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Payne's New Tomato 
VICTORY 
The Most Perfect Tomato Ever Grown 
ORIGIN. A cross between Stone and Living- 
ston's Beauty, followed by several years of 
careful selection so that it now comes abso- 
lutely true to type. 
SHAPE. Almost round; the most perfect to- 
mato ever grown; not a bad shaped one in 
the whole field. 
SIZE. Of medium size, averaging about half 
a pound in weight; very solid and with few 
seeds. 
COLOR. A deep, rich red all over; flesh of 
the same color. 
FLAVOR. All those who have tasted it pro- 
nounce it the sweetest and richest flavored 
tomato they have ever eaten. Contains a 
higher percentage of sugar content than any 
tomato on the market. 
PRODUCTIVENESS. An extremely heavy 
bearer. On my own ranch produced at the 
rate of about 20 tons to the acre, without 
irrigation, as many as 71 ripe tomatoes ap- 
pearing on one vine. Those who visited the 
field said they never would have believed it 
possible to grow such a crop. 
FOR HOME USE. Its rich flavor, prolific 
qualities and handsome appearance, together 
with its other good points make it the best 
tomato for the home garden. 
FOR SHIPPING. The very solid flesh and 
the thickness of the cell walls, together with 
its size and appearance, make it one of the 
very best varieties for shipping. 
FOR TOMATO PASTE. On account of its 
thick flesh and deep rich color it should 
prove one of the very best varieties for mak- 
ing tomato paste. 
FOR CANNING. To the canning industry 
this new tomato should prove a revelation. 
The very smooth skin, convenient size, solid 
meat and the thickness of the cell walls, 
which can be very well seen by the illustra- 
tion on the back cover of this catalogue, 
together with its rich color and flavor, give 
it everything that is necessary to make up 
the most perfect canning tomato. 
Mr. G. E. Grier of the Pasadena Canning 
Company, one of the best authorities on to- 
mato canning in California, was very much 
impressed with the merits of this new tomato 
as a canning variety. Mr. Grier had a dozen 
cans of it put up at his cannery as a test, and 
when opened up the tomatoes turned out like 
so many solid balls. An analysis made of one 
of these cans and a can of the Stone tomato, 
also put up by Mr. Grier, showed the follow- 
ing results: 
Payne's Victory 
VICTORY 
Total Acid 0.445% 
" Sugar 
(Invert) 3.58% 
Solids.... 6.20% 
STONE 
Total Acid 0.365% 
" Sugar 
(Invert) 3.180% 
Solids .. 5.690% 
Thus it will be seen that the Victory tomato 
is higher in acidity, in sugar and in solids. 
Worked out in percentages, the increase is as 
follows: 
Sugar, 12% higher. 
Acidity, 22% higher. 
Solids, 9% higher. 
According to bacteriologists, the high per- 
centage of acidity tends to lessen the develop- 
ment of bacteria. The higher sugar content 
gives it higher preservative qualities and the 
advantage of the increase in solids goes with- 
out saying. 
PRICE OF SEED 
Pkt., 15c; % oz., 40c; 1 oz, 75c; % lb., $2.00; 
y 2 lb., $3.50; lb., $6.00. 
