VIII. ELLIOTT’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1893. 
SOME GOOD TOMATOES. 
Recently Introduced. 
The Puritan.—*‘ We believe that this variety possesses important 
advantages over any other, especially for marketing. In comparative tests 
it has shown not only a marked vigor of growth and productiveness over 
any of its competitors, but even during the past unfavorable season it has 
been entirely free from disease and ‘‘leaf curl.’’ It never cracks, and, 
being so very firm, and of that bright scarlet color which marketmen 
prefer, it has taken the lead since first offered in the Boston market.” 
Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.25. 
Stone Tomato.—‘‘ THE New STonE TomaTo ripens for main 
crop; is very large, and of bright scarlet color; very smooth, with occas- 
ionally a specimen very slightly octagon shaped ; ripening even!y to the 
stem without a crack ; exceedingly solid and firm fleshed (as its name indi- 
cates); is an excellent shipper ; quality the very best; fine for canning ; 
a good keeper; without hard core; not subject to rot; its appearance on 
market remarkably attractive ; a heavy variety ; its vines and foliage rank 
androbust, heavily loaded with very uniform specimens of fruit. For five 
years this Tomato has been subiected to the most careful testing, and 
we have found it to possess several superior qualities and distinct charac- 
teristics.” Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts., 14 lb., $1.25. 
Long-Keeper Tomato.—This new tomato originated with 
Mr. E. S. CARMAN, Editor of Zhe Rural New Yorker. Mr. Carman 
describes it as follows: ‘‘ About thirteen years ago I raised all the kinds 
: of Tomatoes popular at that time. Six of each were selected the same 
day, of apparently the same stage of maturity, and of a bright red color, as well as of the largest size and shapeliest «form. 
These were kept in a darkened room until all were more or less decayed. 
‘‘ From the last one to decay I selected seeds, which were planted the next year. Careful selections have been made every 
year since, ALWAYS WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THEIR LONG-KEEPING QUALITIES, uniformity in shape, earliness in ripen- 
ing, as well as the productiveness of the vines.” Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.25. 
Ponderosa.—This Monster Tomato, so largely advertised last year, is described by the introducers as follows: ‘“‘It 
is all solid meat, so free from seeds that we have had to pay our growers five times as much to raise seed of this as of the ordi- 
nary sorts. It isa very handsome variety, being uniformly large, smooth, of a dark rich crimson color, and a delicious sub-acid 
flavor. ‘To show the enormous size of this great Tomato, we would state that twelve specimens weighed 16% lbs., an average 
weight of 1 1b. 6 ozs, each, one monster tipping the scales at nearly four pounds.” 10cts. per packet; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. ; oz., $1.00. 
Thorburn’s Lemon Blush.—(New this year.) Flesh and skin light 
lemon color ; tinted rose; as large as the Acme; quality best ; season medium. 
Thorburn’s Terra Cotta.—(New this year.) Very distinct ; color pure 
terra cotta ; skin slightly downy ; early and enormously productive; very unique 
and valuable variety. 
Price of each of the above two, per packet (20 seeds), 25 cts. 
THE PURITAN. 
Improved Egyptian Beet.—The earliest Beet in cultivation. This 
variety was obtained by the late Josiah Crosby, a leading Boston market gardener, B 
as a result of repeated and careful selection, for a number of years, from the original B 
Egyptian Beet, and has been improved by careful selection, until now it is the first $= 
beet in the market, being from FOUR TO SIX DAYS EARLIER THAN ANY OTHER === 
VARIETY, and. in comparison with the old sort, it is better in form, being thicker 
and more even in growth, and excelling it in quality. Price, per packet, 5 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 40 cts., Ib., $1.25. 
Washington Market Turnip Beet. 
A strain of the popular blood turnip type, 
which is a great improvement over any 
other beet with which we are acquainted. 
In color of flesh it is a deep blood red. 
As a main crop variety we heartily recom- 
mend it. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., IMPROVED EGYPTIAN BEET. 
30 cts.; Ib., $1.00. 
Improved Long Scarlet Radish.—Far superior to any strain of long radish 
yet offered. Color light scarlet, regular in form, crisp and tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 
10 cts.; 14 Ib., 85 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
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