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VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES 



Hendersons " CrilTlSOn Cushion'' TomatO 



THE 



ITS SUPERLATIVE MERITS: 



An almost seedless 



" Beefsteak " Tomato 



The Earliest Large Tomato 



Of immense size and 

 as smooth as an apple 



A continuous and late fruiter 



Ripens thoroughly all over, 

 the stenvend coloring as well 



Prodigious bearer 



CRIMSON^SCARLET BROTHER OF "PONDEROSA" 



This crimson-scarlet brother of Ponderosa is the latest addi- 

 tion to our new race of almost seedless tomatoes. The fruits, 

 while not quite as large as those of Ponderosa, yet average 

 big — big enough for anybody and for any purpose, measuring 

 4 to 5 inches in diameter and 3 to 4 inches in depth, in fact the 

 fruits are so thick that they appear almost round. This sym- 

 metry of form, added to the other merits — brilliant crimson- 

 scarlet color, untinged by purple, its solidity, meatiness and 

 high quality of flesh, freedom from acidity and watery pulp, 

 scarcity of seeds — has won for Henderson's Crimson Cushion 

 many friends. It is fairly early for so large a tomato, enor- 

 mously prolific and bears continuously until killed by frost. (See 

 cut on next page.) Price, 10c. pkt., 60c. oz., $2.00 > 4 lb. 



"Crimson Cushion will yield a crop where all other tomatoes fail: for beauty, 

 size and flavor they cannot be excelled." J. W. DALE, Du Boise, Pa. 



CUSTOMERS WRITE: 



" II 'e raised the Crimson Cushion 

 last year. We and our friends pro- 

 nounce it the most excellent tomato we 

 ever ate. It has spoiled us for any 

 other." 



Mrs. STEWART, Shreveport, La. 



" Your Crimson Cushion surpasses 

 any other tomato I ever greiv, in beauty 

 and flavor, while tlie size is perfectly 

 enormous." 



M. M. WELCH, Clinton, Md. 



" / would say that your Crimson 

 Cushion tomatoes are the best I have 

 ever grown — and I will always continue 

 to grow tlient." 



CHARLES F. SCHLEGEL, 



Claremont, N. H. 



...Earliana Tomato... 



THE EARLIEST TOMATO OF ALL 



Earliana is without a doubt the earliest good tomato grown. 

 It was raised and developed in a section of South Jersey, from 

 which probably more early tomatoes are shipped than any other 

 place in the United States. Earliana is not only extremely early 

 but of particularly fine quality, which is very rare in an early 

 tomato. The flesh is remarkably solid, and it has few seeds. It 

 has the habit peculiar to many early sorts of setting the bulk of 

 its fruits close to the center of the plant, so that they are 

 exposed to the sun and thus ripen early. These qualities make 

 it particularly useful for a first crop variety, and where more 

 than one sort is grown, Earliana should head the list. The fruits 

 which develop later are not equal in quality to those. of the later 

 and larger sorts. 



Price, 10c. pkt., 35c. oz., $1.10 \4 lb., $3.50 lb. 



" / am sending you a photograph of a cluster of nine Earliana tomatoes I grew 

 in my garden, they attracted a good deal of attention. Tlie nine — on one stem — 

 weighed 4 lbs. and 5 ounces. It is a fine variety and gave us perfect satisfaction." 



EDW. C. BLAUNT. Waynesboro, Ga. 



Early Freedom Tomato 



THE BEST EARLY TOMATO IN EXISTENCE 



Early Freedom is unqualifiedly superior to any other early 

 tomato grown. Its value lies not only in the actual time of ripen- 

 ing its first fruit, but that such enormous quantities of fruit can 

 be gathered while all other so-called "Earlies" are ripening only 

 a few. The fruits are of good size, brilliant scarlet in color, 

 perfectly round, smooth and remarkably handsome. The flesh 

 is solid, of perfect flavor and absolutely free from any acidity. 

 The fruits are borne in large clusters, in phenomenal abundance 

 and continuously, from the middle of July until killed by frost. 

 It has a very tough skin and flesh is very firm, making it the 

 best shipper and keeper of the early varieties. (See cut on next 

 page.) Price, 10c. pkt., 40c. oz., $1.25 H lb., $4.00 lb. 



" / want to thank you for the satisfaction that I have experienced in growing 

 your superb Freedom Tomato. They are superior in every respect to any other 

 kind that I have ever tried. We had ripe tomatoes from Freedom on June 15th, 

 weighing from 1\ pounds and over. Tlie Freedom was ripe wlien those of other 

 varieties were hardly in bloom. They are tlie finest tomatoes in this part of the 

 country." Mrs. S. C. RHEBERG, Covington, Ga. 



Henderson's "TENDERLOIN" Tomato 



Phenomenal 



Henderson's "Tenderloin" Tomato is a sturdy, 

 healthy grower with distinctive bronzy-green 

 foliage ; it ripens its first fruits immediately 

 following those of the early sorts, and from 

 that time until frost, it is practically ever-bear- 

 ing, yielding enormous quantities of Tomatoes, 

 no other variety approaching it in product- 

 iveness. 



The fruit is borne in clusters of from four to 

 six; the individual fruit, 4 to 5 inches diameter, 

 runs remarkably uniform in size and shape, 

 being almost round, solid, and weighs about 

 one pound each, or heavier than any other 

 Tomato grown of equal size; the surface is 

 very smooth, and never cracks ; the color, a 



ITS CKOWNING MERIT: 



solidity of flesh. Absolutely peerless for slicing. 



" We cannot speak too highly of your 

 Tenderloin Tomato. So meaty and 

 such nice flavor." 



Mrs. CLARENCE O. GRAY, 



Little Compton, R. I. 



" The Tenderloin Tomatoes did ex- 

 ceedingly well. The fruit was of fine 

 size, abundant, and the most solid of 

 any tomato we have raised — / am well 

 pleased with them." 



J. MELVILLE LAWRENCE, 



Wakefield, N. Y. 

 " The Tenderloin Tomatoes we raised 

 from your seed last year were the largest 

 and the finest quality I have ever seen. 

 All who saw them were lavish in their 

 praise." Mrs. VIVIAN WILSON, 



Manningham, Ala. 



rich glossy blood-crimson, also permeates the 

 flesh to the very heart; it ripens thoroughly, 

 coloring up clear to the stem. 



It possesses one crowning merit : phenomenal 

 solidity of flesh ; even the seeds — which are 

 small and few — are embedded in flesh of meaty 

 firmness. 



On account of this solid character, splendid 

 quality, rich red color of the flesh, and appeti- 

 zing appearance, it is absolutely peerless for 

 slicing, while it is equally superior for baking, 

 boiling and canning — the solidity of flesh and 

 minimum of juice make thickening unneces- 

 sary. (See cut on next page.) 



Price, 10c. pkt., 3 pkts. for 25c, 60c. oz. 



For Henderson's PONDEROSA Tomato, see pages 8 and 9. For our Complete List of Tomatoes, see pages 63 and 64. 



