“Beefsteak”’ Tomatoes. 
The latest production of the new, almost seedless 
The Crimson-Scarlet Brother of ‘**Ponderosa.”’ 
grown. 
end.’’-—JOHN L. BOARDMAN, Macon, Ga. 
The Superlative Merits of ‘‘ Crimson Cushion’’ are: 
The EARLIEST LARGE Tomato. A continuous and late fruiter. 
Of immense size and as smooth as an apple. 
Ripens thoroughly all over, the stem end coloring as well. 
Almost seedless and as solid as beefsteak. Prodigious bearer. 
vicinity. 
IT never saw their equal. 
“T have been raising your ‘ Crimson Cushion’ Tomato this season, and 
think them by far the finest tomato for all purposes that I have ever 
I weighed two last week that weighed 1\% lbs. each, and meas- 
ured 17% inches in circumference and 5% inches across bottom of bloom- 
“ Our ‘Crimson Cushion’ Tomatoes are the best tomatoes in this 
Every other variety has black spots. 
had ‘Crimson Cushion’ from you.’’—C. H. HARRISON, Suydam, N. Y. 
“ The‘ Crimson Cushion’ Tomatoes are good enough for me. 
I shall plant only these this year. 
praises whenever opportunity offers.’-—GEORGE L. TAaytLor, Hamlet, Ill. 
It is fortunate that I 
In fact, 
I sing their 
HEN we introduced the Ponderosa, we hazarded the opinion that that famous variety was the forerunner of anew race of Toma- 
toes that would eventually displace the seedy, strongly acid sorts in general cultivation, and the advent of this splendid variety 
verifies this prediction. The ‘Crimson Cushion” is more symmetrical in shape than the Ponderosa, and is much thicker through 
from stem to “blossom end”; in fact, so marked is this characteristic that it is frequently almost round. ‘The color is brilliant scarlet- 
crimson, untinged with purple, and ripens up almost completely to 
the stem. The ‘Crimson Cushion,” like the Ponderosa, is al- 
most seedless, requiring from 10 to 12 bushels of ripe fruit 
to produce one pound of seed, whereas a pound of seed 
is realized from 3 bushels of ordinary Tomatoes. 
These figures tell betterthanany description the 
‘“‘seedless” character of this grand variety. The 
flesh is firm and ‘‘meaty” and of superb quality. 
It is enormously prolific and early for so 
large a Tomato. (See cut.) Price, 10c. 
pkt., 60c. oz., $2.00 14 lb. 
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. The Best Extra Early Tomato in Existence. 
Smooth and round, Remarkably prolific and 
brilliant scarlet. CONTINUOUS bearer. 
Is the best Extra Harly tomato in existence, as early as the 
earliest tomato grown, and unqualifiedly superior in other re- 
spects. Its value lies not only in the actual time of ripening its 
first fruit, but that such enormous quantities of fruit can be 
gathered while all other so-called ‘‘ Earliest” are ripening only 
afew. The fruits are of good size, perfectly round, and re- 
markably handsome, smooth as glass, and of brilliant scarlet. 
The fiesh is remarkably solid, having but few seeds. The 
flavor is perfect, absolutely free from any acidity. The fruits 
are borne in large clusters, in phenomenal abundance and con- 
tinuously, from the middle of July (in this latitude) until killed 
by frost. We highly recommend it, not only for its extreme 
and bountiful earliness, but as a good, all-season variety. Fine 
fruits can be picked from it in the fall, long after other varieties 
have ceased bearing. (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 40c. oz., 
$1.25 14 lb., $4.00 lb. 
FREEDOM TOMATO. 
CRIMSON 
CUSHION 
TOMATO. 
“7 had ripe fruitsof your new 
tomato, Freedom, the 16th of 
July, which is early for this cli- 
mate. The samevines are still 
bearing (Sept. 8th, 1900), and 
will do so until frost, new fruits 
coming on all the time. My 
neighbors think it wonderful, 
as they did not haveripe toma- 
toes until the second week in 
August.’’—Mrs. M. A. SMITH, 
White House, N. J. 
“T feel that it is due you to 
add a testimonial upon the 
merits ef your splendid toma- 
to, Freedom. They are superb 
in every respect and, although 
a very dry season here, I grew 
them to great perfection, some 
of the plants being over eight 
feethigh. Wehavehadalready 
three frosts, but the plants are 
still green and we are eujoying 
ripe tomatoes still, and good 
ones they are.’’—S.S. PEGRAM, 
South Point, N. C. 
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INCLUDING METHOD OF RAISING THE ‘‘BIG FELLOWS.”’ 
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