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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHII^ADELPHIA 



Photograph of a single plant of sparks' earliaka tomato, showing its wonderful productiveness. 



Tomatoes Ever Offered ^PARIvS ErARLlANA 



THE EARLIEST LARGE 

 TOMATO IN THE WORLD 



Very early tomatoes have of late years been guch a profitable crop that almost every grower in 

 Southern New Jersey boasts, with more or less justice, that he lias the earliest tomato. We have for 

 years watched with a good deal of interest the first shipments to reach Philadelphia markets, and wei'e 



not a little surprised to find, 

 three years ago, a new variety 

 from ]Mr. Geo. C. Sparks in 

 market fully two weeks ahead 

 of all others. We immediately 

 arranged with Mr. Sparks to 

 save us some selected seed, 

 paying him what was probably 

 the highest price ever paid to a 

 grower for the control of a new 

 tomato, and which we dis- 

 tributed in a small way among 

 our customers. Nothing we 

 have ever introduced has 

 brought us so many strong tes- 

 timonials, a few samples of 

 which we publish on the oppo- 

 site page. This tomato is not 

 only remarkable for its earli- 

 ness, but for its very large, 

 uniform size, handsome shape, 

 beautiful red color and wonder- 

 ful productiveness, standing un- 

 equaled and alone in this re- 

 spect. Its solidity, fine size 

 and quality are unsurpassed. 



Seed crop very short. To be sure of genuine seed, grown direct from stock seed selected by Mr. 

 Sparks, the originator, order direct from the introducers. Pkt., 20c. ; oz., ^1.00; 4 ozs. for $3.50. 



A single cluster of spaeks' eaeliana taken from our field. 



