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2 HENDERSON’S 
— Newly Developed Prize Tomato 
Winsall 
NEW YORK 
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2 It Wins Approval from 40,000 People—It Wins Prizes Wherever Shown—It Wins by Its Qualities of 
- Sweetness, Solidity and Seedlessness—It Wins Because of Its Wonderful Size and Gorgeous Color. 
915— When we described Henderson’s Winsall Tomato, offered 
as No. “400” 2 years ago “as bigger and better than Ponde- 
rosa,” we were aware that many of our friends might be 
somewhat incredulous; but we now know that they must 
be convinced of the truth of that statement, because of the 
_ thousands of letters of praise for Henderson’s Winsall re- 
ceived from them during and since the growing season of 
last year—a few of which we publish on this page. 
_ Some of the letters describe Henderson’s Winsall so well 
as almost to render further description by us superfluous. 
We will, however, add to the encomiums of our friends a 
few words telling of it according to our own experience in 
our soil and climate. : 
_ Henderson’s Winsall is about five days later than Ponde- 
rosa 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. Henderson’s Wimsall is undoubtedly 
the most meaty tomato ever produced; the entire fruit 
being edible, tender and delicious, and remarkable for an 
‘almost entire absence of seeds. This latter characteristic 
$s SO Pronounced that many of our friends proposed to call 
it “Giant Seedless.”’ y 
As for smoothness and formation, Henderson’s Winsall 
is a great improvement upon Ponderosa, and as time goes 
- on we propose to still further improve it by careful super- 
vision, ; : 
One of the most striking characteristics of Henderson’s 
Winsall Tomato, however, is its wonderful vines, stalks and 
leaves, which are all of a very much darker green than the 
vines of any other tomato and excel all others in vigor and 
freedom from plant diseases. : 
We append the report of one of our customers, Mr. D. P. 
McCracken, editor of Floral Lore, Paxton, Ill., because he 
describes it even better than we ourselves can do. 
“Réporting on your Tomato ‘400,’ I have to say that, it 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. 
“Tt 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 walls 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 pos- 
sibly be. 
“Thanking you for the pleasure and satisfaction the trial 
has afforded me.” a 
D. P. McCRACKEN, Paxton, Ill. Editor of Floral Lore. 
oe Price—25c. pkt., 3 pkts. for 60c. 
_ PLEASE 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 ana air to the flowers and assist fertilization. A dense mass of 
_ leaves and vines overshadowing the blossoms will sometimes cause them to fall, and a consequent failure to produce fruit. 
GRATIFIED GROWERS GLORIFY HENDERSON’S WINSALL TOMATO 
__ “T just want to tell you how I liked your Winsall Tomato. I had splendid 
luck with them and think they were well named. I never saw as nice tomatoes, 
or as large. Such a beautiful color and so solid meated with such good flavor. 
So many came to see them and said they never saw such tomatoes grown.’ 
iy MRS. W.A. WILLIAMS, Beloit, Kansas. 
Please send me 6 packets of your Winsall Tomato Seed. I grew some 
of the grandest tomatoes from this seed last year; they were so rich in color 
and the finest tomatoes I ever saw. My customers called them “American 
Beauty.” ; MRS. H. E. BESESI, Martinsville, Ind. 
; “The Winsall Tomato was the best tomato that I ever ate and the finest 
flavor and true to the name. I had some that would weight 2 to 3 lbs. each 
__and they were beauties, and every one who saw them said that they had 
—- never seenantcer tomato.” HH. McCLINTOCK, Morgantown, W. Va. 
~ Your Winsall Tomato surpassed anything we ever had. I think they 
should have been called the “Best Ever’ as they were delicious.” 
-MRS. JOHN MILLER, Orono, Ontario, Canada. 
“Last year I had a Winsall Tomato weight 2 lbs 10 ozs., 18 inches 
around—very fine grade tomato but too late to'show at Missouri State 
_ Fair. £ want to try and have some in time nect year.’ 
FF, R. HARRIS, La Monte, Mo. 
“T must add that I was quite successful with the ‘Winsall Tomatoes’ 
_ last year. Had two dozen plants and some of the tomatoes weighed over 
_ @ pound and a half each, without doing any disbudding ”’ 
_ LOUIS C. SCHIERBAUM, Floral Park, N. Y. 
- _ *T received from your firm last spring 2 packages of your Winsall 
Tomato and was very much pleased with the qualily and productiveness 
Y of the fruit, but the potnt of this is: I still at this date, Jan. 13, 1925, have 
_ some of the tomatoes on hand that I picked from the vines last October after 
- @ severe frost that froze the ones not sheltered by the fcliage. Placed them 
im a cool pantry and when it got too cold there removed them into a more 
moderate temperature, a small kitchen in fact. They Tipened evenly, had 
a very good flavor and I still have a few left.” 
GEO. W. RITTER, Newark, Ohio. 
“Last year I purchased some seed of the big Winsall Tomato and I want 
to state that I had excellent success. I never had such nice large tomatoes 
before, some weighing 26, 28 and one weighing 33 ounces. I have saved 
the seeds from the choicest tomatoes for this year’s planting.” 
MRS. MAX W. ROSS, Peoria, Til. 
“*Be sure I get the Winsall Tomato Seed. Last year we had several of 
this kind that weighed 2 lbs. each.”’ 
MRS. I. M. BOWMAN, Sullivan, Indiana. 
“T tried the new Winsall Tomato last year, and it is the finest I ever saw, 
and was the only variety I had that did not rot badly. I did not see a single 
one that had any rot.” MISS ELLA TRIMBLE, Adairsville, Ga. 
‘This makes the 23rd annual order I have sent you, small always but I 
do not feel like I can have a garden without Peter Henderson & Co. having 
a partinit. For 23 years I have had the best tomatoes of any of my neigh- 
bours, and your new Winsall was a wonder. I had many that weighed 
2% pounds.” H. H. PHILLIPS, Winchester, Ky. 
““The Winsall Tomato Seed I received from you last year proved a 
“Winner, and the people who saw the tomato could not believe they were 
grown in my back yard and every one without exception who bought the 
plants claimed they never raised finer or larger tomatoes.” é 
JOHN McMAHON, Ironton, Ohio. 
“*T want to fell you of what good luck I had with your Winsall Tomatoes. 
I had some that weighed 28 and 29 ounces and every one that saw them said 
they were the most wonderful tomatoes they had ever seen and they had the 
best flavor.” MRS. H. €. SANFORD, Norwich, N. Y. 
““T wish to add a word of praise for Winsall Tomato. I notice in your 
1925 catalogue where so many bushels sold of them, but not a one spoke of 
their grand keeping qualities I consider them the best tomato on the 
market, they are so delicious in flavor and more like a rich flavored apple.” 
MRS. D. U. COBERLY, South Vienna, Ohio. 
“Your Winsall Tomatoes grown by me last year under name (No. 400) 
are wonderful. Many of them weighed 2% to 3 lbs. 
W. F. STONE, Warrenton, Va. 
See page 12 for photographs 
PETER HENDERSON & CO, 
35 and 37 
CORTLANDT STREET N EW YORK 
