PETER HENDERSON & CO -VEGETABLE SEED NOVELTIES. 



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New Tomato — The Mikado. 



A New Variety, 

 Of Immense Size, Perfect Solidity, and Unsurpassed Quality. 



In spite of the fact that the public are inundated every season with many "new" Tomatoes, we have no hesitation 

 in introducing our new variety, The Mikado, because it is of an altogether different character from the varieties introduced 

 In late years, every one of which, with hardly an exception, appearing as if cast in the same mould. The Mikado differs 

 "from all others in its immense size — in fact, large as the accompanying illustration seems, it does not exaggerate the 

 .size of the Tomatoes, which are produced in immense clusters, and are perfectly solid. The color is purplish red, like that 

 of the Acme, while it has all the solidity that characterizes the Trophy. It is not unusual for single fruits of this variety 

 to weigh from one pound to one and a half pounds each. Whether for slicing or for cooking purposes the quality is most 

 ■excellent. The foliage of the Mikado Tomato alone will show the distinctiveness of the variety, for it is different from that 

 •of any other that has come under our observation. 



25 cts. per pkt.; 5 packets for $1.00; $2.00 per oz. 



This is the popular name of a fruit naturalized in Jamaica, West Indies. The plant is of shrubby habit, growing 

 rflve or six feet high, the leaves large, often a foot long. The fragrant flowers are of a pale flesh color, with yellow 

 stamens, followed by fruit the shape and size of an egg, which at first is of a purple tint, gradually assuming a warm 

 reddish color as it ripens. Even in Jamaica it is not generally known, but Mr. Morris, Director of Public Gardens in 

 that island, who calls attention to the plant, says that it should be largely cultivated, as it answers in every respect the 

 ■purposes for which the ordinary tomato is esteemed. Plants are easily raised from seed which come into bearing in two 

 years. If the fruit is allowed to ripen on the plants it may be eaten raw, when it has a gooseberry-like flavor. If the 

 skin is removed, and the fruit (without the seeds) stewed with sugar, it resembles apricot, but with a slight subacid flavor 

 that is very refreshing. 



25 cts. per pkt. ; 5 pits, for $1.00. 



Norwich, Ct., April 10th, 1885. 

 1 .tested your First of All Peas last year with Daniel O'Rourke.Rural New Yorker, and one other variety which I cannot remember at 

 *his instant. You»-s was far superior to all of them in every respect. It is not only the first of all, but in my estimation the best of all. 



ROBERT REVELL. 



