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NEW TOMATO, 



"csijvisori 



cushion. " 



When we introduced the Pon- 

 derosa, we hazarded the opinion 

 that that famous variety was 

 the forerunner of a new race of 

 Tomatoes thatwould eventually 

 displace the seedy, strongly 

 acid sorts in] general cultiva- 

 tion, and the advent of this 

 splendid variety verifies this 

 prediction. The "Crimson 

 Cushion," as will be noticed by 

 the cut, is not so long as the 

 Ponderosa, but is much thicker 

 through from stem to " blossom 

 end," in fact, so marked is this 

 characteristic, that it is fre- 

 quently 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 almost seedless, requiring from 10 to 12 bushels of ripe fruit to produce one pound of seed, 

 pound of seed is realized from 3 bushels of ordinary Tomatoes. These figures tell better than any description the " seedless 

 of this grand variety. The flesh is firm and "meaty," and of superb quality. It is enormously prolific and wonderfully early 

 a Tomato. With us last season it ripened at the same time as the Perfection. (See cut.) 25 cts. per pkt., 5 pkts. for SI. 00. 



NEW TOMATO, " CBIMSON CUSHION. 



whereas a 

 " character 

 for so large 



•fc Henderson's Delieata Squash.^ 



The ground color of this beautiful variety is orange yellow, splashed and striped with very 

 dark green. The quality is splendid, being rich and dry, similar in this respect to the -well- 

 known Fordhook Squash. The Delieata is the earliest of any vine Squash that we have ever 

 tested, and is so prolific that last season, from twelve hills of two plants each, 353 perfect 

 Squashes were gathered. Although of small size, this variety is wonderfully solid ana heavy, 

 the seed cavities being very small. For private use, particularly, we can recommend this 

 Squash, as it far surpasses in richness of flavor any of the large, old-fashioned sorts. In our 

 trial grounds last season, we probably had 100 varieties and stocks of Squashes under test, but 

 of all this number not one produced as many Squashes as the Delieata. As before stated, the 



great distinctive feature of this Squash 

 is its extreme earliness; it matures 

 about the same time as the Summer 

 Squashes, and for early use will doubt- 

 less supplant this watery, tasteless 

 class, while its extreme solidity ren- 

 ders it fully as good a keeper as any of 

 the winter varieties. The Delieata is 

 an "all season" Squash in a remark- 

 able degree. We can highly recom- 

 mend it. (See cut.) 10c. per pkt., 12 

 pkts. for SI. 00. 



HENDEnBON's DELICATA SQUASH, 



Copyrighted 1S93, by Peter Henderson & Co. 



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