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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



STATION TREE TOMATO. 



This is a very remarkable variety in many re- 

 spects. The name is taken because the *'2V. F 

 Experimental Station" originated this variety by 

 crossing the French Tree with Alpha. Without 

 exception or doubt the earliest of all, at least a 

 few days. Plants very compact; foliage almost 

 black-green, very thick and curly; fruit medium 

 to small, two to three inches in diameter, borne 

 in great numbers— sometimes pressed togethei 

 like grapes— solid, tender, and good quality. Be- 

 ing a hybrid it produces little seed, sometimes- 

 only one seed to a fruit. From its compact habit 

 it will make a fine pot plant, and no doubt force 

 readily and profitably. All growers should try it 

 Per pkt., 10 cts. ; 3 pkts., 25 cts. ; oz., 40 cts. 



IGNOTlJM TOMATO. 



This variety, which is the result of great pains and 

 and skill, is the nearest perfection of all, either for 

 family or market use. It is large, smooth, heavy 

 and solid; of a very deep red handsome color: it 

 ripens perfectly up to the stem, and is remarkably 

 free from cracking or rotting. The flesh is of the 

 finest quality and with a delicious flavor, while 

 with the exception of Station Tree) it is the earliest. 

 Over all the ordinary kinds it has the remarkable 

 and very important advantage of having on an av- 

 erage only half as many seeds. In an exhibition of 

 over eighty varieties of tomatoes, this was singled 

 out by the best judges as the handsomest and most 

 desirable of all. 



Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 25 cts., M lb., 75 cts. 



MATCHLESS 



TOMATO. 



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This new tomato is well named, as it certainly 

 matchless in form, regularity of growth and desirable 

 tliippUig qualities. The skin being so unusually 

 tough that if picked when ripe, they can be 

 kept in good condition as long as ten days. This 

 qualification alone is enough to recommend it to 

 every grower of tomatoes for market in the 

 country. It is a remarkably strong grower and 

 very productive, producing fruit of thelargesi size 

 right up to the time the vines are killed by frost. 

 The fruit are very free from core, as can be seen 

 from the illustration, which is an accurate picture 

 of a medium sized Matchless when fully mature. 

 In color they are always a rich cardinal red, and 

 are less liable to crack in wet weather than any 

 other large tomato. For quick market sales, they 

 cannot be surpassed, and frequently bring from 26 to 

 .~>0 cents a basket more than any otner variety, even 

 when tomatoes are a glut on the market. The Match- 

 less is certain to please everyone, growers and 

 consumers alike, and is bound to be a popular- 

 variety long after many that are now being heavily 

 advertised have been forgotten. 



Per pkt., 10 cts.. oz. 35 cts., % lb.. $1.00. 



