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VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Henderson^s Prize Tomato 



Recently 

 Developed 



Winsall 



Shown in Colors on page 58 



Supreme 

 Quality 



It Wins Approval from 40,000 People- 

 Seedlessness- 



-It Wins Prizes Wherever Shown — It Wins by Its Qualities of Sweetness, Solidity and 

 —It Wins Because of Its Wonderful Size and Gorgeous Color. 



Ql e The outstanding characteristics 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 red extending close up to the stem end. Hen- 

 derson's Winsall is undoubtedly the most meaty tomato ever pro- 

 duced; the entire fruit being edible, tender and delicious, and re- 

 markable for an almost entire absence of seeds. This latter charac- 

 teristic is so pronounced that many of our friends proposed to call 

 it "Giant Seedless." 



As for smoothness and formation, Henderson's Winsall is a great 

 improvement upon Ponderosa. 



We append the report of one of our customers, Mr. D. P. McCrack- 

 en, editor of Floral Lore, Paxton, 111., because he describes it even 

 better than we ourselves can do. 



"Reporting on your Tomato Winsall, I have to say that, if I were 

 naming it now, after trial, I should call it 'BEST TO DATE,' not 

 limiting it to Peter Henderson's efforts — simply exalting it to a class 

 by itself. 



"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 v/alls of that famous variety; it is far more uniform in both 

 size and conformation than the popular Ponderosa, and eclipses 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." 



D. P. McCracken, Paxton, 111., Editor of Floral Lore. 



Price — Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 60c; ^jx oz. $2.00; 1 oz. $3.50; transportation paid. 



PLEIASE NOTE — ^Winsall Tomato is very vigorous in growth and produces superabundant foliage. It is therefore often 

 necessary to prune away some of it, in order to admit light and air to the flowers and assist pollenization. A dense mass of 

 leaves and vines overshadowing the blossoms will sometimes cause them to fall, and a consequent failure to produce fruit. 



SMALL FRUITING TOMATOES 



For Salads, Preserves, Etc. 

 902 RED CHERRY. Bears clusters of bright red fruits the size 

 of a Cherry. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; transportation paid. 

 904 RED, PEAR-SHAPED. Produces bright red pear-shaped 

 fruits. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; transportation paid. 



908 STRAWBERRY, Winter Cherry or "Husk" Tomato. Low 

 spreading plants, yellow fruits half an inch in diameter sur- 

 rounded by a husk. Used for preserving. 



Price, pict. 15c; oz. 50c; transportation paid. 

 914 YELLOW PLUM. Oval-shaped yeUow fruits 2 inches in 

 diameter. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; transportation paid. 



English Forcing Tomatoes 



907 STIRLING CASTLE. SmaU size, solid; finest flavor; scarlet; 

 good for forcing under glass. {See illustration.) 

 Price, pkt. 25c; oz. SI. 00; transportation paid. 



909 SUNRISE. Deep rich red. The finest Tomato for indoor or 

 outdoor cultivation. 



Price, pkt. 25c; oz. SI. 00; transportation paid. 



892 LARGE RED PLUM OR POMODORA 

 (Italian) 



A beautiful bright red plum-shaped tomato. It is the most 

 delicious and attractive salad tomato ever introduced. It 

 contains practically no acid and possesses a delicate flavor so 

 much desired in salads. Large Red Plum is one of the best 

 varieties in cultivation for making the delicious tomato preserve, 

 and it is also ideal for dehydrating. It is one of the most pro- 

 lific tomatoes we have ever grown, beginning early in the season 

 and continuing uninterruptedly up to frost. The fruits are the 

 size of a good-sized plum and are borne in clusters of six or more. 

 (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; oz. SI. 25; transportation paid. 



A Cluster OF 

 POMODOHO 



*;';;„ ptUMTOH|TO 



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