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fUK GREAT 

 CANNER. 



MAIN CROP VARIETIES— RED. 



Griffith ®, Tvirner Co/s World's Fair Tomato. 



GET THE GENUINE IN OUR SEALED PACKAGES. 



For early fruit sow the seed in March or April, in the hot-bed or 

 in pots in a sunny exposure in the house. When the plants are 

 about three or four inches high they should be set out four or five 

 inches apart in another hot-bed or cold-frame, or removed int» 

 small pots, allowing a single plant to a pot. Expose to the air as 

 much as possible to harden, and about the middle of May set the 

 plants in the open ground, at a distance of four or five feet 

 each way. Water freely at the time of transplanting, and 

 shelter from the sun for a few days until the plants are 

 established. Sufficient plants for a small garden may be 

 had by sowing a few seeds in a shallow box or flower pot, 

 and placing in a sunny window In the house. Cultivate- 

 thoroughly as long as the vines will permit. 



Tomatoes will admit of training to stakes or trellis ot 

 various kinds, and the fruit is very much improved both 

 in appearance and quality. This mode of cultivation is 

 now quite common among gardeners who grow for early 

 market. The usual method is to set one strong plant to a 

 stcike. using stakes five to, seven feet in height, tying the 

 plant up with wool or other strong, soft twine, pruning 

 oui quite freely as the vines advance in growth. By 

 aaui, Ling tnis n.ethod tne plants may be set much closer 



than in the ordinary way. 



THE SIX GREAT POINTS OK THIS GREAT CANNER. 

 Solidity, Symmetry, Handsome, Bright Red, 

 Ripens Uniform, Free From Rot. 



THIS great Tomato, which we introduced in 1892, is constantly gain- 

 ing friends wherever known, and deservedly so, because of its many 

 good qualities. Our sales of seed of this sort have increased each 

 year far beyond our expectation. It is without exception one of the best 

 for canners, market gardeners or private use, because of its solidity, 

 symmetrical shape, handsome bright red color, uniformity of ripening 

 and freedom from rot. Its shipping and keeping qualities are unexcelled. 



The planters now demand this great Tomato, notwithstanding the fact 

 that there are many very much newer varieties. Yet it has been so suc- 

 cessful that it is preferred above all others. 



The fruit is particularly solid and of fine flavor, good size, smooth, 

 and certainly verv attractive. Packets, E>c. and lOc. Ounce, UOc. 54 

 pound, 75c. Pound, $2.50. 



DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY OTHERS CLAIMING TO SELL 

 THE WORLD'S FAIR TOMATO UNDER THE SAME NAME. 

 IN ORDER TO PROTECT THOSE WHO WANT THE PURE 

 ARTICLE WE GIVE NOTICE THAT WE SHALL ONLY SELL 

 THE WORLD'S FAIR TOMATO IN SEALED PACKAGES. 



-EARLY MICHIGAN.— Vines large, with large, dark green 

 aves. vigorous and wonderfully productive; under high culture 

 one of the heaviest croppers; fruit medium to large size; unlike 

 most varieties, grows larger as the season advances; perfectly 

 smooth, solid, but without core; deep rich red color; of excellent 

 flavor. Its first fruits are very early, but the vines continue to- 

 bear for a long time. Packets, 5c. and 10c. Ounce, 25c. % pound 

 75c. Pound, $2.50. 



THE NEW STONE TOMATO. 



Ripens for main crop; is very large and of bright scarlet 

 color; very smooth, with occasionally a sceeimen very 

 slightly oc'ta,gon-shaped, ripening evenly to the stem with- 

 out a crack; exceedingly solid and firm-fleshed (as its 

 name indicates). Jt/ls an excellent shipper; fine for can- 

 ning; a good keepenf not subject to rot. Packets, 5c. and 

 10c. Ounce, 20c.. pound, OOc. Pound, $2.00. 



vbrinton's best. 



One of the leading sorts for second early and late use: 

 the fruit is large, handsome, and a splendid keeper. A 

 greart favorite with canners and truckers. Packets, 5c. 

 Mfd 10c. Ounce, 20c. 'A pound, 60c. Pound, $2.25. 

 '^LIVINGSTON'S FAVORITE.— Bright red, smooth To- 

 mato of good size. Packets, 5c. and lOc. Ounce, 20c. 

 ji' pound, 50c. Pound, $2.00. 

 1 /PARAGON.— Well-known standard bright red Tomato, 

 I Pacjsets, 5c. and lOc. Ounce, 20c. 54 pound, eOc. Pound. 

 $2.00. 



ROYAL RED.— New; resembles Favorite in form and 

 color; good main crop variety. Packets, 5c. and lOc. 

 Ounce, 20c. K pound, 50c. Pound. $1.75. 



MATCHLESS. 



The color is a rich red. The skin is so tough that it makes a splendid 

 keeper and shipper, and is less liable to crack in wet weather than any 

 other large Tomato, Unsurpassed for market or table; strong grower 

 and very productive, bearing with undiminished vigor until frost. The 

 fruit is free from core and the seed spaces comparatively small. 

 Packets, 5c. and lOc. Ounce. 25c, % pound. T.^.c. Pound, $2..50. 



Messrs. Griffith & Turner Co. 



Please notify me when you will get in your World'B 

 Fair Tomato Seed. Will you handle the genuine World'* 

 Fair this year? I have been growing them for the past 

 five years and they are the finest I ever saw, 



J. W. THOMAS, Virginia. 



