84 THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1906 
CULTURE.—Sow seed in a box or hot-bed and transplant at least once to get strong roots. When danger of frost if |p 
P over set in open ground, three to five feet apart each way, and cultivate thoroughly. An ounce of seed will produce ft 
about 3,500 plants ; enough for an acre. j 
The Enormous Tomato, bred by Mr. hhe Enormous Lomato 
Miesse, was first introduced to the 
public in my catalogue for 1899, hay- 
ing been sent out the previous year 
in packets for trial, under the name 
“‘Kight to the Yard.”’ It was a great 
success. Originally 8 to the yerd, in 
1899 a number of tomatoes were 
raised 7 to the yard, while Mr. 
Edward S. Smith, Groveport, O., 
reported in 1901 6 to the yard. Enor- 
mous, however, was not bred merely 
for large size. I also claim it is the 
best all around, main crop tomato on 
the market, and only surpassed for 
shipping purposes by the ‘‘Success.’’ 
The name was selected from the fact 
that it seemed to apply better to this 
wonderful tomato than any other. 
The actual field tests of Enormous 
wherever made have always been 
satisfactory and highly significant. 
In comparative trials with other sorts, 
under ordinary conditions, Enormous 
has made a record for both quality 
and quantity, while the beauty of the 
fruit makes it an easy and quick 
seller in all markets. The fruit is 
remarkably solid and firm; flesh is 
thick and heavy and there are but 
few seeds. In color, Enormous is a 
clean, deep red with no purple tint or 
shading. Everybody is pleased with 
it, both for domestic and shipping pur- | 
poses. At Briar Crest for 6 years it has excited the admiration | were sd pleased with it. Another writes for canning purposes 
of all visitors. One correspondent says it was free from rot where it is unsurpassed by any other known sort. And, finally, 
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others rotted. Another says that in size and flavor it was the | truckers of long experience, after reviewing its various attri-| 
leader. Another praises its ability to bear right up to the| butes, say it is the best tomato they ever raised. Enormous is} 
coming of heavy frosts. Another alludes to its small seed pro-|now universally recognized as a standard main crop red) 
duct. Another dilates upon its great size and fine color. | tomato, of great size and productive ability, and of the highest} 
Another praises its smoothness and its keeping qualities. An-|amateur and commercial quality. No American garden is} 
other reports double prices for all he could raise, his customers | up-to-date until Enormous Tomato has a place in it. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 40 cents; quarter pound, $1.25; poumd, $4.00. 
New Imperial is a sport or hybrid from that celebrated early variety, | ripe fruit per plant. Itnot only bears early but produces fruit until frost | 
the Dwarf Champion, but matures sooner. It is later than Maule’s Mr. A. A. Halladay, of Bellows Falls, Vermont, says it is ‘‘the earliest - 
Earliest, but of superior appearance and table quality. It is as large | handsomest, smoothest, most solid and most productive tomato.” i | 
and smooth as Ignotum or Matchless, and as solid as Turner Hybrid. Imperial is no longer an experiment, but a recognized sort of estab) 
New Imperial! in color-is between pink-purple and a glossy crimson. | lished merit. Jt has proved its adaptability to all sections of the, 
The flavor is of the best. It ripens evenly to the stem, and is highly | country, and is now a standard and satisfactory tomato in all respects | 
productive, the yield under field culture having reached 14 bushels of| Packet, 10 cts.; owmce, 35 cts.; 14 pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50. 
