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H. W. BUCKBEE. ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS. 



Buckbee's All-Reliable Tomato Seed 



German, LIEBESAPFEL; French, TOMATE; Spanish. TOMATE. 

 1 oz. of Seed for 1,500 Plants; 'i lb. to Transplant for an Acre. 



BUCKBEE'S PROSPERITY 



A Tomato of sterling wortli; one that i.-; botiiiil to plea-«. IT IS EARLY- IT 1.5 

 A SPLENDID KEEPER. IT l.S AN ENORMOUS VIELDER. COLOR BRIGHT 

 RED. Large perfect fruit, excellent keeper and fine shipper. Next to Buckbee's 

 Beefsteak it is the finest variety ever ero.vn. 



Pkt. 10c. ; 3 pkts. 25c.; u 6z. 35c.; oz. 60c.; 2 oz. $1.10; lb- $2.00. 



BUCKBEE'S SPOT CASH— The Latest Success in Tomatoes 

 Vine medium size, but vigorous, healthy and pro uctive. Fruit medium sized, 

 oval, very smooth and of exceertinglv bright, crimson scarlet color: very free from 

 cracks, and rotting but little. The ffesh is of a crimson scarlet color, quite distinct. 

 Pkt. 6c.; oz. 20c.; 2 oz. 35c.; '4 lb. 60c.; lb. $1.10; lb. $2.00. 



EARLY DWARF CHAMPION 



The dwarf habit and upright tree-like growth permit close planting, 

 purplish pink Fruit smooth, symmetrical, .solid and meatv. 



Pkt. 4c ; oz. 20c.; 2 oz. 35c.; '4 lb. 60c.; ' , lb. $1.10; lb". $2.00. 



Color 



EARLY ACME 



One of the earliest and handsomest varietie 



and regular; verv solid fruit, borne profuselv 

 Pkt. 3c.; oz. 15c.; 2 oz. 26c.; lilb. 46c"- 



Medium size; perfectly smooth 

 Dark red with purplish tint, 

 lb. 80c.; lb. $1.50. 



MATCHLESS — This is the best large-fruited standard bright red Tomato. 



has vastlv improved the fruit. 



Pkt. 4c.: oz. 18c.; 2 oz. 30c.; U lb. 50c.; l-i lb. 90c.; lb. $1.75. 



Our selection 



LIVINGSTON'S GLOBE — A new, very large, purple fruited tomato of excellent quality. 

 Fruits rather uneven in size but very smooth and mature earlier than most main 

 crop sorts. The average Tomato is very deep, almost globe-shaped. Pkt. 8c.; oz. 

 30c.; 2 oz, 56c.; )i lb. 95c.; >i lb. S1.80; lb. S3. 60. 



MANSFIELD TREE, or Mammoth Prize 



One of the largest Tomatoes grown; 

 possesses every good quality to be 

 t^^5*»!a. found in a Tomato. Specimens often 

 weigh three pounds. 

 •Almost seedless. 

 Vines often attain 

 the height of fifteen 

 feet. Fruit very 

 highly colored, 

 smooth. Pkt. 5c.; 

 > oz. 20c.; oz. 35c. 



MIKADO, or Turner's 

 Hybrid — Very large 

 purple tomato. Av- 

 erage weight is not 

 less than twelve oz. 

 Vines large, coarse - 

 growing, with leaves 

 entire, like those of 

 Potato plant 



Fruit extremely large, rough, solid, with few seeds 



H lb. 60c ; 1 . "lb. Sl.lO.; lb. S2.00. 

 BUCKBEE'S NEW TREE, or Station — Grows on an upright stalk, never requires any 



support, ahvavs standing up like a tree; .solid, great keeper, very best flavor. Pkt. 



6c.; oz. 20c.; 2 oz. 38c.; }i lb. 76c.; 'i lb- $1.25.; lb. S2.00. 

 FAVORITE— Fine medium, haring numerous clustersof three toseven large Tomatoes 



of a dark red color. Flesh very firm. Pkt. 3c.; oz. 16c.; 2 oz. 30c.; y Jb. 60c.; 



1', lb. 90c.; lb. $1.75. 



PERFECTION — It is shaped like the Acme; perfectly smooth and blood red in color; 

 heavy cropper, Pkt. 4c.; oz. 16c.; 2 oz. 30c.; k lb. 50c.; } i lb. 90c. ; lb. $1.76. 



Pkt. 4c.; oz. 18c.; 2 oz. 3Sc. 



TROPHY, Improved Large red — Fruit large and smooth, of 

 briglit reil color, solid and good flavor. Pkt. 3c.; oz. 16c.; 

 2 oz. 30c.; 34 lb. 50c.; >^ lb. 90c.; lb. S1.75. 



NEW MAGNUS — A variety of recent introduction, produc- 

 ing purple fruit of the largest size, much smoother than 

 most of the large-fruited sorts and matures earlier. Pkt. 

 4t.; oz. 16c.; 2 oz. 30c.; 34 lb. 66c.; H lb. $1.00; lb. 

 $1.90. 



BUCKEYE STATE -Fruit is uniformly large, soUd and ripen- 

 ed to the stem, and it is oneof the brightest colored of the 

 large red Tomatoes. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 16c.; 2 oz. 30c.; 34 1b. 

 65c.; 3^ lb. $1.00; lb. $1.90. 



OPTIMUS — Vine medium size, but vigorous, healthy, pro- 

 ductive. Fruit medium size, oval, very smooth and ex- 

 ceedingly bright, crimson-scarlet color, the flesh is of a 

 crimson-scarlet color, and quite distinct. Pkt. 3c.; oz, 

 16c.; 2 oz. 30c.; M lb. 60c.; 34 lb. 90c.; lb. $1.75. 



PARAXON — A fine variety; quite early; extremely pro- 

 ductive. Tomatoes are a beautiful, bright red color; of 

 good size, verv smooth and exceptionally solid. Pkt. 3c.; 

 oz. 16c.; 2 oz. 30c.; 34 lb. 50c.; 32 lb- 96c.; lb. $1.75, 



HONOR BRIGHT — A New, Bright Red Variety. Its 

 Table Qualities are Superb, the flesh when ripe being 

 tender and molting. It Never Rots, and is a heavy 

 vielder. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 20c.; 2 oz.36c.; >4 lb. 66c.; i ^lb, 

 $1.25.; lb. J2.25. 



NEW EARLIANA— .\n extremely smooth, bright red To- 

 mato of grod size and flavor. Is among the very first 

 ready for the market. This Tomato is not only remark- 

 a'lle for its earliness, but for its very large size, hand.some 

 shipe and bright red color Its solidity and fine qualities 

 are quite equal to the best medium and late sorts. Pkt. 

 6c.; cz. 35c.; 2 oz. 6Cc.; \ lb. $1.00; 1 lb. SI. 75; lb. $3.00. 



SPLENDID MUSHROOMS ALL THE YEAR. FOR PARTICULARS REFER TO PAGE 43 THIS GUIDE. 



