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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



$PAKKS; g AKLlANA T~ OMATO 



EXTREMELY EARLY. 



Sparks' Earliana is a wonderfully 

 early and exceedingly prolific me- 

 dium-sized, uniform, smooth and at- 

 tractively shaped, bright scarlet 

 tomato, of great solidity and fine 

 flavor. It is one of the earliest 

 tomatoes grown, having been evolved 

 through keen competition in a to- 

 mato-growing section in Southern 

 New Jersey, where earliness and qual- 

 ity secure profitable returns. The 

 plant is of neat, moderate growth, 

 but quite hardy, and well set with 

 clusters of from 5 to 8 fruits, aver- 

 aging 2\ inches through, nearly all 

 ripening up remarkably early and 

 evenly; of great value to the market 

 gardener where early tomatoes are 

 an object. (See cut.) 



Price, 30c. oz., 90c. } lb., $2.75 lb. 



CHALK'S EARLY JEWEL TOMATO. 



One of the Best Early Tomatoes for Market. Large, Smooth, Handsome, 



Exceedingly Prolific. 



One of the handsomest and best of the several recently introduced early 

 varieties. It is not the earliest but only about a week later than Earliana. 

 The fruit of Jewel, however, averages much larger, often weighing from 12 

 to 16 ounces each. Very deep, uniform, smooth, solid, of fine quality, and 

 brilliant scarlet in color. It is a very heavy cropper, bearing throughout 

 the season. The fruits if picked as soon as ripe do not rot or crack even in 

 wet weather. The plants are vigorous, healthy and so hardy they may be 

 planted out earlier than most varieties. Valuable for the private garden 

 and especially so for market. 



Price, 30c. oz., 90c. \ lb., $2.75 lb. 



P arly F reedom 'T omato 



THE BEST EARLY TOMATO IN EXISTENCE. 



Not only Early, but a prodigious and continuous bearer until frost. Fruits 



of moderate size, as handsome and uniform as if moulded. Quality, 



solidity and flavor surpassingly fine. 



pi§ Early Freedom is unqualifiedly superior to any other early tomato grown 

 Its value lies not only in the actual time of ripening its first fruit, but that 

 such enormous quantities of fruit can be gathered while all other so-called 

 " Earlies " are ripening only a few. The fruits are of good size, perfectly 

 round, and remarkably handsome, smooth as glass, and of brilliant scarlet. 

 The flesh is remarkably solid, having but few seeds. The flavor is perfect, 

 absolutely free from any acidity. The fruits are borne in large clusters, in 

 phenomenal abundance and continuously, from the middle of July (in this 

 latitude) until killed by frost. We highly recommend it, not only for its 

 extreme and bountiful earliness, but as a good, all-seasons variety. Fine 

 fruits can be picked from it in the fall, long after other varieties have ceased 

 bearing; in fact, this variety even increases in size up to its last picking. 

 This last feature is a very valuable one to the trucker. It also has a very 

 tough skin and flesh is very firm, making it the best shipper and keeper of 

 the Early varieties. (See cut.) Price, 25c. oz., 80c. J lb., $2.50 lb. 



" / used your Freedom Tomato last season; it is the best tomato 1 ever grezv, and is a heavy 

 cropper." " G. W. SMITH, Ellenton, Fla. 



" The Freedom Tomato fruits are especially perfect. 1 do not think it can be surpassed as 

 an all-around tomato." M. E. POND, Conneaut, Ohio. 



" I had ripe fruits of your new tomato. Freedom, the \§th of July, which is early for this cli- 

 mate. The same vines are still bearing {Sept. 8th) and will do so until frost, new fruits coming on 

 all the time." Mrs. M. A. SMITH, White House, N. J 



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