■PETER HENDERSON A. CO., NEW YORK- 



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H ENDERSON'S GENUINE 

 PONDEROSA T OMATO. 



IF YOU HAD THE TIME AND WE 

 HAD THE SPACE WE COULD 

 ENTERTAIN YOU FOR HOURS 

 WITH LETTERS FROM PON- 

 DEROSA'S FRIENDS, OF SIMILAR 

 PURPORT TO THE FOLLOWING : 



" Why don't you tell the whole truth about your Pon- 

 derosa Tomato and say that it is the best garden vege- 

 table introduced in 20 years — for it is ?" 



THOS. H. DOANE, Chicago, III. 



"We have planted the Ponderosa every season since 

 you brought it out, and we find there is no tomato that 

 equals it. To cut up one weighing 1^ to 2 lbs. is like 

 carving a nice slice of steak, and then the flavor is so 

 fine." S. S. ROCKWELL, Vermontvillc, Mich. 



" The Ponderosa Toma'o cannot be beaten for 

 quality, quantity and size; it seems as if they grow 

 better every year." 



Mrs. M. J. DEXTER, Mountain View, Cal. 



"I will not attempt to praise Ponderosa, as I could 

 find no language to express my high appreciation of 

 this tomato. It is the one we grow to eat at Woodbine 

 Farm — that's all." 



CAMPBELL & WEST, Hartstown, Pa. 



"I, too, have a good word for your Ponderosa. I 

 have raised it every year since you introduced it and 

 shall continue to do so. It is the finest tomato grown." 

 W. F. PARKER, West Plains, Mo. 



"I cannot refrain from speaking a word of praise 

 of your Ponderosa Tomato. Without any special care 

 we had them weigh 4 lbs. 2 oz. People came for 

 miles to see them." — WM. GAMMEL, Detroit, Mich. 



"Dear old Ponderosa! I have only room for one 

 dozen plants, but they supply my table every day with 

 delicious fruit; we think there is no tomato like Pon- 

 derosa."— Mrs. J. B. THOMPSON, Waverly, N. Y. 



" We had one plant of Ponderosa that bore SO toma- 

 toes, most of them weighing li to 2i lbs. each. What 

 do you think of that?" R. REYNOLDS, Ionia, Mich. 



"I never liked the taste of tomatoes until we raised 

 Ponderosa, and now I never get tired of them." 



Miss G. BA TES, Minneapolis, Minn. 



PONDEROSA TOMATO 



(ILLUSTRATED ON OPPOSITE PAGE.) 



THE GRANDEST TOMATO ON EARTH. 



It has received more enthusiastic praise and lias tal<en more 

 first premiums than any other six vegetables combined. 



HENDERSON'S PONDEROSA TOMATO 



HAS HAD 15 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SUCCESS! 



IT is now planted in both hemispheres. There is no State in the Union, no civihzed 

 country on the globe where Henderson's Ponderosa is not grown; and from every- 

 where it receives nothing but praise — enthusiastic praise. Eulogistic letters regarding 

 it are received by us in annually increasing numbers, and our sales of Ponderosa seed 

 last season were nearly double those of any previous year, thus convincingly proving 

 that the marvelous success and popularity it has achieved is due to the fact that 



HENDERSON'S PONDEROSA TOMATO 



IS BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR! 



IT is now so highly bred, so free from seeds, that we only get ten pounds of seed 

 from an acre, where formerly we harvested twenty to thirty pounds, while 

 ordinary tomatoes yield one hundred pounds or more of seed per acre ; this fact alone 

 shows that Henderson's Ponderosa is almost all solid meat, and as nearly seedless as is 

 possible to perpetuate it. Our strain of seed for 1 907 has attained the zenith of perfection. 



HENDERSON'S PONDEROSA TOMATO 



Is in every way splendid. It excels in magnificent size, often attaining a circum- 

 ference of eighteen inches, frequently weighing two, three and four pounds each, 

 perfect in form, free from wrinkles and fissures, perfectly smooth and as solid 

 and meaty as beefsteak, free from watery cavities and almost seedless; it ripens 

 thoroughly from center to skin, its glowing crimson color permeating the flesh to the 

 heart ; it is free from rot ; but above all, the delicious quality and flavor are its crown- 

 ing raerits — toothsome and rich when sliced, savory and delicious when canned, very 

 little boiling being required for it to thicken. 



The plants of Henderson's Ponderosa Tomato are luxuriant, healthy in growth, 

 independent of droughts, free from blight, and are prodigious, early and continuous 

 bearers. First ripe fruits are often picked in ten weeks from seed sowing, while late 

 fruits may be gathered until frost. Some of our customers store the immature late 

 fruits, which ripen and are served at Thanksgiving dinner. 



SEED OF PONDEROSA TOMATO 



PURCHASED FROM US DIRECT INSURES YOUR GETTING 

 HENDERSON'S GENUINE AND PERFECTED STRAIN. 



" We know there is no true Ponderosa seed but yours; tomatoes raised from others so-called do not begin to 

 compare with yours." J. B. MEACHAM, Rockville, Ind. 



"I have been disappointed in the Ponderosa Tomato the last two years. I got the seed from other parties, and 

 they are not like the ones I got from you. Please send me your true seed." — ROBERT HARM, Denton, Texas. 



EXPLANATION: Henderson's Genuine Ponderosa Tomato seeds too sparingly 

 to be profitable for most sellers of seeds; that is why many degenerate strains are being 

 offered as Ponderosa. Price, Henderson's Genuine Ponderosa Tomato Seed, 10c. 

 pkt., 60c. oz., $2.00 ilb. 



Our 

 Leaflet 



S: HOW TO GROW TOMATOES IN GARDEN, FIELD AND GREENHOUSE 



including method of 

 raising the Big Fellows 



P P P P 'o customers 

 r I\ U L( If aslied for. 



