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THE NEW IMPERIAL TOMATO. 



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-f- MAULE'S NEW IMPERIAL TOMATO, -f- 



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



a Perfect Tomato. Not quite as early as Maule's EarUest, 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. 



I claim and believe that this is the earliest Perfectly smooth tomato In 

 ciiltivatiou, 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 thronj-h 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 

 mistakeifthey do not include Maule's New Imperial Tomato in then- 

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

 time previous to mv 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- 



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

 every seed in 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, 1894. 



"In the season of 1889 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 seemCd 

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

 bein=- 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-dav I claim the New Imperial Tomato is the earliest, hand- 

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

 In mv trials of all the lending varieties so-called best and earliest, this 

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



It will be seen from the above this is a wonderful acquisition to this delicious 

 that in the New Imperial Tomato I am giving my friends the opportunity of securin 



contained 



" Mr. Halladay writes me under date of Nov. 16th, 1895. 



"Mv field of Maule's New Imperial Tomato this season 

 about Im plants. Owing to the late May frosts I did not P"t hem out 

 until after June 1st; the weather at that time being extreme^ h^ and 

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

 and potato bugs, but replaced them. Most of the iMants were on Nerj 

 ordinary land not heavily manured. I used about 200 pounds or 

 Bradlty^s (Tomplete Potato Manure to the acre; and 200 pounds of nitrate 

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

 but received good culture. We commenced picking ripe tomatoes in 



^uantl^^ fo^s^rjuly 22n<i: My enf^e flel< averting over U, bush- 

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

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

 Many P^oP^e^ ^f tomatoes ever seen. I have heard the^ remark man^ 

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

 .oured down around each hill. I have tested only one new -^arietj 

 ason for earliness. "Bond's Early Minnesota." The Imperial was 



y peopl 

 the finest field of tomatoes ever seen 

 times th 

 been po 



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a few davs ahead in ripening and the fr-.t .nore than twice as large and 

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

 the vines 60 days after they were ripe, uefore they commenced to deca.\ . 



I conscientiously believe 



,'egetable. In conclusion I wou.d say, k.. ,,i.,- 



uu,.,., .,. ..v^ani seed of the most perfect tomato known tr>day,emb! at in? 

 more go"od qualitfeTthan any other sortT and in size, shape and handsome appearance, surpassing anything heretofore put on the maiket. 

 PaeKET. 10 CE NTS; 0UNeE. 30 gERITS; QUaRTER P0UNO . ^.1.00: POUNO. S3.00 



TT i T-> -4. There is no safer way of sending monei/ through the mails 



rlOW to Kemit. than by Post Ojfflce Money Order. It is also well to rememher 

 that it costs only S cents now to^register a letter, where it formerly cost 10 <;^>>ts. I al- 



„ IvSys accept postage stamps same-^as cash. But no matter whether you remtt by Money 



" Order, Express Order, Bank Draft or liegistered Letter, I guarantee safe arnved of 

 all remittances made in this ivay, and on orders exceeding ^l.OJ the expense of send- 

 ing may b e deducted from the order. 



SCARLET KASHMYR TURNIP. 



"We were very agreeably surprised with this novelty undergoing test upon our 

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

 ingly earl v^and possessing many desirable qualities. In attracliv.ness it is unex- 

 celled; boto as to shape and color. We have always been dependent upon Extra 

 Farlv Milan for the elirliest turnips, but 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 n 

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

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



SCARLET KASH.MYk IlUMI'. 



