PETER HENDERSON & CO -VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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German, Liebesapfel. 

 French, Tomate. 

 Spanish, Tomate. 



Sow in a hotbed, 

 green-house, or win- 

 do w in a sitting-room, 

 where night tempera- 

 ture is not less than 

 60 degrees, about the 

 first week in March, 

 in drills five inches 

 apartandhalf an inch 

 deep. When the plants 

 are about two inches 

 high they should be 

 set out in boxes three 

 inches deep, four or 

 five inches apart, in 

 Same temperature, or 

 removed into small 

 pots, allowing a single 

 plant to a pot. They 

 are sometimes trans- 

 planted a second time 

 into larger pots, by 

 which process the 

 plants are rendered 

 more sturdy and 

 branching. About the 

 middle of May, in this 

 latitude, the plants 

 may be set in the 

 open ground. They 

 are planted for early 

 crops on light, sandy 

 foil, at a distance of 

 three feet apart, in 

 hills in which a good 

 shovelful of rotted 

 manure has been 

 mixed. On heavy 



soils, which are not suited for an early crop, they should be planted four feet apart. 

 Water freely at the time of transplanting, and shelter from the sun a few days 

 until the plants are established. 



1 os. for 1,500 plants; % lb. (to transplant) for an acre. 

 If by mail in quantities of % lb. and upward, postage must be added at 



the rate of 8 cents per lb. 

 THE SHAH. (New Golden Tomato.) "The Shah" is a sport 

 from the celebrated " Mikado," which we introduced four 

 years ago, with which it is identical in every respect, except in 

 color, which is a dark, waxy yellow, having the same dis- 

 tinct foliage, the same enormous size, solidity and productive- 

 ness. Alternate slices of red and golden tomatoes make one 

 of the most ornamental dishes that can be put upon a table. 

 (See cut.) Price, 15c. pfc£; 40c. oz. ; SI. 50 i£ lb. ; $5.00 lb. 

 THE LORILLARD. This is a forcing variety. It is said to be very 

 early, very prolific, and possesses peculiar rot-resisting proper- 

 ties, while its extreme solidity and handsome appearance will 

 commend it alike to shippers and market gardeners. Price, 

 15 cts. per pkt. ; 40 cts. oz. ; $1.50 per % lb. ; S5.00 per lb. 

 VOLUNTEER. One of the most valuable new varieties. It 

 is of large size, very smooth, and without any hard core or 

 centre. The color is the most desirable that can be had in a 

 Tomato — that is, a dark rich shade of scarlet crimson. Very 



early and an abundant 

 bearer. A grand sort for 

 either family or market 

 use. Price, 15 cts. per 

 pkt. ; 40 cts. per oz. ; SI. 50 

 per y A lb. ; $5.00 lb. 



BEAUTY (Livingston's). 

 A handsome and medium 

 sized smooth Tomato. It 

 grows in clusters, is a 

 good yielder, continuing 

 late in the season. It 

 ripens with the Acme and 

 Perfection. It is a good 

 sort for shipping on ac- 

 count of its solidity and 

 toughness of skin. Price, 

 10 cts. per pkt. ; 30 cts. 

 per oz. ; SI. 00 per J^ lb. ; 

 $3.50 lb. 



PEACH TOMATO. 



THE MIKADO. The largest early variety in cultivation. We 

 named and introduced the Mikado Tomato in 1886, and seldom 

 has any novelty in so short a time created such a furore in 

 gardening circles ; certainly no more distinct or valuable 

 Tomato has ever been introduced. One of the most remarka- 

 ble features about this variety is the fact that, notwithstanding 

 that it produces perhaps the largest fruit of any sort in culti- 

 vation, it is at the same time one of the very earliest to ripen ; 

 the cut we show being not more than one-half the average size. 

 The Tomatoes are produced in immense clusters, are perfectly 

 solid, generally smooth, but sometimes irregular. Has all the 

 solidity that characterizes the Trophy. The color is purplish 

 red. It is not unusual for single fruits of this variety to 

 weigh from 1 to lj^ lbs. each. The foliage shows the distinctive- 

 ness of the variety, for it is whole or entire, while in all other 

 varieties the leaves are cut or serrated. (See cut.) Price, 

 15 cts. per pkt.; 8 pkts. for SI. 00; 40 cts. per oz. ; $1.25 per 

 % lb. ; $4.00 per lb. 



PEACH. This is one of the most distinct Tomatoes ever intro- 

 duced. The fruit is of uniform size, and resembles a peach in 

 shape, size and color, which is a deep rose and orange amber 

 beautifully blended, and covered with a delicate bloom 

 like, a peach. It is without a rival for eating from the hand, 

 the flesh being of a rich and most delicious flavor. The skin 

 is very thin, and can be peeled off like that of a peach. The 

 entire fruit is tender and free from core, even around the stem. 

 (See cut.) 15 cts. per pkt. ; 75 cts. per oz. ; $2.00 per 14 lb. ; 

 $6.00 per lb. 



CARDINAL. Color brilliant cardinal red when ripe, appearing 

 as if varnished ; flesh of almost as bright a color. In shape 

 almost round, solid, and with very few seeds. Price, 5 cts. 

 per pkt. ; 25 cts. per oz. ; 80 cts. per 34 lD - > $3.00 per lb- ■ 



THE TROPHY. An old and popular favorite, unsurpassed in 

 size, flavor and productiveness. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 80 

 cts. 34 lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



TROPHY, EXTRA SELECTED. Saved only from specimens of 

 perfect form, ipeighing from 16 to 24 ounces. 15 cts. pkt. ; 40 cts. 

 oz. ; $1.25 i 4 lb ; S4.00 lb. 



FAVORITE (Livingston's). One of the largest and most perfect 

 shaped varieties. Ripens evenly and early, and holds its size 

 to the end of the season. It is very prolific, has few seeds, 

 solid flesh, and bears shipping long distances. Price, 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 80 cts. % lb. ; $3.00 lb. 



I may mention that at the Autumn show of the Christchurch Horticultural Society 

 Tomatoes, eleven varieties, all from plants grown from your seed.— W. H. La whence, 



I took first prize with Mikado, second with Paragon and first for collection of 

 Richmond, Christchurch, Va. 



