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"Prosperity Tomato" 



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



Prices: Pkt. 10c. 1/2 Oz. 45c. Oz. 75c. 2 Ozs. $1.50. 



1/2 Lb. $5.00. Lb. $10.00. Postpaid 



Wc didn't, want to name this New Early Red Tomato "PROSPERITY, 

 ou^-lily how good it was. 



l>iit we couldn't help it; no other name could tell so quickly and so thor- 



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

 advantages we instinctively thought of "PROSPERITY." 



Description: One of the earliest of all Tomatoes, a brilliant red, an enormous yielder, grown and developed from single plant selections (cover- 

 ing a period of ten years, filled full of strong, sturdy, healthy new blood. After having been tried by the Leading Market Gardeners and Largest 

 Shippers all over the United States and Canada for the las^t six years, it is today thought more of than ever before. 



"Prosperity" for a Money Maker 



On August 7, 1917. Mr. S. T. Boqers. nf Ilarfunl Co.. Md.. wrote: 

 "The 'Prosperily' Tomato lohich J ijrcw last season from the seed I bought of 

 you was a u^onder to the neighborhood, was very early and extremely prolifw. 

 It is the t)est and earliest Tomato I ever grew, and I wi.l grow no other for a 

 money maker." 



In Florida "Prosperity is a Fine Tomato" 



On .June 15, 1916, Mr. Lee Wells, of Gadsden C,j.. Fla., wrote: "Weath-r 

 coiidilions have Iteen unfaviiratile for plant growth until recently — verv drv 

 android. However, your ' Prosperity' Tomatoes made a satisfactory growth 

 and are now full of fruit, ripening with not a single specimen of plant wilt or 

 fruit rot. The 'Prosperity' is a fine Tomato; each fruit grows to a good size 

 and ripens evenly and thoroughly — that is, with no hard spots or green un- 

 riped sections, as some varieties do. " 



In Tennessee — The Earliest by 9 Days 



On Augu.it i, Mr. Oliver Coiran, Bedford Co., Tenn., iirote: "I write 

 to let you know that the 'Prosperity' Tomato seed which I bought of you this 

 Spring were 9 days earlier than several other very early varieties planted the 

 same day. IWo other seed was as early as your 'Prosperity.' although sown 

 the .same day and plants set out the same day. I am wellpleased with your 

 Tomato seed." 



The Wonder of Morgan County, Georgia 



On February 7 , Mr, ./. B. Atkinson, of Morgan Co., Ga., wrote: " The 

 ' Prosperity ' Tomato that I ordered from yon last year proved to he the wonder 

 of this place. Out of a small plot I produced a surprising large quantity of 

 the best Tomatoes that I have ever seen. There was no other variety anywhere 

 near them. The other seed ordered from you proved to be very fine and everv- 

 thing that you claimed for thrm." 



"Prosperity" Still Remains First 



On August .0, J917, Mr. G. A. Coleman. Proprietor Chestnut Grove 

 Gardens, of Albany Co.. IW. }'., wrote: "Bolgiano's 'Prosperity' Tomatoes 

 are normal this season, both in yield and quality, and still stands first among 

 curly varieties in my experience," 



Fruit Weighing One Pound in Canada 



On January 3, Mr. B. Norris Warrenlon, of Ontario, Canada, wrote: 

 "Your 'Prosperity' Tomato which I grew last yi-ar was the best Tomato that 

 I have ever grown. Extremely early and continuing right to the end of the 

 canning season, with many fruits scaling one pound in weight and a very 

 small proportion of seconds.^^ 



Nothing To Beat "Prosperity" 



On July ?/, 19ie, Mr. Frank If. Porter, of Cherokee Co.. Kansas, 

 wrote: "There is no Tomato that is better, none earlier, than thai Grand 

 Early Tomato, 'Prosperity.' Seed .sown the same day, same treatment through- 

 out, I have seen nothing to beat the 'Prosperity.'" 



In New Jersey — "Prosperity" Stands the Hard Knocks 



On October ?.9, Maurice A. Blake. Horticulturist of the New Jersey 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Nov Brunswick, N, J., wrote as follows: 

 " We had tiro extended periods of drought here this Summer, yet the ' Prosperity' 

 Tomato showed consideralde promise under test." 



In New York — Most Wonderful Tomato Ever Grown 



On February 16, Mr D. .A. Coleman, of Albany Co.,N. 'i'., wrote: "I 

 grew the 'Prosperity' Tomatoes last year. They are the greatest early To- 

 matoes ever grown. They were JO days earlier than the I. X. L. , side by side. 

 As for yield they are most ivonderful ever grown in this county. IVeighbors 

 from all over came to see them growing." 



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