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JOHNSON .-. & .-. STOKES .•. PHILADELPHIA 



Pkt., 15c.; 2 pkts., 25c.; oz.,6oc.; 2 oz., Si. 00; "4 lb., $1.75 ; lb., S6.00. 



THE CUMBERLAND RED TOMATO. 



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* L/IRQE/TAIlSH/lNb-rOnE/T OF ALL ^ 



As ■will be remembered, this magnificent tomato was first 

 offered for sale last spring, being made the subject of a beautiful 

 colored plate in our iSgt catalogue. Xo other tomato we ever 

 ofifered has met with so large a sale and been so generally com- 

 mended in all sections of the countr}-. We have received hun- 

 dreds of unsolicited testimonials similar to those published on 

 the margin alongside this page. The photograph above of an 

 average specimen taken from our patch, will give an idea of 

 their enormous size and handsome smooth shape. The}- origi- 

 nated a few years ago in Cumberland Co., N. J., where they 

 have been gjown -with great profit by a few truckers, from the 

 fact that they have always commanded very high prices when 

 shipped to Philadelphia markets ; and it was onlj- after great 

 persuasion and at tdgh cost that we were able to obtain from 

 the originator a few ounces of his selected stock seed to grow 

 from. The ^-ines grow \"igorouslv and produce abundantl}- 

 until killed by frost. Foliage a very dark green. The skin is 

 remarkably tough, and the tomatoes keep a long time after 

 being pulled, making them an excellent market and shipping 

 variety-. We have in the past few years introduced several new 

 and very valuable tomatoes, but think the Cumberland Red 

 eclipses them all in its magnificent color and form, solidity, 

 weight and extraordinary large size. 



Prices for 1892: Pkt, 15c.; 2 pkts., 25c.; oz.,6oc. ; 2 oz.,Si.oo 



What Others Say. 



l*A.\c Steex. Dobbins. X. J.. Oct. 19. 1891, 

 writes: "Your Cumberlaiiil Red Tomato is 

 more than you claim for it. They are the 

 best I ever grew ; ahead of all others in size, 

 fine quality and quantity pvoduced. They 

 yield me over 400 baskets to an acre.' 



A. A. McQrEEX.Weatherford. Texas. Feb. 

 21, 1S91, writes: "The Cumberland Ked To- 

 mato proved the finest I ever grew. They 

 stood the drought when all other kinds failed, 

 and bore until frost. No others can equal 

 them." 



Thos. H. Brintojt, Chadd's Ford. Pa., 

 the great tomato specialist, writes : " Cum- 

 land Red is the best tomato out of 51 varieties 

 tested. It ripened 4 days after Dwarf Cham- 

 pion— June 20th. One specimen weighed by 

 me turned the scale at 25 ounces. Smooth as 

 an apple." 



JoHX W. ScHLiVFl-Y. Beidler, Ohio, April 

 4, 1891. writes: "The Cumberland Red is 

 superior to and by far the largest of any 

 tomato I ever had. It is also the finest 

 flavored, has verj' few seeds, and its flesh the 

 most solid and juicy."' 



S. C. Hager, Searights, Pa., writes: 

 "The Cumberland Red Tomato is the finest 

 I ever saw; I had some that weighed over 

 two pounds." 



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lb., $1.75 ; lb., |6.oo, post-paid. 



