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Our space will only permit us printing 

 a few of the testimonials we received as 

 to the worth of this wonderful Tomato. 

 Those here given were taken from hun- 

 dreds, every one of which was unsolicited. 

 We publish them verbatim, except that 

 we substitute PoNDEBOSA, wherever " No. 

 400 " occurs. This alteration w^e make to 

 familiarize the public with the variety's 

 proper name. 



The Ponderosa Tomato is unquestionably 

 the finest, largest, most solid and most pro- 

 ductive tomato grown, is a splendid shipper, 

 and for canning purposes cannot be excelled. 

 Skin thin, but so tough that it will keep longer 

 in qood condition than any otiier. 



E. L. TOBIE, 

 Sept., '91. Keithshurg, Ills. 



I weighed the four largest of the Ponderosa 

 Tomatoes ; four tomatoes u'eighed 88 ounces, 

 and one of them alone weighed 2^/4 lbs. Am 

 well repaid for my purchase and shall come 

 again soon for more seeds. 



H. D. HERSEY, 

 Sept. 23, '91. Lincoln, Mass. 



Your Ponderosa Tomato does not fail to 

 arrest attention. The fruit is almost as firm 

 as an apple, has little juice and few seeds. 

 These slejider plants, trained and standing 

 erect, tree-like clothed in foliage of the dark- 

 est green and hearing such immense burdens 

 of crimson fruit, is a siglit rarely equaled. 



SILAS L. SNYDER, 

 Sept. 23, '91. Taberg, Oneida Co.,N. Y. 



The Ponderosa has .spoiled us for eating 

 any other tomato, on account of its fine qual- 

 ity. D. W. MANNING, 

 Sept. 21, '91. Kansas City, 2Io. 



I never sail) any to equal your Ponderosa 

 Tomato, either here or in California. We 

 gathered basket after ba.<^ket, all mmmters. 



Mrs. RICHARD L. PUGH, 

 Sept. 22, '91. Thibodamp, La. 



This morning I picked one of your Pon- 

 derosa Tomatoes and weighed it and it tipped 

 the scales at 3 lbs. 5 ozs. 



B. PICKEL, 

 Sept. 22, '91. Ansonia, Conn. 



Every one u'ho tasted your Ponderosa 

 Tomatoes pronounced them not only the larg- 

 est but the best flavored. 



THEODORE POTTS, 

 Sept. 15, '91. Paris, Ark. 



The grand Tomato, Ponderosa, excels 

 anything of the kind lever ,sau\ and I have 

 for more than 20 years bought seeds of the 

 finest tomatoes I could get. It is aU that 

 could be desired. 



Mrs. WM. DUESLER, 

 Sept. 14, '91. Maryville, Mo. 



In a bed of 21 plants I pulled off ripe to- 

 matoes in three weelcs enough to Jill three 

 bushels, lacking a very few. 



MAGGIE I CRIST, 

 Sept. 10, '91. Mooresdale, Pa. 



Some specimens grown from seed of Pon- 

 derc'u Tomato were recently awarded the 

 first premium at the annual Tioga County 

 Fair, held in Oswego, Sept. 8th, 9th and 

 10th, 1891. Miss JOSIE YA TES, 



Oswego, N. Y. 



I had one of your Ponderosa Tomatoes 

 for dinner to-day. It weighed 3 lbs. 1 oz., 

 ?(ia-s ft.s solid, fine meat as lever saw, very 

 smooth, and flavor the best I have tasted. 

 THOS. MARSHALL, 

 Sept. 10, '91. Ripon, Wis. 



ME. CAESIAN. 



THE JURY IN THE 



The illustration shows an interior view 

 Hexamer, Editor of Atnerkan A^rkulfurisi, Mr. 

 and Mr. W^m. Falconer, Glen Cove, N. Y. 

 name PONOEROSA to the "No. 400" To' 

 Fair, w^as on the original committee, but was 

 decided, and Mr. Falconer at our request kinc 

 in connection with horticultural affairs, and 

 meet with general approval. Certainly the fiv 

 check for $50 each has been sent to 



W. L. AKERS, Braddock, Allegheny Co., Pa. 

 MRS. N. E. CAINES, Dade City, Pasco Co., Fla. 

 LAURA M. CRINSTED, 637 Ninth St., N.E., Washlngt 



NOW THEN! 



in cash premiums for the Heaviest and Best Formed Single 1 



us in our packets, sealed with our Red Trade-Mark I 

 "PONDEROSA," and are sealed with our Red Trade-M; 

 time of ordering the seed, so that v/e can record it. If this? 

 ance with above conditions, and those on other side of this 



$500.00 to 13© C3 



For the Heaviest aiid Best Formed Single Tomato ..9 

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