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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



Early Freedom Tomato. 



The best Early Tomato in existence. 



Not only Early, but a prodigious and continuous bearer until frosts 



Fruits of moderate size, as handsome and uniform as if moulded. 



Quality, solidity and flavor surpassingly fine. 



Early Freedom is unqualifiedly superior to any other early tomato grown. 

 Its value lies not only in the actual time of ripening its first fruit, but that 

 such enormous quantities of fruit can be gathered while all other so-called 

 "Earlies" are ripening only a few. The fruits are of good size, perfectly 

 round, and remarkably handsome, smooth as glass, and of brilliant scarlet. 

 The flesh is remarkably solid, having but few seeds. The flavor is perfect,, 

 absolutely free from any acidity. The fruits are borne in large clusters, in 

 phenomenal abundance and continuously, from the middle of July (in this, 

 latitude) until killed by frost. We highly recommend it, not only for its 

 extreme and bountiful earliness, but as a good, all-season variety. Fin& 

 fruits can be picked from it in the fall, long after other varieties have ceased 

 bearing; in fact, this variety even increases in size up to its last picking. 

 This last feature is a very valuable one to the trucker. It also has a very 

 tough skin and flesh is very firm, making it the best shipper and keeper of 

 the Early varieties. (See cut/) Prices, 30c. oz., $1.00 } lb., $3.00 lb. 



Sparks' Earliana is a wonderfully 

 early and exceedingly prolific me- 

 dium-sized, uniform, smooth and at- 

 tractively shaped, bright scarlet 

 tomato, of great solidity and fine 

 flavor. It is the earliest tomato 

 grown, having been evolved through 

 keen competition in a tomato-grow- 

 ing section in Southern New Jersey, 

 where "first in market" — appearance 

 and quality being inviting — secures 

 the more profitable returns. The 

 plant is of neat, moderate growth, 

 but quite hardy, and well set with 

 clusters of from 5 to 8 fruits, aver- 

 aging 2$ inches through, nearly all 

 ripening up remarkably early and 

 evenly; of great value to the market 

 gardener where early tomatoes are 

 an object. (See cut.) Prices, 30c. oz., 

 $1.00 I lb., $3.00 lb. 



"I take pleasure in enclosing you a clipping 

 from the TROY PRESS, to show you what 

 splendid success I had with your Freedom 

 Tomato. The reporter was here himself. Such 

 plants and such quantities of magnificent fruit! 

 These tomatoes are considered one of the wondtrs 

 of this locality, and have been viewed by scores 

 of farmers," 



EDWIN C. CHAMBERLAIN, 

 Engine Co. No. 1, Troy, N. Y. 



"I used your Freedom Tomato last season; 

 it is the best tomato I ever grew, and is a heavy 

 cropper" 



G. W. SMITH, Ellenton, Fla. 



"The Freedom Tomato fruits are especially 

 perfect. I do not think it can be surpassed as 

 an all-around tomato." 



M. E. POND, Conneaut, Ohio. 



"I had ripe fruits of your new tomato* 

 Freedom, the 16th of July, which is early for 

 this climate. The same vines are still bearing 

 (Sept. 8th) and will do so until frost, ntw fruits 

 coming on all the time." 



Mrs. M.A. SMITH, White House, N. J. 



"I want to thank you for the satisfaction that 

 I have experienced in growing your superb 

 Freedom Tomato. They are superior in every 

 respect to any other kind that I have ever tried.. 

 We had ripe tomatoes from the Freedom on. 

 June 15th, weighing from lVz pounds and over^ 

 The Freedom was ripe when those of other 

 varieties were hardly in bloom. They are the 

 finest tomatoes in this part of the country." 

 Mrs. S. C. RHEBERG, Covington, Ga. 



"I consider Freedom the best and earliest 

 tomato I have ever grown." 



JOSEPH SIERNON, Hamilton, Md. 



SPARIiS' EARLIANA. 



EXTREMELY EARLY, 



NEW TOMATO. 



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