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The Enormous Tomato. (8 to the yard.) 

This grand new, highly 
successful and already pop- 
ular tomato was shown in 
colors in my last annual 
catalogue. This year I have 
to describe it in black and 
white, which is difficult. It 
is hard to do justice to it 
with types and with pictures 
where only black ink is 
used. The color of Enor- 
mous is a red, but not a 
vivid red. It is a clear, deep 
red, without purple tint or 
Shading. It is an extremely 
handsome color. Last year 
Enormous made its bow to 
the public. It also made a 
record for itself,and again I 
claim, with more boldness 
than ever, that it is the larg- 
est ofall tomatoes, the hardi- 
est of all, the best keeper, the 
greatest shipper, the most 
productive and the hand- 
somest. A year ago I rated 
its size as “eight to the 
yard.” During 1899 it made 
@ new record, aS one of 
the pictures shows, which 
I reproduce from a photo- 
graph. It is a wonderful 
tomato. The name Enor- 
mous was adopted at the 
end of the season of 1898, 
having been suggested by 
W. K. Allee, Waverly, Va., 
J. H. Ford, Ravenna, Ohio, 
Mrs. H. D. Ayres, Monson, 
Mass., and E. W. Rex, Ma- 
lone, N. Y., to each of whom 
was paid an equal portion 
of the sum of $100, which I 
had offered as a premium 
for a suitable name for the 
great new tomato. The 
name was selected from the 
fact that it seemed to apply better to this 
wonderful tomato than any other among 
the thousands submitted. This tomato is 
the peer of any other variety on the mar- 
ket, in every point of excellence, and is 
bound to lead all other sorts. It is not 
early, but simply the best main crop to- 
mato ever put on the market, and 
whether grown in a private or market 
garden is sure to receive unstinted praise. 
It was orizinated, as the horticultural 
world alrealy knows, by Mr. Miesse, the 
famous Ohio tomato specialist, and is by 
him endorsed as a perfect fruit. The field 
tests of Enormous at my Briar Crest 
grounds during the season of 1899 were 
Satisfactory and significant. In actual 
comparison with many other sorts of to- 
matoes, Enormous was distinctly and 
emphatically in the lead. There was not 
a finer or better tomato among the trials, 
either in respect to vigor of plant, ap- 
pearance of fruit, productiveness or table 
quality. In the latter respect, Enormous 
was especially satisfactory, the flesh being 
thick and heavy with but few seeds. The TM We HI Ws Pi Pill 
fruit is remarkably solid and firm. In ( } \ f Mal H ri 
addition to the behavicr of Knormous in f Pas 
the comparative tests at Briar Crest, I 
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grounds at Detroit. The testimony in NENW f UNG 
favor of Enormous is very strong and 
convincing. Not only do the leading trial 
grounds endorse it, but the public freely 
bestows words of praise about its value 
and availability for money making pur- 
poses. Briar Crest, Fordhook and Detroit 
tell.only the same story that comes to me through letters from my | great size and fine color. Another praises its smoothness and its keep- 
customers. One correspondent says it was free from rot where others | ing qualities. And, finally, a trucker of long experience, after review- 
rotted. Another says that in size and flavor it was the leader. An-| ing its various attributes, says it is the best tomato he ever raised. 
other praises its ability to bear right up to the coming of heavy frosts. I have a sufficient stock of seeds of the Enormous on hand to supply 
Another alludes to its small seed product. Another dilates upon its | all prcbable demands, but for all that I would suggest early orders. 







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