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THE TWO GRANDEST TOMATOES ON EARTH 



Hendersons Ponderosa Tomato 



For 28 Years the Best and Most Popular in the American Garden. Produces Fruits More Magnificent in Size Than Ever. More 



Delicious in Flavor. More Perfectly Shaped and in Greater Profusion. Still Gaining in Favor by Leaps and 



Bounds. It is Grown from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Hudson Bay to Magellan Strait. 



Beyond al! question Henderson's Ponderosa Tomato has made for itself an 

 enviable place in the vegetable kingdom. 



It is now more safely entrenched in the esteem of the gardener tlian ever, 

 for the most persistent efforts of an army of skilled hybridizers have failed to 

 produce anything so incomparably perfect as Henderson's Ponderosa Tomato. 



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, who have sent us testimonials in such numbers 

 that if we printed them they would monopolize a quarter of the pages in the 

 catalogue. 



Unquestionably the one great requisite in a vegetable for private use is 

 quality — first and always QUALITY. 



In a Tomato the prime essentials are: Good flavor, a minimum of acidity, a 

 fairly tender skin, solid, meaty flesh, few seeds, and very little juiey pulp. 

 These ideals are perfectly exemplified in Henderson's Ponderosa Tomato. 



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 fundamentally 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 arc 

 ripe, and this very defect has been utilized in the breeding of Ponderosa. We 

 have succeeded so thoroughlv in modifying, developing and enlarging these 

 cell walls in Henderson's Ponderosa that they have almost filled the seed 

 cavities, which in less carefully bred strains contain only seed and watery 

 pulp; the result achieved is a solid mass of meaty, succulent flesh of in- 

 comparable quality, consequently Henderson's Ponderosa to be true must 

 come direct from us. Spurious and uncared for stocks will be disappointing. 

 in ee colored illustration on opposite page.) Price, 10c. packet, $1.00 ounce, 

 $3.50 ), pound. 



Henderson's Golden Ponderosa Tomato 



One of the Most Interesting Novelties Ever Introduced — It Equals Ponderosa in Size, but Bears Bich, 



Golden- Yellow Fruits in Abundance 



A yellow Tomato that has color alone to distinguish it is not entirely novel. 

 Many such varieties have been introduced, but, "having failed to gain popu- 

 larity, owing either to lack of flavor or some other essential, have disappeared 

 from cultivation. Henderson's 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 throughout the land, and, in addition, 

 has the striking color which compels instant attention. It originated as a 



"Sport" from the red Ponderosa and comes remarkably true; but some parti- 

 colored fruits may be expected. These but add interest to it. 



But that which differentiates it from all other sorts is its conspicuous 

 and striking appearance when served sliced with the red Ponderosa. This 

 combination produces an effect appealing to the appetite, and supplies a 

 decorative table effect both novel and attractive. (See colored illustration 

 on opposite page.) Price, 20c. packet, 3 packets 50c, 7 packets $1.00. 



SPECIAL OFFEB— ONE PACKET E\CH OF BED AND GOLDEN PONDEBOSA FOB 25 CENTS 



We have received as many teslimoriia i Henderson'* Famous Ponderosa Tomatoes as usual, but our customer the Rev. S. It. Grigsby, of Bristow, Okla. 



having written us a very interesting article on the culture and training of Ponderosas, we decided to print it instead of a selection of testimonials. 



My Experiences With Henderson's Ponderosa Tomatoes 



By the Rev. S. L. Grigsby (See Picture of Garden Below) 



Touching Tomato Culture, there are three things to be considered: The seed, the soil, and the method of cultivation. 



The seed should always be the very best. The practical gardener has learned by experience that Henderson's Ponderosa is always of the best quality, and 

 the seed dependable. 



While there may be some prejudice against the yellow tomato, as inferior in flavor, those who have tried Henderson's Golden Ponderosa find that prejudice 

 removed. This tomato is said to have originated as a "sport" from the Red Ponderosa, and, like its parent; it is really unexcelled. Its excellent flavor, size 

 (.weighing often as much as 2'i pounds) and solidity, commend it as a deservedly popular variety. 



The soil in which tomatoes are to be grown should be loose and fertile — a deep, rich, sand}' loam soil with a clay subsoil is always preferable. If stable manure 

 be used, this should be well rotted. 



The seed should be sown early in hot bed, and when the plants are about an inch and a half high, if the weather will admit of it, they should be re-set in 

 cold frames, where they can be protected and cultivated until the danger of frost has disappeared. This will insure strong, stocky plants. 



The ground in which the plants are to be permanently set should be well broken and, 

 just before the plants are set out, holes 3H to 4 feet apart should be dug wirii spading fork 

 These should be 12 inches deep and 16 inches in diameter, allowing the loose top soil to fill 

 in, in place of the clay removed, leaving the surface level. 



When the plants have grown from six to eight inches high the frames should be made: a 

 stake six feet by one by three inches should be driven into the ground on the south side, 

 and four inches from each plant. In order to render frames firm, and to prepare for the 

 support of the vines after they shall have attained five feet, or more, a strip lengthwise with 

 each row may be nailed on top of stakes, and later each alternate row should be joined to 

 the next row following by nailing strips across the top, so that the vines can be made to fall 

 over on the top of the frames thus made. There are two advantages gained by this method 

 of framing the vines: first, the vines themselves are well supported over head, allowing ample 

 space beneath for continued cultivation; 2nd, the shade, which, especially in hot, dry climates 

 is so much needed, is providod. 



All sprouts should be removed up to the first blossom cluster, and after that only such 

 branches as appear superfluous. 



In order to train properly on to the frames, the vine must be prevented from falling over 

 by carefully tying each to its several stake. This is done by wrapping the string once around 

 the stake and tying to prevent slipping, and then loosely gathering the vine with its branches 

 and tying to the stake. This must be repeated at. intervals until the vines reach the top of 

 the stakes. Within the five or six feet the vines should be tied from three to five times. 



Deep cultivation is never necessary, and at no time should the earth be hilled up high about 

 the plant. To conserve the moisture, after every rain or irrigation, as soon as the soil will 

 admit of it, the ground about and between the plants should be thoroughly cultivated, 

 leaving the soil well pulverized, thus providing a mulch to keep out the heat and to conserve 

 the moisture. 



The accompanying cut shows a small garden square in a private garden cultivated as 



above described. Here about forty vines were made to produce more than 400 pounds of 



firm, marketable tomatoes, continuing at their prime when vines in neighboring gardens 



l*'«#'5fl were no longer productive on account of the drouth. These vines, from six to eight feet 



high, were those of Henderson's Ponderosa Tomatoes, both red and golden, and have been 

 "the town talk" since they first came into bearing 



The home garden should never be without this most delicious of all vegetables from 

 early in July until frost, and none need be. It is all in the cultivation, where seed and soil 

 are made to meet the requirements. 



Addendum, October 3rd, 1918. — My tomato vines are yet in bearing, and there are perhaps 

 now about 200 lbs. of green tomatoes to be gathered just before killing frost, which usually 

 falls about October 10th in this latitude 



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