From PETER HEMBEMSOM m C®., ME^^ YOJ 



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WE WANT A NAME 



WORTHY OF THIS 



GRAND NEW TOMATO 



(Illustrated in Colors on opposite page) 



AND 



WILL PAY $100.00 FOR IT 



CONDITIONS OF CONTEST 



(Read the Simple Conditions of Contest printed Below.) 



1. This contest shall be open to everybody, every- 

 where, excepting employees of Peter Henderson & Co. 



2. The names may be sent in at any time before 

 Oct. 1st, 1924. None will be received after that date. 



We have chosen that date so that our friends may 

 ^row and sample this Tomato, and so be in a po- 

 sition to pass upon its merits. 



3. The names will be carefully considered by the 

 disinterested committee of three named below. 

 They are all prominent in ^ardenin^ circles, and 

 their decision will be final. 



Peter Henderson & Co. will have nothing whatever 

 to do with selecting the name, but bind themselves 

 to use the name ^iven the award, by the Judges, for 

 this New Tomato. If the name receiving the award 

 is sent in by two or more persons; each shall receive 

 the amount of the prize. 



4. For the convenience of our patrons we have 

 printed a form on the back of each packet of Tomato 

 No. 400 for the su^^ested name. This is not obligatory, 

 and names sent in on a separate sheet canta'.nin^ 

 nothing but the su^^ested name, and the name and 

 address of the sender, ^vill receive the same consid- 

 eration. 



THE JUDGES 



The following named all prominent in gardening circles have kindly consented to act as Judges : 



Mr. H. W. Collingwood Mrs. E. J. Wan^ner Mr. D. F. DeLap 



(Editor of the Rural New Yorker) (Sec. National Garden Association) (Supt. for John D. Rockefeller, Esq.) 



For the guidance of those suggesting names we would say that the Judges in making their decision will give preference 

 to names of a descriptive or coined character such as for instance the "Snowball Cauliflower." or the "White Plume 

 Celery," or the "Ponderosa Tomato." 



NEW TOMATO NO. 400 



The colored plate opposite gives a very good idea of the appearance of this new addition to the already long list of im- 

 proved vegetables introduced by the House of Henderson. But the illustration does not convey an idea of its great size. 

 Our grower remarked when harvesting fruits for the present crop of seed 



^^Why, it's Bigger and Better than Ponderosa" 



When he said that, he certainly "said something" and it seems to us that no words we might add, could convey to our friends 

 and customers a truer picture of this great acquisition. A great philosopher once remarked that "without enthusiasm we can 

 do nothing" and this New Tomato No. 400 is a case in point; as it is the result of six years' experimentation by an 

 enthusiastic horticulturist who has made such work his life hobby. 



New Tomato No. 400 is similar to Pondei'osa in one respect; it is a very shy seeder consisting almost entirely of 

 plump solid "meat"; indeed it is so free from seeds that we grow five times as many fruits as we do of other varieties, 

 to obtain the same quantity of seed. As will be noted it is a handsome variety, very smooth, round-oval in shape, and rich 

 in color. 



Price of New Tomato No. 400, 23c. per packet. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., cortl^n^^sWeet, NEW YORK 



