

 was unfavoiable, it 'was considerably above the aberage. 1 aw 7vcll fileassd 

 with it so far and T thinkfurlher test will show it to be a good vaT-iety. It 

 was early ripen ing. the first ripebei7tg Ju7ie 7th. T/ie average dia77ieter of 

 the fruit was 2;s inches." 



In Michigan— Vigorous and Produdive. 



On October 31. 1912, p-of. Geo. W. Hood, of the Michigan Agricjiltural 

 College, Depart7nent of Horticulture, East Lansing, Michiga7i, writes as 



follows: "The 'Prosperity' ToTnato plants grew well, are vigorous and 

 productive. The f7-uits ivete Tnedium sized and, taking it as a whole, gives 



fair chance of being a success under Michigan conditions." 



