W. F. Allen's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



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•who wishes to grow tomatoes 

 for market should not fail to in- 

 clude some of Allen's Best. We 

 have only a limited supply of 

 these this season, but as long 

 as the stock lasts we will sup- 

 ply seed at the following very 

 low prices. Pkt. 10c ; oz. 40c ; 

 quarter pound $1.50 ; pound 14. 



LIVINGSTON NEW 

 GLOBE. — This is a new large 

 tomato of very fine quality. It 

 is thicker from stem to blossom 

 end than any other variety 

 grown. The plants are robust 

 and hardy, making large 

 growth, which is well loaded 

 with handsome tomatoes ; It is 

 excellent for slicing; ripens 

 early, although of large size, 

 very smooth, firm flesh, few 

 seed, ripens evenly: color a 

 beautiful glossy rose, tinted j 

 with purple : flavor very deli- 

 cate and agreeable. Every 

 grower, whetherf or market pur- 

 poses or private use, who plants 

 Livingston New Globe, will cer- 

 tainly be pleased with it. Pkt. 

 10c : oz. 40c ; quarter pound 

 JL25 ; pound $4. 



YELLOW PEAR. -This is 

 a very pretty tomato, similar in I 

 shape to a pear. The fruit is I 

 rather small, only about the 

 size of a large plum. Very de- 

 sirable for pickling and pre- 

 serving. Pkt. 5c ; ounce 25c ; 

 quarter pound 75 ; pound $2.50. 



LIVINGSTON'S FAVOR= 



1TE.— I have grown this varie- 

 ty largely for main crop and 

 find it very satisfactory ; color 

 very dark red and quite large ; 

 it is very thick and has but few 

 seeds. In proportion to size, it 

 is one of the heaviest tomatxes 

 grown ; for main crop I doubt 

 if there is anything better in 

 the old standard varieties than 



this. I have grown it by the acre where I could pick five- 

 eights of a bushel basket from three to five hills at a picking. 

 Pkt. 5c ; oz. 20c : quarter pound 50c ; pound $1.50. 



LIVINGSTON'S BEAUTY. -Fruit large; borne in clus- 

 ters of four or five ; medium early ; color rich glossy crimson ; 

 full grown green tomatoes can be picked and they will ripen 

 up beautifully ; an excellent shipping sort. Pkt. 5c ; oz. 20c ; 

 quarter pound 50 ; pound $1.50. 



PARAGON.— This is a favorite market variety in certain 

 sections : a fine, medium early variety, and a heavy bearer 



ALLEN'S BEST. 



gardeners, who find it advantageous to be first in market* 

 nave been singing the praises of Earliana for several 

 years, until it has become the standard for comparison 

 of first early varieties. The plants are quite hardy, with 

 rather slender, open branches and moderate growth, well 

 set with fruits, nearly all of which will ripen extremely 

 early in the season. The tomatoes are deep scarlet and 

 grow closely together in clusters of four or five medium 

 size, averaging about two to two and one-half inches in 



diameter. There is a good proportion of smooth toma- 

 . toes and a correspondingly small number of creased and 

 fruit large, dark red in color and perfectly smooth ; much used imperfect ones. Mr. Burpee claims that "a specimen 

 for canning purposes The variety is heavy. The Paragon plant at Fordkhook Farms had. by actual count, forty- 

 is sometimes described as being smooth as an apple. I should five ripe tomatoes at one time, and that at time of first 

 like to correspond with canners who wish to buy seed forthelr picking, and thirty-five green ones of good size, and the 

 growers. I am in a position to offer prices on this variety in whole plant could have heen hidden by a bushel basket " 

 large quantities. Pkt-oc; oz. 20c ; quarter pound 60c ; pound As this variety is so well known it is not necessary to 



$L75. 



ATLANTIC PRIZE.— A splendid early variety for general 

 use : of large size, bright red color, uniform and smooth ; 

 highly recommended and a favorite with many growers- Pkt. 

 6c ; oz. 20c ; quarter pound 50c ; pound $1.50. 



• SPARK'S EARLIANA. — At this time probably the 

 most largely grown of the extra early varieties. Market 



give it further description. Pkt.Sc; ounee 20c ; quarter 

 pound 60c: pound $1.75. 



STONE.— Here on the Maryland and Delaware Penin- 

 sula, wnere there are more tomatoes canned than in any 

 otner part of the world, the Stone is a great favorite. 

 This has come to be recognized as best of all the standard 

 sorts, though comparatively new. The color is a desira- 

 ble, bright red. The fruit is of large size, perfectly 

 smooth and of the best quality. It is a famous crop to- 

 mato in many sections, both North and South, and is 

 much used for canning. The plants are productive and 

 the fruit bears shipment well. I rate it with the best. 

 Stone is used for forcing purposes under glass, with very 

 best results. Its shape, color and quality adapt it to the 

 fancy trade. I am especially desirous of corresponding 

 with canners who wish seed of this variety for their 

 growers, and will say that I am in position to offer prices 

 that must be satisfactory on large quantities. Pkt. 5c; 

 ounce 25c; quarter pound 75c; pound $ .75. 



CHALK'S EARLY JEWELL.— I have been growing 

 this variety for four years, and for eaiiy market I have 

 not yet found anything to equal it. It is not quite so 

 early as some of the other varieties, but this is al 1 made 

 up for in extra fine quality, and large yield of the beau- 

 tiful thick, red tomatoes; they are never seamed or mis- 

 shapen like many other early sorts, and always bring 

 top prices. The seed I am offering of this are of my 

 growing and were saved only from select tomatoes. 

 Fruits are uniformly large, thick through, more solid, 

 and finer quality ttmh the very early varieties. Average 

 well-grown fruits are from two to two and a half inches 

 thick, two and a-half to three inches in diamet r, which 

 is large enough f'>r market varii lies. Thi plant .> enor- 

 mously productive and one of trie rc.ist profitable to 

 grow for main crop as well as for early market. A prom- 



