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THE TWO GRANDEST TOMATOES ON EARTH 



Henderson's Ponderosa Tomato 



For 28 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 Hender- 

 son'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 testi- 

 monials in such numbers, that if we printed them they would mon- 

 opolize 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 Hen- 

 derson's Ponderosa Tomato. 



There are two kinds of solid Tomatoes. One derives its solidity 

 from a thick-fleshed outer wall and a tough s kin , 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 modif ying, developing and enlarging these cell walls 

 in Henderson's Ponderosa tnat 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 stocka 

 will be disappointing. (See colored illustration on opposite page.) 

 Price, 10c. packet, $1.00 ounce, $3.50 J4 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 popularity, owing either to lack of flavor or some other 

 essential, have disappeared from cultivation. Henderson's GOLD- 

 EN 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 con- 

 spicuous and striking appearance when served sliced with the red 

 Ponderosa. This combination produces an effect appealing to the 

 appetite, and supplies a decorative table effect both novel and 

 attractive. (See colored illustration on opposite page.) Price, 20c 

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



SPECIAL OFFER— ONE PACKET EACH OF RED AND GOLDEN PONDEROSA FOR 23 CENTS 



OUR HEARTY THANKS TO !$^£8^% ¥ g2F a)a PRAISING PONDEROSA 



"I am enclosing photo of one of my Ponderosa 

 Tomato vines which was shown wi'h the Greene 

 Co. exhibit at the Missouri State Fair, and won 

 first prize. It had 23 tomatoes on it, the first 

 ripening, which weighed 34}^ lbs. Three of 

 them were 20 inches around and weighed 2% 

 lbs. each. These tomatoes were all ripe ct once 

 and the first ripening. ' ' 



J. F. RECTOR, 

 Aug. 8, 1917. Springfield, Mo. 



"I send you herewith two pictures of 

 Ponderosa tomatoes. I outdid myself this 

 summer, and the tomatoes were simple grand, 

 both in size, quality and quantity." 



WM. J. H. KERR, 

 Sept. 30, 1917. Rock Island, 10. 



"I had 100 plants from Hendersons Pon- 

 derosa seed. I picked 1,800 lbs. of tomatoes, 

 sold $85.00 worth, gave a lot away and we 

 canned 20 quarts." 



J. M. FIELD, 

 Sept. 27, 1917. Cocoa, Flo. 



"This is January, 1917, and I am still 

 picking Ponderosa Tomatoes frjm the vines. I 

 transplanted them to the cellar before frost and 

 they have been ripening ever since. They ere 

 excellent in flavor." 



KATE P. THAYER, 

 Jan. 10, 1917. Weymouth, Mass. 



"Henderson's Ponderosa Tomatoes are 

 certainly cracker jacks. I sold 52 bushels of 

 enormous tomatoes, besides all we wanted for 

 home use and pickles." 



JOHN A. COLLINS, 

 Jan. 6, 1917. Port Reading, N. J. 



"I raise them as large as shown in the photo, 

 and have done so for 20 years." 

 F. C. KLINE, 

 Aug. 11, 1917. Carbondale, IIU 



"I send you a picture of my Ponderosa 

 Tomatoes. The stocks are six feet high, as I 

 trim them close. As you see, they are covered 

 with tomatoes. People come from a distance to 

 see them. They are a wonderful size." 



C. LENZ, 

 Sept. 4, 1917. Canton, Ohio. 



Henderson's Ponderosa. Grown by C. W. Loomis. 



" This is my second season with the Pon- 

 derosa. They are ten feet high, and have borne 

 profusely all summer long and there is still an 

 abundance on the vines. It is certainly the best 

 tomato for the family garden." 



D. R. JOHNSTON, 

 Sept. 19, 1917. Richmond, Va. 



"I am sending you pictures of my patch of 

 Henderson's Ponderosa Tomatoes. The vines 

 were 7 feet high and on one vine I counted sixty 

 fruits." 



J. V. WHITING, 

 Oct. 16, 1917. Canton, IlL 



"I raised Ponderosas weighing 2% lbs." 

 F. A. D. BROWN. 

 Jan. 31, 1917. Columbus. Ohio. 



"I enclose a picture of my Ponderosa patch. 

 I had fifty hills and people came miles to see 

 them. I gathered bushels of them that weighed 

 from 1 to 2J4 lbs. each." 



C. D. JOIE, 

 Jan. IS, 1917. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 



"Enclosed is a photo of my Ponderosa. On 

 no plant is there less than a peck of the finest 

 kind tomatoes, and on some of them more. The 

 size this year is very large, and they are free from 

 seaminess. Everyone around stops at my back 

 gate to look at them." 



VINCENT B. FISK, 

 Ml. Oliver Station, 

 Aug. 2S, 1917. Pittsburgh, Pa. 



"I enclose a kodak of a Ponderosa Tomato 

 plant in my garden, taken on July '.ilst. It is 

 five feet tall and more than that in breadth. The 

 fruit is ii(W well set. I started them in the house 

 about March 1st and planted out on May 

 Ret. FRED. H. TOWNSEI 

 Aug. 4, 1917. Vernon, Mich. 



"I have made a specialty of Henderson's Pon- 

 derosa and this year I added your Golden Pon- 

 derosa which I consider a wonderful addition to 

 the tomato family. It ripens from blossom end 

 to stem and is remarkably prolific. I enclose a 

 photo showing myself and 100 lbs. of tomatoes. 

 picked on a Monday morning." 



C. W. LOOMIS. Columbia. Miss. 



SEND YOUR SEED ORDERS IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY. 



There is a shortage in many varieties, and 

 the demand will be greater than ever. 



