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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



TOMATO. 



Ger. Leibcsapfel. Fr. Tomate. 

 One oz. will produce about l,tiOO plants. 

 Sow in hot-bed in March or April, or for want 

 of hot-bed, in window-pots or boxes, or in a 

 warm border on the south side of a fence by the 

 last of April or first of May. Thin to 3 or 4 inches 

 to keep them low and stoclcy, and when frosts 

 are no longer to be feared, transplant to 4 by 4 

 feet apart. Hoe often and earth up a little until 

 the plants are a foot high, when they must be 

 supplied with supports, or be allowed to spread 

 on the ground. Our Tomato seed is all saved 

 with great care, and will please the,most critical. 

 BUCKEYE STATE. See Novelties. 

 ROYAL RED, See Novelties. 



ATLANTIC PRIZE.— The very earliest of all 

 Tomatoes. The vines grow strong, stiff and 

 very rapidly, setting the crown fruit when 

 quite young, the buds appearing bsfore the 

 plant is four inches high. Th3 fruit is borne 

 in immense clusters, each vino producing from 

 sixty to eighty large, perfect fruits, very solid 

 and of the finest quality, being unusually free 

 from core and seeds. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



DWARF CHAMPION. This variety is dwarf 

 and compact in habit; it stands up well, even 

 when loaded with fruit; having a stiff, bushy 

 stem, can be planted close together; very de- 

 sirable in small garaens; very early. As a 

 heavy cropper it is probably unsurpassed; it 

 is always smooth and attractive in appear- 

 ance; th-^ skin is tough and the flesh solid. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts.. oz, 25 cts., li lb. 75 cts. 



MATCHLESS. This tomato is well. named, it is 

 matchless in form. The skin being so tough 

 that if picked when ripe they can be kept in 

 good condition as long as ten days. It is a 

 strong grower and productive, producing fruit 

 of large size. The fruit is very free frgipa 

 core, of medium size; color, rich cardinal red. 

 The Matchless is certain to please everyone, 

 growers and consumers alike, and is bound to j 

 be a popular variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts , 

 U, lb. 75 cts. 



IGNOTUM. This variety is the nearest perfec- 

 tion of all, either for family or market use. Tt 

 is large, smooth, heavy and solid; of a very 

 deep red handsome color; it ripens perfectly 

 up to the stem, and is remarkably free from 

 cracking or rotting. The flesh is of the finest 

 quality and with a delicious flavor, while it is 

 one of the earliest. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.. 

 K lb. 75 cts. 



THE STONE. This variety is very large, and of 

 bright scarlet color: very smooth, ripening 

 evenly to the stem without a crack; exceed- 

 ingly solid and firm fleshed; is an excellent 

 shipper; quality the very best; fine for can- 

 ning: a good, keeper; without hard core; 

 not subject to rot; its vines and foliage rank 

 and robust, heavily loaded with very uniform 

 specimens of fruit. We believe it to be the 

 coming Tomato for market gardeners and 

 cani.ers. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., ^4 lb. 75 cts. 



TABLE QUEEN. The Table Queen " is claimed 

 to be the largest and heaviest smooth Tomato 

 ever offered, being perfectly smooth and round. 

 For slicing it is the tomato -' par excellence," as 

 it is wonderfully solid and contains compara- 

 tively few seeds. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



MIKADO. A variety of immense size, perfectly 

 solid, and unsurpassed in quality. The color 

 is purplish red. They ripen up evenly without 

 core. The form of the fruit is round and thick 

 and sometimes of irregular shape. Has been 

 grown to weigh from 1 to VA pounds each. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., ^ lb. (50 cts. 



PEACH. This is the most deli ious Tomato, 

 having an appetizing fruity flavor not met 

 with in any other. The fruit is of uniform 

 size, and resembles a peach in shape, size and 

 color. It is without a rival for eating from the 

 hand, the flesh being of a rich flavor. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



PONDEROSA. The Ponderosa, or Hender- 

 son's Xo. 400. is the largest Tomato grown. 

