From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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TOMATO 



CULTURE — The seed should be sown in March or early April in a 

 hotbed, greenhouse, or window of a room, where a night temperature 

 of not less than 60 degrees is kept, in drills five inches apart and 

 half an inch deep. When the plants are about two inches high 

 they should be set out three inches apart in boxes three inches 

 deep, or potted into three-inch pots, allowing a single plant to a pot. They are sometimes shifted a 

 second time into larger pots, by which process the plants are rendered more sturdy and branching. 

 About the middle of May, in this latitude, the plants may be set in the open ground. 



Cooper's Special 



A Great Treat for Tomato Lovers, Absolutely Free From Acid, Medium 

 Size Globe-Shape, Piquant Meaty Flavor, Very Early in Maturing 



That great desideratum, a Coreless Tomato, has been perfected, and we 

 have great pleasure in offering it to our customers. The Market Growers 

 of some sections have been the first to awaken to its desirability for the market 

 and it is now being shipped to the great markets where it is in enormous 

 demand because of its attractive smooth appearance, its rich pinkish- 

 red color, and its convenient size for slicing. 



Cooper's Special Tomatoes purchased in the market, however, are 

 not so rich or good in flavor as those grown in the private garden. 

 The reason is that when picked for shipping they are not quite 

 ripe, and are left to ripen on the journey. Another characteristic 

 which cannot be too much emphasized is that Cooper's Special is 

 quite free from all the diseases to which Tomatoes are liable. 

 (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 25c.; 3 pkts. for 60c; oz. $1.00; transportation 

 paid. 



Our leaflet on Tomato 



Culture is forwarded 



free if requested 



when ordering. 



Marglobe 



Beautiful Color, Perfect Round Shape 

 Wilt and Rust Resistant. 



Q.QA The result of seven vears" labor by the origi- 

 °*^ nator Prof. Pritchardof the U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture, this new tomato bids fair to supersede in 

 popular favor every other variety of its class. Extensive 

 tests conducted in sections where wilt and rust diseases 

 were prevalent have proven that it is immune therefrom. 



Marglobe is almost perfectly round; of large size, and 

 bright red in color. It is one of the most productive to- 

 matoes in cultivation, it being rare that a flower fails to set. 

 It is a vigorous grower and is as well adapted for cultiva- 

 tion under glass as for the open ground. 



Marglobe is early and continues bearing over a long period 

 of time. It possesses a delicious 

 flavor, and this combined with its 

 attractive appearance, its immunity 

 to wilt and rust, as well as to the 

 tenaciousness of its skin_ which 

 minimizes the cracking of the fruit, 

 are certain to insure a promising fu- 

 ture for it. 



Pkt. 20c; oz. $1.50; V* lb. $5.00; 

 transportation paid. 



Earliana Tomatoof e Aii 



QgC This is still the best extra 

 early Tomato for the family 

 garden as it bears a very heavy crop 

 quite early in the season. It has ex- 

 cellent flavor and is remarkably solid 

 for an early sort. {See illustration.) 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; % lb. $1.50; 

 lb. $5.00; transportation paid. 



Stone 



906 Tn ' s is one °^ tne * 3est and 



most popular main crop 

 varieties. The plant is a strong 

 grower, is very prolific and produces 

 a crop of large, smooth fruits almost 

 round in shape, very deep and 

 slightly flattened at base and top. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; V* lb. $1.50; 

 lb. $5.00; transportation paid. 



Perfect fruit without a blemish will be obtained if your tomato plants are trained on the Wooden Tomato Supports offered on page 191 . 



Henderson's 



Crimson Cushion 



fiftl Crimson Cushion is a scarlet "sport" from Ponderosa, 

 and resembles the original stock in nearly all respects, 

 but the color is brilliant crimson-scarlet. It bears a prodigious 

 crop of perfectly shaped fruits of enormous size that ripen 

 clear to the stem, while its rich color is sustained throughout 

 the entire fruit. 



It ripens a few fruits immediately after the very early sorts, 

 and from then right up to frost it yields a constant supply of 

 massive, luscious fruits. These are always extremely solid. 

 and remain so after cooking. Served in slices its solid, tempting 

 appearance compels instant admiration, and in the final and 

 decisive test of flavor it is delicious. (See illustration.) 



Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.00; '4 lb. $3.50; transportation paid. 



See also 



page 11 for Henderson's New Tomato "Wins-all" and 

 page 37 for Henderson's Famous Red and Gold Ponderosa. 



