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its fruit. It is productive and 

 keeps long in bearing. Well 

 adapted for shipping. 

 ^I/ivings ton's Perfection.— 



Very similar to the foregoing in 

 shape and color. 



^free Tomato. A variety which 

 grows like a tree, bearing large, 

 plump red fruit. It is very produc- 

 tive, and quality excellent. A fine 

 Tomato for the home garden. 

 V Ponderosa, Although not new 

 still we consider ii worth mention- 

 ing. as a good many of our custom 

 ers are looking for quantity as well 

 as quality, and they are combined 

 in the Ponderosa Tomato. The 

 vines are strong and vigorous, fruit 

 smooth and free from ridges and 

 skin firm. Its color is a rich crim- 

 son. The fruit varies in weight from 

 two to three pounds. It is a splen* 

 didyvariety for home use. 



IMvingston's Stone. An ex- 

 cellent variety, introduced about 

 three years ago, and found to be 

 one of the best and most desirable 

 for our truck farmers. In Florida, 

 where Tomatoes for shipping are 

 grown more extensively than in 

 Louisiana, and where tough skinned 

 varieties of good quality with full 

 solid and tender flesh are the most 

 desirable, the Stone has been se- 

 lected as one of their principal va- 

 rieties. Thousands of bushel boxes 

 are annually shipped from there to 

 southern and northern markets, 

 and no variety has given better sat- 

 isfaction than this. The Favorite 

 and Beauty are excellent, and the 

 Perlection holds its place, but the 

 Stone is not only their equal but in 

 some points their superior. For 

 shipping it cannot be surpassed. 



Livingston's stone Tomato. 



Acme Tomaio. 



The fruit is of the handsomest bright- 

 est scarlet; more globular in shape 

 than the Beauty or Favorite, and per- 

 fectly smooth and glossy. One of the 

 best varieties for our climate and will 

 without doubt in the course of but a 

 short time take the place of either 

 Beauty, Favorite or Perfection. 



Cluster Tomato. This 

 ict variety has been tried 

 up north where it gave entire satisfaction. 

 The fruit is of a very dark purplish red 

 color, grows in clusters and gets very large. 

 It ripens even and perfect'to stem, and is 

 entirely free from cluck or rot. The skin is 

 tough, perfectly smooth and the fruit will 

 bear shipping at any distance. It has very 

 few seeds, in fact it may almost be called 

 seedless. It grows on strong and vigorous 

 vines with dense dark green foliage. We 

 are confident that this will, when once in- 

 troduced, become one of our leading vari- 

 eties. 



fv*a» New Purple CI 

 i-JTnew and very distin< 



When in doubt consult Steckler. 



