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HENDERSON'S TOMATOES SELECTED VARIETIES 



Perfect fruit without a blemish will be obtained if your tomato plants are trained on the Wooden Tomato Supports offered on 



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888 THE FRUIT TOMATO 



Solid, Meaty, Sweet, Delicious Flavor 

 Almost Seedless 



At last we have developed a tomato that can be placed in the class 

 of fruit, as its delicious, sweet flavor and solid meaty texture make it 

 possible to eat it at any time as one would eat a peach. 



Practically free from acidity and seeds, it makes a most delicious 

 and appetizing morsel whether eaten raw between meals, as a dessert, 

 or prepared in any of the standard methods. 



Vigorous in growth, disease-resistant, bearing great clusters of sweet- 

 luscious, beautifully formed, deep pink tomatoes, this great addition to 

 the list of table delicacies will soon be known and grown throughout the 

 world. (.See illuslralion.) 



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



889 GOLDEN PONDEROSA Special strain 



It Equals Ponderosa in Size But Bears Rich, Golden- Yellow 

 Fruits in Abundance 



A yeUow 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. GOLDEN PONDEROSA is 

 equal in every respect to its parent the red Ponderosa, possessing all 

 the qualities that have made our Ponderosa a household word through- 

 out the land, and, in addition, has the striking color' which compels 

 instant attention. It originated as a "Sport" from red Ponderosa and 

 comes remarkably true; but some parti-colored fruits may be expected. 



It presents a striking appearance when served sliced with the red 

 Ponderosa, and supplies a decorative table effect both novel and at- 

 tractive. 



Price, pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c; o2. SI. 00; transportation paid. 



893 GLOBE 



This variety is glossy pink with purple tinge. It is distinctly 

 globe shape, large size, and of the finest quality, making it verj' 

 desirable for slicing. 



Price, pkt. 10c; 02. 60c; % lb. $1.75; transportation paid. 



894 MARGLOBE Resists Rust and Wilt 



Almost perfectly round; of large size, and bright red in color. It 

 is one of the most productive tomatoes in cultivation, it being rare 

 that a flower fails to set. 



Marglobe is early and continues bearing over a long period of 

 time. It possesses a delicious flavor, and this combined with its 

 attractive apjwarance, its immunity to wilt and rust, as well as to 

 the tenaciousness of its skin, which minimizes the cracking of the 

 fruit, are cert:ain to insure a promising future for it. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 80c; y^ lb. $2.25; transportation paid. 



900 PONDEROSA |'^'"±rsSi„ 



Sometimes called Beef Steak 

 For Years the Best and Most Popular in the American Garden 

 — Produces Fruits Magnificent in Size— Delicious in Flavor- — 



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. 



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

 from a thick-fleshed outer wall and a tough skin, and this is eagerly 

 sought by the shipper. The solidity of Ponderosa is 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. 



We have succeeded so thoroughly in modifying, developing, and 

 enlarging these cell walls in Henderson's Ponderosa that they have 

 almost filed the seed cavities with tender flesh which in less carefully 

 bred strains contain only seed and- watery pulp. 



The original, highly bred and selected type of Ponderosa can only 

 be secured direct from us, as we do not supply dealers. Spurious and 

 uncared-for stocks will be disappointing. {See illustration.) 



Price, pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; oz., 90c;. K lb., $3.00. Transportation 

 paid. 



905 THE PRITCHARD 



or SCARLET TOPPER 



The result of extensive experiments conducted by the U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture in their quest for a perfect disease, wilt and rust re- 

 sisting tomato. 



Its general appearance is like the popular Marglobe, but it 

 begins to bear much earlier. At our Trial Grounds, it is as early as 

 Bonny Best. For its disease resistant qualities, it supersedes all 

 others. The vines are ver>' sturdy in grovrth — -shorter than the 

 Marglobe — and they produce the heaviest crops of any of its class. 



Unlike other early varieties. Scarlet Topper continues to bear 

 long after the other sorts have ceased. The fruits are large, 

 from 3 to 3 J^ inches in diameter, and perfectly globe shaped. 

 (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 25c; oz. 90c; K lb. $3.00. 



906 STONE 



This is one of the best and most popular main crop varieties. The 

 plant is a strong grower, is very prolific and produces a crop of 

 large, smooth fruits almost round in shaj>e, very deep and slightly 

 flattened at base and top. 



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



916 Tomato — Bountiful Collection. Earliana, Globe, Hen- 

 derson's Red Ponderosa. 

 Price, Collection of 3 pkts. 25c. Transportation paid. 



