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Boston Marrow. Cultivated to a large 

 -extent North and East for winter use, 

 where it is used for custards, etc. It 

 keeps for a long time and is of excellent 

 quality. 



London Vegetable Marrow. A variety 

 producing large, oblong fruits, dark green 

 at first, but becoming marbled with yel- 

 low and lighter green in stripes as they 

 mature. 



TOMATO. 



For Price List see Red Pages in Back of Book. 



Tomate (Fr.), Leibesapfel (Ger.), Tomate (Sp.), Pomo D'Oro (Ital.) 



Livingston's Acme. 

 Livingston's Beauty. 

 Livingston's Favorite. 

 Livingston's Paragon. 

 Livingston's Perfection. 

 Livingston's Stone. 

 Spark's Eariiana. 



King of the Earlies./ 

 Extra Early Dwarf. 

 Dwarf Cliampion. 

 Early Large Smooth Red. 

 Selected Trophy. 

 Large Yellov^/. 

 Tree Tomato. 

 Ponderosa. 



CULTURE. — ^Seed should be sown in January, in hot beds, or in boxes, which 

 must be placed in a sheltered spot, or near windows. In March they can be sown 

 in open ground. Tomatoes are generally sown too thick and become too crowded 

 when two or three inches high, which makes the plants thin and spindly. If they 

 are transplanted when two or three inches high, about three inches apart each 

 way, they will become short and sturdy, and will not suffer when planted into 

 the open ground. Plant them from three to four feet apart. Some varieties can 

 be planted closer; for instance, the Extra Early, which is of very dwarfish habit, 

 two and a half feet apart is enough. They should be supported by stakes. When 

 allowed to grow up wild, the fruit which touches the ground will rot. For a late 

 or fall crop the seel should be sown toward the latter part of May or during June. 



Livingston's Acme. One of 

 the prettiest and most solid 

 Tomatoes ever introduced. It 

 is of medium size, round and 

 very smooth, a strong grower, 

 and a good and long bearer. It 

 is the perfection of Tomatoes 

 for family use, but will not 

 answer for shipping purposes; 

 the skin is too tender, and 

 cracks when fully ripe. Of all 

 the varieties introduced none 

 has surpassed this kind when 

 all qualities are brought into 

 consideration. It does well 

 about here where the ground is 

 heavy. 



Tree Tomato. A variety which 

 . grows like a tree, bearing large, 

 plump red fruit. It is very pro- 

 ductive, and quality excellent. 

 A fine Tomato for the home 

 garden. 

 Extra Early Dwarf. This is the earliest 

 in cultivation. It is dwarfish in habit, 

 fruit larger than the following kind and 

 more flat; bright scarlet in color and 

 very productive. For an early market 

 variety it cannot be surpassed. 



Dwarf Champion. This is a distinct 

 kind. The plants grow stiff and upright, 

 and need no support as other kinds. Can 

 be planted closely together, three feet 

 apart. It is early and productive; the 

 fruit resembles the Acme, but is of lighter 

 color, ripens up even and does not crack. 



Livingston's Acme. 



King of the Earlies. This variety was 

 introduced here by Richard Frotscher. 

 It is very early and productive; color 

 bright red, of good size and quite solid. 

 The vine is medium, stout and branching. 

 The buds appear soon, blossoms as a rule 

 adhere and produce fruit. It is so much 

 earlier than the Livingston varieties, that 

 it should be planted for the first. The 

 latter kind are so handsome in shape 

 that they will sell better than any other, 

 when the market is once well supplied. 



Lar^e Yellow. This is similar in shape 

 to the Large Red, but more solid. 



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