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KOTAL BED TOMATO. 



ROYAL RED. This is a first-class main crop 

 variety, for the shipper, market and private 

 gardener, and of special value to the Caiiner 

 and Catsup ]IIaker. 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., i/4 lb. 60 cts. 



BUCKEYE STATE. Is the largest and heaviest 

 of the Livingston Tomatoes. The tomatoes 

 are borne in immense clusters of four to eight 

 fruits. In solidity and meatiness it has no 

 equal, while in luscious quality none surpass 

 it. The color is similar to Livingston's 

 Beauty, but somewhat darker and richer. We 

 are pleased to state that in addition to its 

 very large size, the Buckeye State is also 

 smooth and uniform, like all the other cele- 

 brated sorts bearing the Livingston name. 

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



CRIMSON CUSHION. Of this large, solid, new 

 variety the introducer says: '"The Crimson 

 Cushion is not so long as the Ponderosa, but 

 is much thicker through from stem to 'blos- 

 som end.' The color is brilliant scarlet crim- 

 son, untinged with purple, and ripens up 

 almost completely to the stem. The Crimson 

 Cushion, like the Ponderosa is almost seed« 

 less. The flesh is firm and 'meaty,' and of 

 superb quality. It is enormously prolific and 

 wonderfully early for so large a tomato." Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



PONDEROSA. 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 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 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., 14 lb. 60 cts. 



LIVINGSTON S FAVORITE TOMATO. 



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 

 sreeu core. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 20 cts., ^4 lb. 

 60 cts. 



LIVINGSTON'S BEAUTY. Early, of smooth 

 form, free from rot, keeps and carries well. 

 In color, a rich, glossy crimson. 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., Vi 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. 



GOLDEN QUEEN. A yellow varipty 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. This 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- 

 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 like cranberries. Per pM. 

 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



IMPROVED GROUND CHERRY 



