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•. JOHNSON .-.&.•. STOKES 



One ounce will produce about thirteen hundred plants. 



For years we have made a careful study of gi-owing the 

 very best tomato seed. All tomatoes showing the slightest 

 variation from the standard type are rigidly discarded, 

 thus we obtain the pui-est possible seed. Our long expe- 

 rience and great care enables us to furnish a j^rime aijjicle of 

 this important seed to market gardeners, and to retain the 

 [jatronage of all who deal ■s\'ith us. 



CUMBEKt-ANI> RED. A matchless new tomato. See 

 Novelties and Specialties, page 16. Pkt., 15e.; 2 pkts., 25e.; 

 oz., 60c.; 34 lb., $1.75; lb., 86.08. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' EXTRA E.4RLY TROPHY. 

 This variety was first discovered in a patch of the well-known 

 Trophy, where it ripened nearly two weeks ahead of others. 

 Its shape resembles the well-known Trophy, but it ripens 

 much earlier and is remarkably productive, of a deep red 

 color, growing to a good size and does not show the least 

 trace of rotting in its early stage of growth, as the Acme 

 and Paragon sorts do. The tomato is firm, slightly lobed, 

 has very few seeds and has the happy feature of ripening its 

 entire crop at one time, which is a very important thing to a 

 market gardener whose profit depends upon getting his crop 

 into market early. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c.; ^i lb., 80c.; lb., $3.00. 



EXTRA EAKI-T ADVANCE. A cross between Alpha 

 and Perfection, of bright scarlet color, medium size and good 

 quality. It surpasses the Alpha in wonderful early ripening 

 qualities and equals Perfection in beautiful form and pro- 

 ductiveness. The vines bear heavily, frequently one 

 hundred to one hundred and twenty-five fruits to a vine. 

 Our market garden friends will find the Extra Eai-ly 

 Advance a valuable varietv with which to strike the earliest 

 markets. Pkt., lOc; oz., 2.5c.; Ji lb., 7.5c.; lb., S2.50. 



VOLUNTEER. This tomato originated on Long Island 

 with Messrs. Reed and Funnell, the well-known growers, 

 ■who procured it by crossing Trophy and Canada Victor, and 

 the result of that crossing with Perfection, combining their 

 good qualities without retaining any of their objectionable 

 features. They grow to large size, averaging six to ten 

 ounces, very smooth and perfect in form, color bright red, 

 with little core and very early. The quality is very superior 

 for table use and canning. Enormously productive, ripening 

 well to the stem. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; '% lb., 75c.; lb., S2.50. 



EARLY OPTEVrUS. A very fine new variety, some- 

 what resembling Favorite, but earlier and more uniform in 

 size. Fruit medium sized, oval, very smooth, exceedingly 

 bright, rich, crimson-scarlet color, free from cracks and rot. 

 The flesh is of a crimson-scarlet color, quite distinct and 

 beautiful. It is also a splendid keeping and shipping variety. 

 Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.; % lb., 7.5c.; lb., 32.50. 



1&NOT0M TOMATO. 



THE IGNOTUM (Unknown). This new tomato was 

 first discovered at the Michigan Agricultural College, in 1887, 

 by Prof. L. H. Baily, being a sport from a foreign variety 

 under test at that station. In our tests we find it earlier 

 than Dwarf Champion, growing to very large size and 

 remarkably smooth, regular in size and very solid. It is of 

 handsome, deep red color, ripening to the stem and free 

 from crack or rot. It will become one of the finest market 

 sorts. Pkt, lOc; oz., 30c.; % lb., 80c.; lb., $.3.00. 



NEW STONE. The fact of this tomato coming from 

 Mr. Livingston, the well-known originator of such excellent 

 varieties as the Paragon, Favorite, Beauty, Acme and Per- 

 fection, is of itself sufficient recommendation to strongly 

 endorse it. In describing it we cannot do better than to 

 quote the following from Mr. Livingston, who Mrites : "The 

 New Stone Tomato ripens for main crop ; is very large, and 

 of bright scarlet color; very smooth, with occasionally a 

 specimen very slightly octagon-shaped; ripening evenly to 

 the stem without a crack; exceedingly solid and firm-fleshed 

 (as its name indicates); is an excellent shipper ; quality the 

 very best; fine for canning; a good keeper; without hard 

 core; not subject to rot; its appearance on market remark- 

 ably attractive; a heavy variety ; its vines and foliage rank 

 and robust, heavily loaded with very uniform .specimens of 

 fruit." In our tests the pas^t two seasons we have found all 

 the above claims fully substantiated. Pkt., lOc; oz., 40c.; 

 J4 lb.; $1.25; lb., 84.00. 



DWARF CHABIPION. A very distinct variety of 

 upright growth. After Atlantic Prize and our Extra Early 

 Trophy, it is i)robably the earliest tomato grown. Its close 

 upright growth allows it to be planted closer together than 

 other varieties. The fruit resembles the Acme, is of a 

 purplish pink color and always smooth and symmetrical in 

 form. It is of medium size and attractive in appearance; 

 the skin is tough and the flesh solid and of fine quality. A 

 very shy seeder. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c.; ^ lb., 80c.; lb., $3.00. 



MITCHELL'S EVIPROVED, No. 1. This new tomato 

 comes from Canada having been originated by Mr. Mitchell, 

 who is well known as the originator of the Canada Victor 

 some years ago. In our teststhe past season we find it one 

 of the best on trial, very early, smooth, beautiful red in 

 color, and in quality hard to beat. Pkt., lOc; oz., 40e.; 34 

 lb., $1.2.5; lb.,$4..50. 



LIVTNG.STON'S BEAUTY. A popular variety. The 

 color is a glossy crimson, with a purple tinge; it grows in 

 clusters of four and five, retaining its large size late in the 

 season; very solid, with a tough skin, making it very desir- 

 able for shipping. Pkt., 10e.;oz., 25c.; 341b., 75c.; lb., $2.50. 



THE IVUKADO, or TURNER HYBRID. This new 

 variety, .ilso called the .*1,600 Tomato, originated in 

 Iowa, and is entirely distinct from all known varieties. The 

 foliage ditTers from other tomatoes, the large leaves being 

 entire and not cut. It is a rank grower, with thick stalks, 

 and enormously productive. The fruit is extra large in 

 size, round, smooth, very thick through and remarkably 

 solid. The average weight of the tomatoes is from twelve 

 to eighteen ounces. They ripen up evenly and are entirely 

 free from core. They make the liandsoiiiest sliced toma- 

 toes, and have been pronounced by all T\i)o have tried them, 

 unequalled in fine flavor and table qualities. The skin is 

 thin, but rather tougli, consequently the tomatoes keep in 

 fine condition much longer than most other varieties. Color 

 is a deep brilliant red. Our stock has been carefully selected 

 and is unsurpassed. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c.; }i lb., 90c.; lb., $.3.00. 



LI^aNGSTON'S POTATO LEAF. A fine market 

 tomato, remarkable for its great firmness and solidity. It is 

 named Potato Leaf, in consequence of its having such a 

 very peculiar leaf, being whole, not cut or serrated like the 

 leaves of ordinary kinds. In this respect it resembles the 

 atikado, or Turaer Hybrid, but while the fruit is not quite 

 so large as these, but large enough for all purposes, it is far 

 smoother, and ever-bearing until killed by frost. Pkt., 10c.; 

 oz., 25c.; 34 lb., 75c.: lb., $2.50. 



THINKING AND PLANNING IN WINTER WILL DO MUCH TO FACILITATE AND LIGHTEN THE LABOR 



OF SPRING. 