 Twelve specimens have been exhibited that 

 weighed 16i4 pounds, and one monster tipping 

 the scale at nearly four pounds. Jt posesses 

 every good quality to be found in a tomato. 

 The vines are strong and vigorous: its mas- 

 sive fruits are very free from ridges. The 

 skin is very firm, making it a fine variety for 

 shipping purposes. It has remarkably solid 

 flesh, and is almost seedless; of a dark rich 

 crimson color: its flavoi' is delicious, 

 whether used raw or cooked; it has a pleas- 

 ant sub-acid flavor. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 

 LONG KEEPER. A remarkable variety, orig- 

 inated by Mr. E. S. Carman, editor of The 

 Rural New Yorker, as a result of thirteen years 

 of careful selection, 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. We have in this tomato a variety 

 which we would particularly recommend to 

 the market gardener. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 

 cts., 14 lb. 75 cts. 

 GOLDEN QUEEN. A yellow variety ot tlrst- 

 class quality; large, smooth, solid, and pro- 

 ductive; has very little acid, flavor excellent. 

 None better for slicing and preserving. Sliced 

 with one of the red sorts it makes a pleasing 

 appearance. Per pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 25 cts. 

 VOLUNTEER. Large size, round, very smooth 

 and perfect in form, color bright red. No core, 

 very early, and when first fruiting ripening 

 more abundantly than any other sort, a great 

 advantage to market gardeners. Quality very 

 superior for table use and canning. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., M lb. GO cts. 

 LIVINGSTON'S FAVORITE. Large, smooth, 

 blood-rcd sort; early; ripens all over and 

 through at once. For canning has no superior; 

 a tough skin, will bear shipping long distances. 

 Very few seeds, and has no hard green core. 

 Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 20 cts.. hi lb. 60 cts. 

 LIVINGSTON'S PERFECTION. An early va- 

 riety of considerable merit, of a blood-red 

 color, round in shape, perfectly smooth, and 

 verv solid; ripens uniformly, and bears abun- 

 dantly until frost comes; free from seeds, and 

 for canning and shipping purposes it surpasses 

 any hitherto oifered. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 14 lb. 05 cts., lb. $2.25. 

 ESSEX EARLY HYBRID. This variety is early, 

 solid, rich flavored, large and smooth, very 

 productive, and a vigorous grower. Color 

 bright pink, and of a handsome appearance. It 

 ripens evenly, and is one of the best for ship- 

 pins. Per pkt. 4 cts.. oz. 20 cts., li lb. 05 cts. 

 LIVINGSTON'S BEAUTY. Early, of smooth 

 form, free from rot, keeps and carries well. In 

 color, a rich, glossy crimson. It is valuable 

 for market from its solidity, toughness of skin, 

 and from the fact that it will ripen up well 

 when picked green. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 U lb. 05 cts.. lb. $2.25. 

 YELLOW FIG, or YELLOW PLUM. Recom- 

 mended esoecially for pickles and preserves. 

 Fruit uniformly oval, lemon-colored and 

 smooth-skinned. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 IMPROVED GROUND CHERRY, or STRAW- 

 BERRY Grows enclosed In a husk; excellent 

 for preserves; will keep within husks ail win- 

 ter. This is well ivorth 

 growing for preserves, 

 both on account of 

 its tine quality and 

 immense productive- 

 ness. The fruit has a 

 pleasant strawberry- 

 like flavor, and is 

 much esteemed, and 

 by some considered 

 indispensable for 

 pies, sauce, etc.. both 

 green and dry. When 

 dried they resemble 

 raisins somewhat. 

 With the addition of 

 lemon juice it is fre- 

 quently preserved 

 like plums, as well as stewed and served like 

 cranberries. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



IMPUOVED GUOUND CHEUKY. 



