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ROYAL RED TOMATO 



ROTAL RED. This is a first-class main crop 

 "variety, for the shipper, market anu private 

 gardener, and of special value to the Cannei- 

 and Catsup Maker, for whose use it is 

 expected to eclipse all others. It is of a 

 deep, rich red color, without any purple tinge. 

 Per pkt 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



FONDEROSA. The Ponderosa, or Hender. 

 son's 400, is the largest Tomato grown. 

 Twelve specimens have been exhibited that 

 weighed 16% pounds, and one monster tipping 

 the scale at nearly FOUR POUNDS. It pos- 

 sesses every good quality to be found in a 

 tomato. The vines are strong and vigoroui., 

 its MASSIVE F'RUITS 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 FLAVOR IS 

 DELICIOUS, whether used raw or cooked: 

 it has a pleasant, sub-acid flavor. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



MIKADO. A variety of immense size, perfectly 

 solid, and unsurpassed in quality. The color 

 is purplish red. They ripen up* evenly with- 

 out core. The form of the fruit is round and 

 thick, and sometimes of irregular shape. Has 

 been grown to weigh from 1 to IV2 pounds 

 each. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., % lb. 60 cts. 



LIVINGSTON'S FAVORITE. Large, smooth, 

 blood-red sort, early; ripens all over and 

 through at once. For canning has no super- 

 ior; a tough skin, will bear shipping long dis- 

 tances. Very few seeds, and has no hard 

 green core. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 20 cts., V4 lb. 

 60 cts. 



LIVINGSTON'S BEAUTY. Early, of smooth 

 form, free from rot, keeps and carries well. 

 In color, a rich, glossy ci-imson. It is valua- 

 ble for market from its solidity, toughness of 

 skin, and from the fact that it will ripen 'up 

 well when picked green. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., % lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. 



PEACH This is the most delicious 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. 



LIVINGSTON'S PERFECTION TOMATO. 



LIVINGSTON'S PERFECTION. An early variety 

 of considerable merit, of a blood-red color, 

 round in shape, perfectly smooth, and very 

 solid; ripens uniformly, and bears abundantly 

 until frost comes; free from seeds, and for 

 canning and shipping purposes it surpasses 

 any hitherto offered. Per pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 15 

 cts.. 14 lb. 50 cts.. lb. $1.75. 



GOLDEN ftUEEN. A yellow variety of first- 

 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. 



YELLOW FIG or YELLOW PLUM. Recom- 

 mended especially 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 all win- 

 ter. Thic is well 

 worth growing for 

 preserves, both on 

 account of its fine 

 quality and im- 

 mense productive- 

 ness. The fruit has 

 a pleasant straw- 

 berry-like flavor, 

 and is much es- 1 

 teemed, and by ' 

 some considered in- 

 dispensable for pies, 

 sauce, etc., both 

 green and dry. 

 When dried they re- 

 semble raisins some- 

 what. With the addition of lemon juice it is 

 frequently preserved like plums as well as 

 stewed and served lilie cranUerries. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Given. Iowa, March 31, 1897. 

 Bave planted your Garden Seeds for several 

 years, and they have always given good satis- 

 faction. W. P. Chilton. 



Cadiz, Wis., April 3, 1897. 

 I am one of your old customers. I have bought 

 your Garden and Flower Seeds for twenty years, 

 and they have given perfect satisfaction. 



Mrs, Mary E. Coryell. 



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