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H. W. BUCK BEE. ROCKKORD, ILLINOIS. 



Tomato 



German 

 French . 

 Spanish 



Liebesapfel 



- - Tomate 



- - Tomate 



One Ounce of Seed for 1 ,500 Plants. 

 One-Fourth Pound to Transplant for an Acre. 



RlCKELE'S Trnuato Seeds are grown from stock;- 

 *•* raised strictly tor seed purposes and from seed 

 stocks carefully selected and saved at the Rockford 

 Seed Farms. No better seed can be found any- 

 where. In fact, Buckbee's Seeds have the reputa- 

 tion of being Uie best that money can buy: 



CllltlirP Tomatoes do best on lighi 

 M ■ 1 M 1 warm, not over-rich soil, and 

 success depends upou securing a rapid, vigorous and 

 unchecked growth during the early part of the 

 season. Sow in hot-beds from 6 to S weeks before 

 they can be set out of doors, which is when dan- 

 ger from frost is past; when the plants have four 

 leaves, transplant into shallow boxes or cold frames 

 setting them 4 or 5 inches apart; give pleuly of 

 air and endeavor to secure a vigorous, but steady 

 iijd healthy growth, so that at Uie time of setting 

 in the open ground they will be strong and stocky 

 Even a slight check while the plants are small will 

 materially uiiniuish their productiveness. Set out 

 of doors as soon as danger from frost is over, but 

 before doing so huideu off the plants by gradually 

 exposing them to the night air and by the with- 

 drawal of water until the wood becomes hard aad 

 the leaves thick and of a dark green color. Trans- 

 plant carefully :ind cultivate well as long as the 

 vines will permit. The fruit is improved in quality 

 if the vines are tied to a trellis or to stakes. 



Our crop of seed the past season has not been 

 so lar^e as we expected, owing to unfavorable 

 Tomato weather. However, our seed (what there 

 is of it, and we expect to save enough to go 

 around), is of extra fine quality. 



My price to one and all for a liberal packet 

 containing 100 or more seeds will be 10c. per 

 packet; three packets for only 25c; Y 2 oz. 35c: 

 oz. 6Cc; Vi lb. $2.00; \ 2 lb. $3.50; lb. $6.00. 



See Painting from Nature Inside Front Cover Page oi this Book. 



a twentieth century wonder. Buckbee's Beefsteak 



See Painting from Nature on 

 Inside Front Cover (his Book 



THIS grand new Tomato was not intended for distribution until next vear, b;i( 

 " owing to the splendid crop of seed tuat we harvested the past season, I am 

 determined to give my customers the benefit of testing "BEEFSTEAK" a year in 

 advance of the general public. No more than Three Packets will be sold "to any 

 one person. Please understand that I will not send more than three packets of 

 seed to any one person. In this way all of mv customers will have an equal 

 opportunity of making an advar.ee trial of this, the Greatest Tomato of the Age 

 The above general introduction of this World-Beating Tomato appeared in a 

 piominent position in our catalogue of 1901. While our supplv of seed last year 

 amounted to a considerable stock; enough, as we supposed, to supply the demand — 

 consider our surprise, therefore, when we found our supply of seed" exhausted some 

 time before the season was over. Never before in the history of the seed trade has 

 the demand been so great for a thoroughly reliable Tomato. 



Fully One Million or more Tomato Fanciers had an opportunity of testing this 

 Grandest of All Tomatoes and I could fill this whole book and more too with the 

 kindly expressions that thousands and thousands of my customers have given after 

 planting Buckbee's Beefsteak in 1902. 



Tomato. 



MONEY IN TOMATOES. 



The following is a nut shell description of this wonderful variety: 

 Matures Early, A Splendid Shipper, Best of All, Handsome Color, 

 Hardy Grower, Enormously Productive, Large Size, The Best Keeper. 



'iOUACCO. 



PEDIGREE TOBACCO SEED. 



WRITE FOR PRICES IN QU5NTITY. 



SUMATRA — Vigorous sort of Spanish origin, producing Cigar Wrappers of the highest quality 



especially popular with southern growers. Pkt. 4c ; oz. 45c 

 HAVANA — Very choice Cigar Variety grown from the finest seed imported from the "Vuelta 



de Abajo" district in Cuba. Pkt. 4c. ; oz. DOc. 

 CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF — Very popular in the Middle and Northern States, largely grown 



to, produce fillers; productive; robust habit. Pkt. 3c; oz. 20c. 

 PERSIAN R0S±. MUSCATELLE — Fiuer than Muscatelle, and can be relied upon to make the 



finest cigar stock. Pkt. 4c. ; oz. 30c 

 IMPROVED SWtET ORONOKO — Used for first-class plug fillers, and makes, when sun-cured. 



the best uatural chewing leaf. A favorite lor the "Ilomespuu" wherever known. Makes 



an eastern filler unsurpassed. Pkt. 3c. ; oz, 20c. 

 GEN'L GRANT — One of the finest, earliest and most popular kind for Cigars. Matures as 



far north as Ca-iada: leaves of large size. Pkt. 4c; oz. 35c. 

 IMPROVED WEIT- BITRLLY — This variety Is especially valuable to manufacturers either 



for cut or plug tobacco. It is often used for wrapper. Pkt. 4c; oz. 35c. 

 STERLING— One of the earliest: makes the silkiest of wrappers, brightest of cutters and 



sweetest of fillers. Pkt. 4c: oz. £0c ip„k«„~,. 

 COMSTOCK SPANISH — Called bv some Zimmer's Spanish. One of the finest Cigar lODaccos. 



producing leaves of silky texture; grading very high for wrappers and fillers, rut. sc.. 



LACKst-JDark. rich export leaf. Broad leaf, tough, fine fiber. On gray solfa cures taifrbt 



and elastic, on dark so'ls rich and gummy. Known as Jesup or Beat All l.i some locaime. . 



Good and relinhle. Pkt. 4c; oz. 25c. , . . . 



BRADLEY BROAD LEAF— A popular variety for several types — export, manufacturing ana 



ci»ars. A good, reliable variety and succeeds where yellow tobacco can be grown. 



Pkt 4c. * oz 20c 



LITTLE DUTCH — Popular variety, succeeds nicely in the Northern States. Valuable for all 

 purposes. Pkt. 4c; oz. 25c. 



BUCKBEE'S WAMPUM OiniON IS A GREAT MONEY MAKER— SEE PAGE 51. 



