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VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Purple Tomatoes 



Broadly speaking, these are very much 

 milder flavored than the bright red kinds 

 described on preceding page. Their color 

 causes them to be more in demand in some 

 markets than in others. Some people are in- 

 clined to think that they are not so good for 

 canning as the bright red kinds. As to this, 

 we have yet to find a Tomato that will turn 

 out a finer canned product or handsomer ket- 

 chup than the Globe and we heartily recom- 

 mend it. 



Globe The cluster shown in illustration 

 alongside tells the whole story. 

 In our opinion, Livingston's Globe is the most 

 thoroughbred, most productive, and hand- 

 somest of all purple varieties in cultivation 

 today. This does not mean that the other 

 varieties on this page do not have peculiar 

 merits of their own, but it will be difficult to 

 find one that will produce as handsome globe- 

 shaped fruits, with as smooth a skin, of as 

 good size, and with as firm flesh as Globe. 

 As a variety for slicing for table use it is 

 hard to excel. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 



40 cts., V 4 lb. $1.50. 



Truckers' Favorite. 



Very much later than Globe and the 

 individual fruits average larger. This 

 is the standard main-crop purple sort in many eastern markets. In 

 solidity, smoothness, and quality of flesh _it has few competitors. 

 Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., V 4 lb. $1.50. 



PonderOSa ' ar S est fruited of all Tomatoes, regardless of 



' color. In its present state of perfection, much of 

 the roughness in the fruit, for which this sort was noted, has dis- 

 appeared. Look at the plant below. Properly treated and pruned as 

 described on preceding page, it is nothing unusual to gather from 20 to 

 30 large fruits, borne generally in clusters of 3, each cluster weighing 

 from 1J/2 to 2 pounds. Our strain of Ponderosa will measure up to 

 the requirements of the most exacting. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., 

 V 4 lb. $1.75. 



Globe Tomatoes. Ideal in size, shape and quality 



June Pink. As early as Earliana, but pink in color; more perfect 

 fruit, extremely productive, and not subject to blight. Pkts. 5 cts. 

 and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., V 4 lb. $1.25. 



Early Detroit. A large and early purplish pink Tomato. Fruits 

 smooth, uniform and nearly globe-shaped. Quality excellent. Pkts. 

 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., V 4 Ib. $1.25. 



Beauty. Glossy crimson; large, smooth, solid, never cracking; 

 holds its size well. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., l/ 4 lb. $1.25. 



Buckeye State. Large, flat, and broad. Fruits bright red, very 

 smooth and solid. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., V 4 lb. $1.50. 



Small-fruited Tomatoes 



Used principally for preserving. All 5 cts. and 10 cts. per pkt., 

 oz. 35 cts. Yellow Plum, Yellow Pear, Red Pear, Yellow 

 Cherry, Red Currant, Yellow Peach, Red Peach, Red Cherry, 

 Red Plum, Golden Husk, Purple Husk. 



Pond 



onderosa 



The Dwarf Kinds 



These differ from the standard sorts by 

 forming plants of a compact, bushy, erect 

 habit of growth. When fully grown, plants 

 average 3 feet tall by 2 feet across. They 

 should be tied to short stakes. Ideal for 

 small home-gardens. 



Dwarf Giant, or Dwarf Ponderosa. 

 Fruit very large; purple-crimson; con- 

 tains few seeds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., 

 V 4 lb. $1.50. 



Dwarf Champion. Plants compact, 

 stocky, and upright; fruit ripens very 

 early and the plants yield enormously. 

 The fruit is always smooth and hand- 

 some, with few seeds, ripening close to the 

 core, and never cracking. Resembles 

 Acme. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 

 35 cts., V 4 lb. $1.25. 



Dwarf Stone. Fruit red, large, early; 

 smooth and very prolific. While, of 

 course, not as large-fruited as tall or 

 standard Stone, they average larger than 

 those of Dwarf Champion and are more 

 solid. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 

 cts., V 4 lb. $1.25. 



Yellow and Forcing 

 Tomatoes 



Yellow Ponderosa. Similar to Pon- 

 derosa; color a rich, golden yellow. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., V 4 lb. $1.50. 



Stirling Castle. (Forcing.) Fruit of 

 medium size; bright red. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 50 cts. 



Lister's Prolific. (Forcing.) A great 

 producer of handsome clusters of choice 

 fruits. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Carter's Sunrise. Most prolific strain 

 of medium-sized, bright scarlet fruits. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



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