Henderson's World Famous Tomatoes 



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HENDERSON'S 

 PRIZE TOMATO 



915 WINSALL 



WINSALL WINS 

 EVERYWHERE 



The outstanding merits of Henderson's Winsall Tomato are its 

 remarkably vigorous and disease-resistant growth, its uniformly, round 

 form, its large size, and the delicious flavor of its firm flesh. 



Henderson's Winsall is about five days later than Ponderosa in 

 maturing its first fruits, but its second fruits seem to ripen more 

 rapidly than do the fruits of Ponderosa. The coloring is indeed 

 perfection, the bright pinkish red extending dose up to the stem ends. 

 Henderson Winsall is undoubtedly the most meaty tomato ever 

 produced; the entire fruit being edible, tender and delicious, and 

 remarkable for an almost entire absence of seeds. 



Our esteemed customer, Mr. D. P. McCracken, editor of Floral 



Lore, Paxton, 111., writes: 



"It is the best of the fleshy class, and the fleshy sorts are best by 

 long odds; it is as meaty as the 'Beefsteak,' yet devoid the tough, 

 leathery walls of that famous variety. It is far more uniform in both 

 size and conformation than the popular Ponderosa, and ecUpses in 

 productivity as well as bearing period, any tomato I have been able 

 to secure in my fifty continuous years of growing. 



"Picked just before the stem-end is entirely red, and spread on a 

 low table, stem-end down, in a cool basement, it ripens in a day or 

 two to as near perfection as could possibly be." (See colored plate 

 opposite.) 



Windsall Tomato is very vigorous in growth and produces superabundant foliage. It is therefore necessary to prune away 

 lome of the superfluous foliage to admit light and air to the flowers and assist pollenization. A dense mass of leaves and vines 

 overshadowing the blossoms will cause them to fall, and fail to produce fruit. 



Price, pkt., 25c; 3 pkts. for 60c; }^ oz., $2.00; 1 oz., $3.50; transportation paid. 



876 BEEFHEART 



A New Home Garden Tomato of Superior Elxcellence 

 Customers Say It Is as Delicious as It Is Beautiful 



Customers who grew it last year say that they have never grown a 

 tomato that was more beautiful, more meaty, or better flavored. It 

 is not uncommon to see the vines carrying fruits weighing from two 

 to three pounds each. 



The color is brilliant scarlet and the skin is so smooth as to give the 

 fruits a polished appearance. The solidity and weight of this variety 

 is derived not from a thick-fleshed outer wall and tough skin, but, like 

 jur famous Ponderosa, the seed cavities have given way to a solid 

 mass of meaty, succulent flesh, so that the fruit is practically seedless. 

 The plant is vigorous and bears large crops of beautiful fruit. 

 [See illustration below.) 



Price, pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. Transportation paid. 



896 THE ORANGE TOMATO 



{See colored plate, oppositCi) 

 A Real Deep-Orange Colored Tomato of Appetizing Appearance 



We have been selecting this variety for several years in order to 

 perfect it. 



The vines are vigorous and free from disease; and the fruits are very 

 large, almost equaling in size our famous Ponderosa. The outside color 

 is a beautiful orange blush, and the inside color, a deep golden orange. 

 There are very few seeds. The flavor is very good, mild and delicious; 

 quite different from the yellow varieties which usually contain con- 

 siderable acid. 



Makes a most attractive dish when sliced and served with the red 

 varieties. AU our customers should try the Orange Tomato this year. 



Price, pkt., 25c; 5 pkts. for $1.00; transportation paid. 



TOMATO 



C ULT URE. — The seed should be sown about }4 inch deep during 

 March or early April in a hotbed, greenhouse, or window of a room, 

 QFI PT"ri?r» VARIFTIPQ where a night temperature of not less than 60 degrees is kept. When the 



^ti.lAtX,ll:jU VAKIIMll:.^ plants are about two inches high, they should be set out three inches apart 



n boxes three inches deep, or potted into three-inch pots, allowing a single plant to a pot. They are sometimes 

 shifted a second time into larger pots, by which process the plants are rendered more sturdy and branching. 

 About the middle of May in this latitude, the plants may be set in the open ground. 



877 BONNY BEST 



Produces Large Size Tomatoes Bright Scarlet in Color 



Bonny Best is decidedly the "best" in its class. It is almost as 

 early as EarUana; and is a larger tomato, and a heavier cropper. 

 The fruits are deep scarlet in color, very smooth, perfectly round, 

 soUd and meaty. Bonny Best is also an excellent variety for the 

 canner,. as it yields from 12 to IS tons to the acre. 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; }4 lb., $1.75; transportation paid. 



878 BREAK-O'DAY 



The Most Solid of the Extra Early Varieties — Disease Resistant 



. This marks an epoch in the breeding of globe-shaped tomatoes 

 now so popular. It is a cross between the well-known variety Mar- 

 globe and another variety, not as yet introduced to commerce. It 

 is greatly disease-resistant and is the same shape, color and size as 

 Marglobe but much more solid; and to crown all is 10 to 12 days 

 earlier in ripening. This means that Break-O'Day will ripen along 

 with Bonny Best and the other extra early tomatoes, but excels 

 them greatly in size, sohdity and seedlessness. 



Price, pkt., 20c; oz., 60c; K lb., $1.75; transportation paid. 



881 CRIMSON CUSHION (Henderson's) 



Crimson Cushion is a scarlet "sport" from Ponderosa, and re- 

 sembles the original stock in nearly all respects, but the color is 

 bnlUant crimson-scarlet. It bears a prodigious crop of perfectly 

 shaped fruits of enormous size that ripen clear to the stem, while 

 Its rich color is sustained throughout the entire fruit. 



It ripens a few fruits immediately after the verj^ early sorts, and 

 from then right up to frost it yields a constant supply of massive, 

 luscious fruits. These are always extremely solid, and remain so 

 after cooking. Served in slices its solid tempting appearance com- 

 pels mstant admiration. 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz.. 75c; ^ lb., $2.25; transportation paid. 



883 DWARF CHAMPION 



Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, scarcely needing support; early 

 and prolific, smooth, medium-sized fruits of red-purple color. 

 Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; K lb., $1.75; transportation paid. 



885 EARLIANA 



This is still the best extra 

 early Tomato for the family 

 garden, as it bears a very heavy 

 crop quite early in the season. 

 It has excellent flavor and is 

 remarkably solid for an early 

 sort. {See illustraticm.) 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; 

 }i lb., $1.50; transportation 

 paid. 



Our pamphlet, "Tomatoes, 

 How to Grow Them," tells how 

 to grow them to perfection. 

 Sent free on request with orders. 



Henderson's Gar<jen Fertilizer 



See Description and Price, Page 115 

 Promotes a rapid and uniform growth which is ideal for the 

 development of Tomatoes. 



