•f- MAULE'S NEW IMPEiSaL f OMATO. ?" 



The peer of e,vzty known variety, early or late, embracing in itself Earliness, Form, Solidity, and every desirable quality that goes to make 



a Perfect Tomato, Not quite as early as Maule's Earliest, but as large and smooth as Ignotum or Matchless, and as solid as 



Turner Hybrid, So many good qualities never before embraced in a single variety. The best tomato for 



the South, the best for the North, none better for the East or West, 



1 claim and believe that this is the earliest perfectly smooth tomato in 

 cultivation, and that it will produce more and better fruit than any 

 variety known. It not only produces the earliest, but it will hold out 

 all through the season until killed by frost. It also proves to be the 

 longest keeper. My field of these tomatoes has been the wonder of all 

 who have seen it, and with good reason, for I believe that there never 

 were so many tomatoes ever grown before on the same amount of 



Every market or private gardener will surely make a tremendous 

 mislakeif they do not include Maule's Xew Imperial Tomato in their 

 order this season. My attention was called to this variety for some 

 time previous to my introducing it, samples having been sent out to 

 seedsmen around the country generally for trial on the various trial 

 grounds. From the very first it was recognized as a great improve- 

 ment, and admitted by naany to be decidedly the best early they had 

 ever seen. Not only myself, but every one who tried it was especially 

 impressed with the superior merits of the New Imperial so much, that 

 I flually made arrangements at a tremendous price for the purchase of 

 every seed iu the originator's (Mr. Halladay) possession. In describing 

 it I cannot do better than quote from a letter received from Mr. A. A. 

 Halladay, Bellows Falls, Vermont, dated Oct. 1st, 1H94. 



" In the season of 18S9 I found among my Dwarf Champion Tomato 

 plants (the seed for which I saved myself) one plant that was entirely 

 distinct from that variety. I kept it separate from the others, and was 

 surprised to find perfectly ripe fruit on this plant several days before 

 the ripe specimens appeared on the Champions or Early Ruby plants 

 that were planted on the same day. The fruit on this new plant seemed 

 entirely different and far superior to any I had previously seen. It 

 being perfectly smooth, ripened evenly to the stem, and in color between 

 the Champion and Beauty. It was also the most productive Tomato I 

 had ever seen. I saved the seed from one tomato only that season, and 

 have since by careful selection of the stock seed improved it each sea- 

 son, until to-day I claim the Xew Imperial Tomato is the earliest, hand- 

 somest, smoothest, most solid and m©st productive tomato in the world. 

 In my trials of all the leading varieties so-called best and earliest, this 

 new tomato has always come out ahead from 10 to 22 days in ripening. 



ground." 



Mr. Halladay writes me under date of Nov. I6th, 1895. 



"My field of Maule's New Imperial Tomato this season contained 

 about 4,500 plants. Owing to the late May frosts I did not put them out 

 until after June 1st; the weather at that time being extremely hot and 

 dry; and I lost some plants from this cause, and more by cut worms 

 and potato bugs, but replaced them. Most of the plants were on very 

 ordinary laud not heavily manured. I used about 200 pounds of 

 Bradley's Complete Potato Manure to the acre; and 200 pounds of nitrate 

 of soda' on the three acres. The plants were not trimmed or racked up, 

 but received good culture. 'We commenced picking ripe tomatoes in 

 quantities for seed, July 22nd. My entire field averaging over 1?._; bush- 

 els to a plant of perfectly ripe fruit; large in size and fine in shape. 

 Many people came long distances to see them, and all pronounced it 

 the finest field of tomatoes ever seen. I have heard the remark many 

 times this season, that it looked as though a bushel of tomatoes liad 

 bean poured down around each hill. I have tested only one new variety 

 this season for earliuess, "Bond's Early Minnesota." The Imperial was 

 a few days ahead in ripening and the fruit more than twice as large and 

 more than twice as productive. I have kept the Imperial tomatoes on 

 the vines GO days after they were ripe, before they commenced to decay." 



It will be seen from the above this is a wonderful acquisition to this delicious vegetable. In conclusion I would say, I conscientiously believe 

 that in the New Imperial Tomato I am giving my friends the opportunity of securing seed of the most perfect tomato known to-day, embracing 

 more good qualities than anj- other sort, and in size, shape and handsome appearance, surpassing anything heretofore put on the market. 

 PaeKET. 15 GTS; HflLF 0DXeE. 30 BTS.; 0UXeE, 50 GTS.; QUaRTER P0UIVO^ $1.5C; POUND $5.00. 



■LJ_,„, i.-, Doi-Mff There is no safvr way of sending money t)ironoh the mails 

 r^OW lU rS.cHlll» than by Post Office Money Oriler. It is also well' to remember 

 that it costs only b cents now to register a letter, where it formerly cost 10 cents. I al- 

 ways accept postage stamps savie as cash. But no matter whether you remit by Money 

 Order, Express Order, Bank Draft or Jiegistcred Letter, I guarantee safe arrival of 

 all remittances made in this icay, and on orders exceeding $1.00 the expense of send- 

 ing may be deducted from the order. 



SCARLET KASHMYR TURNIP. 



We were \ ery agreeably surprised with this novelty undeiiroing test upon our 

 trial grounds at Briar Crest. It is an exceptionally good variety, being exceed- 

 ingly early, and possessing many desirable qualities. In attractiveness it is unex- 

 celled, both as to shape and color. We have always been dependent upon Extra 

 Early Milan for the earliest turnips, hut the Scarlet Kashmyr is even earlier than 

 this by at least three to four days. It is handsome in appearance, being a rich, 

 deep scarlet, shading down to a beautiful rose. The flesh is sparkling clear white, 

 fine grained, crisp and tender. In size it rarely grows to exceed three inches in 

 diameter; leaves are few, small and strap-leaved, shape is well shown in the il- 

 lustration herewith. Packet, 10 cts,; ounce, 20 cts.; 14 lb., 50 cts. 



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SCARLET KASHMYR 1 LRMP. 



