W. F. ALLEN'S PLAXT AND SEED CATALOGUE. 



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without this variety. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c: quarter-pound 

 15c: pound 35c. 



NEW ROUND THICK LEAVED NORFOLK.— The best 

 for fall sowing-, as well as early spring. Of a handsome 

 dark green color, producing more curled, thick leaves 



than any other: it is a heavy yielderand remains firm and 

 bright a long time after gathering. The best and most 

 profitable variety to grow. Pkt. 5c: oz 10c.; quarter- 

 pound 15c; pound ' . 



TOMATOES. 



LIVINGSTON NEW 

 GLOBE. — This new 

 variety was offered 

 for the first tim<? last 

 spring, and sold in 

 packets only, at 20c. 

 each.packets contain- 

 ing forty seed. The 

 illustration is 

 a photograph from 

 tomatoes of my own 

 growing, the larger 

 one in the illustra- 

 tion weighing seven- 

 teen ounces. Thistj- 

 mato is very produc- 

 tive, of Aery fine 

 quality and is thicker 

 from stem to blossom 

 end than any other 

 tomato grown. The 

 nlants are robust and 

 hardy, making large 

 growth, wnich is well 

 loaded with nand- 

 some tomatoes. The 

 originator describes 

 it a s follows : "Of 

 b e a u ti f u 1 globe 

 shape, with quite a 

 percentage o t elon- 

 gated stem to blos- 

 som fruits, which 

 permits a greater 

 number of slices be- 

 ing taken than with 

 the Hat fruited sorts. 

 It is early to ripen, 

 although of large size, 

 very smooth, firm 

 flesh, few seed, ripens 

 evenly: color a beau- 

 tiful glossy rose ting- 



LIVINGSTON NEW GLOBE. 



ALLEN - BEST, 



ed with purple: flavor very 

 delicate and agreeable: the 

 fruit is born on snort joints, 

 blanching plants in great 

 abundance: a good general 

 cropper, and one of the best 

 for green house growing, or 

 for early crop on stakes or 

 trellises. It is an entirely 

 distinct and fine new type. 

 Every grower of Living- 

 ton's New Globe. whether for 

 private or market purpose, 

 will be pieased with the 

 beautiful and attractive 

 globe shane fruits. No one 

 should fail to give it a trial." 

 I have a splendid stock of 

 seed of my growing. Consid- 

 ering the high price at which 

 it -..-as introduced last - 

 I am offering it very low. 

 Pkt. 10c: oz. 50c: quarter- 

 pound $1.50: pound fc.00. 



ALLEN'S BEST- This is 

 Avithont exception the finest 

 large red tomato that I have 

 ever seen grow here or else- 

 Avhere. The season is med- 

 ium early, the colt 

 beautifully red, reminding 

 one of red velvet: the fruit 

 is the most firm of any toma- 

 to that I have ever grown. 

 It will bear shipping further 

 than any other variety. 1 

 say this without hesil 

 and to any person who buys 



w tomato* - 

 market and can SU 

 contradict this Btatement, I 

 Avill return him the money 

 paid d i. I have 



shipped it to Boston 



which is about the 

 hardest test thai 

 given any tomato) and had it 



I " ' per ••rat. 

 other varieties would not 

 pay transportation eh - - 



illustratiod is a 

 photagraph which wil a 



