

THE TWO GRANDEST TOMATOES ON EARTH 



Henderson's Ponderosa Tomato 



For 27 Years the Best and Most Popular in the American Garden. Produces Fruits More Magnificent in Size Than Ever. More Delicious 

 in Flavor. More Perfectly Shaped and in Greater Profusion. Still Gaining in Favor by Leaps and Bounds. 

 It is Grown from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Hudson Bay to Magellan Strait. 

 Beyond all question Henderson's Ponderosa Tomato has made for itself an enviable place in the vegetable kingdom. 



It is now more safely entrenched in the esteem of the gardener than ever, for the most persistent efforts of an army of skilled hybridizers have 

 failed to produce anything so incomparably perfect as Henderson's Ponderosa Tomato. 



From its first appearance it gripped and held the admiration of all who grew it and each recurring season sees 

 thousands more added to the number of its appreciative admirers, who have sent us testimonials in such num- 

 bers, that if we printed them they would monopolize a quarter of the pages in the catalogue. 



Unquestionably the one great requisite in a vegetable for private use is quality — first and always QUALITY. 

 In a Tomato the prime essentials are: good flavor, a minimum of acidity, a fairly tender skin, solid, meaty 

 flesh, few seeds, and very little juicy pulp. These ideals are perfectly exemplified in Henderson's Ponderosa 

 Tomato. 

 There are two kinds of solid Tomatoes. One derives its solidity from a thick-fleshed outer wall and a tough 

 skin, and this is eagerly sought by the shipper. The solidity of Ponderosa is fundamentally different. A 

 serious defect in many sorts is the hard, core-like character of the cell walls, which frequently remain green 

 and hard long after the other parts of the fruit are ripe, and this very defect has been utilized in the breeding 

 of Ponderosa. We have succeeded so thoroughly in modifying, developing, and enlarging those cell walls in 

 Henderson's Ponderosa that they have almost filled the seed cavities, which in less carefully bred strains contain 

 only seed and watery pulp; the result achieved is a solid mass of meaty, succulent flesh of incomparable quality, 

 consequently Henderson's Ponderosa to be true must come direct from us. Spurious and uncared for stocks^ 

 will be disappointing. {£>ee colored illustration.) Price, 10c. packet, 75c. ounce, $2.50 ^ pound. 



Henderson's Golden Ponderosa Tomato 



One of the Most Interesting Novelties Ever Introduced — It Equals Ponderosa 

 in Size, But Bears Rich, Golden-Yellow Fruits in Abundance. 



A yellow tomato that has color alone to distinguish it is not entirely novel. 

 Many such varieties have been introduced, but, having failed to gain popu- 

 larity, owing either to lack of flavor or some other essential, have disappeared 

 from cultivation. Henderson's GOLDEN PONDEROSA is equal in every 

 respect to its parent the red Ponderosa, possessing all the qualities that have 

 made our Ponderosa a household word throughout the land, and, in addition, 

 has the striking color which compels instant attention. It originated as a 

 "Sport" from the red Ponderosa and comes remarkably true; but some parti- 

 colored fruits may be expected. These but add interest to it. 



But that which differentiates it from all other sorts is its conspicuous and 

 striking appearance when served sliced with the red Ponderosa. This combina- . 

 tion produces an effect appealing to the appetite, and supplies a decorative 

 table effect both novel and attractive. (See colored illustration.) Price, 20c. 

 Packet, 3 packets 50c, 7 packets $1.00. 



SPECIAL OFFER— ONE PACKET EACH OF RED AND GOLDEN PONDEROSA 



FOR 25 CENTS. 



See page 54 for a few of the testimonials and snapshots sent to us during 1916. 



