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W. F. ALLEN'S PLANT AND SEED CATALOGUE, 



you some idea of its rich, glossy appearance and hand- 

 some, large, thick tomatoes. The basket is a 4 qt. California 

 grape basket. As a second early variety for shipping for 

 general crop for canning, shipping or any other purpose, 

 I have never seen its equal, although I have grown hun- 

 dreds acres of tomatoes. I will give Five Dollars in Gold 

 for the best report of an acre of tomatoes grown from 

 seed procured of me of this variety, during 1906. I am 

 sure no one will make a mistake in planting it. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 50c; quarter-pound $1.50; pound $5.00. 



STONE.— Here on the Maryland and Delaware Penin- 

 sula, where there are more tomatoes canned than in any 

 other part of the world, the Stone is a great favorite. 

 This has come to be recognized as best of all the standard 

 sorts, though comparatively new. The color is a desir- 

 able bright red. The fruit is of large size, perfectly 

 smooth and of the best quality. It is a famous crop to- 

 mato in many sections, both North and South, and is 

 much used for canning. The plants are productive ana 

 the fruit bears shipment well. I rate it with the best. 

 S'tone is used for forcing purpose under glass, with very 

 best results. Its shape, color and quality adapts it to the 

 fancy trade. I am especially desirous of corresponding 

 with canners who wish seed of this variety for their 

 growers, and will say that I am in position to offer prices 

 that must be satisfactory on large quantities. Pkt. 5.; 

 oz. 25.; quarter-pound 75c; pound $2.00. 



CHALK'S EARLY 

 JEWELL. —I have 

 been growing this va- 

 riety for three years, 

 and for early market 

 I have not yet found 

 anything to equal 

 it. It is not quite so 

 early as some of the 

 other varieties but 

 this is all made up for 

 in extra fine quality, 

 large yield of the 

 beautiful thick, red 

 tomatoes, they are 

 never seamed or mis- 

 shapen like many 

 other early sorts, and 

 always bring top 

 prices. The seed I 

 am offering of this 

 are of my growing 

 and were saved only 

 from select tomatoes. 

 .Fruits are uniformly 

 large, thick through, 

 more solid and finer 

 quality than the very 

 early varieties. Aver- 

 age well grown fruits are from two to two 

 and a half inches thick, two and a half to 

 three inches in diameter which is large 

 enough for market varieties. The plant is 

 enormously productive and one of the 

 most profitable to grow for main crop as 

 well as for early market. A prominent 

 canner was in my field of tomatoes last 

 summer and told me to be sure to save him 

 four or fi ve of the seed. I remarked that 

 the price would be considerable more than 

 he had been used to paying for tomato 

 seed to plant for canning purposes. He 

 said *'I want the seed at any price, they are 

 the best I ever saw grow." The Earliana 

 is a favorite extra early variety,but Chalk's 

 Jewell, coming on a few davs later will 

 bring fifty per cent more side by side with 

 it on the market. Pkt 10c; oz. §0c: quart- 

 er-pound $1.00; pound $3.50. 



MAULE'S EARLIEST.— For first early, this is equal 

 to any variety that I know of. About as early as Spark's 

 Earlianna, or King of the Earliest, and for my own use I 

 prefer it to either. Mr. Maule. in describing his new to- 

 mato, speaks of it in these terms: remarkable for its large 

 size; the most profitable early tomato in the world; bet- 

 ter quality and earlier than any of its rivals: the plant is 

 a good yielder for so early a variety; the fruit commands 

 highest prices by being first in the market and has proved 

 very profitable to my cvstomers. Every market garden- 

 er knows the value of the first home grown tomatoes and 

 is anxious to share in the prices which characterizes the 

 opening of the season, Maule's Early will meet the re- 

 quirements of the case for it is the first to mature and it 

 is really large, handsome and good." The seed I am 

 offering of this valuable new early variety are of my own 

 growing and were saved only from select tomatoes. Pkt. 

 10c; oz 35.; quarter-pound $1.25; pound $1.00. 



KING OF THE EARLIES.-This is one of the earliest 

 varieties grown. I have grown several early market va- 

 rieties, but none earlier than King of the Earlies; there 

 are many smooth fruits, but many that are crinkled and 

 mis-shapen. I have picked ripe tomatoes from this vari- 

 ety in Maryland on the fifth of June. With me, it is 

 equally as good as Earliana. This variety was introduced 

 and highly recommended by Moore & Simmons, of Phila- 

 phia. The seed I offer are of my own growing and from 

 the choicest only. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; pound $2.50. 



. FIVE MILLION DOLLAR.-I described this variety in 

 my catalogue as follows: The worst fault I have to find 

 with this tomato is its name. It is a tremendous strain 

 on any fruit or vegetable to carry such heavy name, and 

 a number of really good ones have been named to death. 

 I was induced to buy this tomato by the many strong 

 claims made for it and not by its name which in itself 

 was an objection. Its season of ripening is early medium, 

 size large, and by far the finest tomato I ever saw. Its 

 shipping qualities are superb. It can be picked red and 

 shipped, by express, hundreds of miles in good condition. 

 Color is a beautiful red." I have nothing to add to or 

 take from this description. Several customers have 

 written me highly recommending the variety. One says: 

 "The name does not hurt it in the least." No one will 

 be disappointed in this excellent sort Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 

 quarter-pound $1.25; pound $4.00. 



SPARK'S EARLIANA.-At this time, probably the 

 most largely grown of tbe extra early varieties. Market 

 gardeners, who find it advantageous to be first in mark- 

 et have been singing the praises of Earliana for several 

 years nntil it has become the standard for comparison 

 +v, rSt earl y varieties. The plants are quite ready, with 

 rather slender open branches.and moderate growth well 

 set with fruits, nearly all of which will ripen extremely 

 ea riv in the season. The tomatoes are deep scarlet and 

 growclosely together in clusters of four or five of med- 

 ium size, averaging about two to two 

 and a half inches in diameter. There is 

 a good proportion of smooth tomatoes 

 and a corresponding small number of 

 creased and imperfect ones. Mr. 

 Burpee claims that '*a specimen plant 

 at Forahook Farms had, by actual 

 count, forty-fine ripe tomatoes at one 

 time, and that at time of first picking, 

 and thirty-five green ones of good size, 

 and the wnole plant could have been 



