MAY S CATALOGUE OP NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
FIRST OF ALL, MAVS. 
TOMATOES. 
•German— Lkljesapfcl. French— Toraate. 
Spanish — Toniatc. 
Prices qouted on Tomato seed include the pre- 
payment of postage. 
1 ounce (or 1,500 plants 1-4 pound to trans- 
plant for I acre. 
CULTURE — Sow in hotbed in earlv spring, 
or the seed may be sown in shallow boxes 
and placed in a window, where one does 
not wish to have the trouble of making a 
hotbed. Transplant to the open ground 
when all danger of frost is past, setting the 
plants three or four feet apart each way. 
Some support should be provided for tlie 
vmcs, to keep the fruit from touching the 
ground; brush, hay or anything of the sort, 
will answer the purpose, or thcv mav be tied 
to stakes. Pruit may be had several weeks 
■earlier by sowing the seed quite earlv and 
transplanting to small pots; when these are 
filled with roots, shift to a larger site, and 
transplant to open ground when weather is 
warm and settled, shading from sun a day 
or two. As the roots are not disturbed in 
taking plants from the pots, the plants 
suffer no check, but grow right on. Our Extra 
Early Tree requires no support at all, and pro- 
duces a most delicious tomato, solid and of the 
best flavor. 
Acme, the Old Standard 
Varietv ^^^y gardeners in this vic- 
r ' '"'tJ' w'" grow no other sort 
than this old standard tomato. It is a sure 
cropper and (|uite earlv for a tomato of 
Its size. The color is a crimson tinted with a 
light pinkish shade. Flesh solid, fine 
Combination, Burpee's. **'^J="i'„ ^ "^t """^ 
. . , . , ' , , K^*' wonderfully productive 
sort, producing bright red fruits suited for forcing under glass as 
w-ell as for growing in the open ground. The plants are of 
strong, vigorous growth and wonderfully productive, more so 
than niost sorts we have ever grown. Tliev are of good size 
deep through, smooth, and colored brightestVed; flesh solid and 
of fine flavor. Plrt. loc, oz. 25c, 1-4 lb. 90c, lb. $3.00 
Champion, Dwarf Scarlet. This is similar iq 
1 r ,r> . growthto the pur- 
ple fruited Dwarf Champion, being of erect bushy habit, dvvarf 
an.i compact, with heavy dark green foliage. The tomatoes are 
smooth, round, deep through and of a bright scarlet, of excellent 
flavor, and very productive. Pkt. 10c, oz.agc, 1-4 lb. 7sc,lb.$2.as 
Crimson Cushion Tins variety is of iinmen.se size, 
rr ""^"'^ ^ „ almost seedless, solid flesh, ripens 
thoroughly, an excellent shipper and unsurpassed for table use 
It IS more symmetrical in shape than the Ponderosa, and is much 
thicker through trom stem to "blossom end." The color is bril- 
liant scarlet crimson. The "Crimson Cushion," like the Pon- 
derosa, is almost seedless, requiring from 10 to 12 bushels of ripe 
fruit to produce one pound of seed, whereas a pound of seed is 
rcii ized from 3 bushels of ordinary tomatoes. These figures tell 
better than any description the "seedless" character of this grand 
variety. The flesh is firm and "meaty." and of superior qualitv. 
Pkt. ,oc! oz\%or"l'..K."'"^' '^--^^ 
Extra Earlv Tree. '* excellent variety so exten- 
T^ /'^, , ^ advertised and sold at 25c per 
packet. It IS certainly a splendid; tomato, aiifl worthy of a place in ^v 
garden. Many large growers prefer it to any other sort on account^f 
Its earlmess and quality. Another point that particularlv recommends 
It IS the fact that it requires no support even when laden with 
fruit, the stiff branches holding the tomatoes far above the 
ground. We have the true seed stock, and can supply it much 
lower than it was offered last season. Have you ever tried It? 
Pkt. IOC oz. 2SC, 1-4 lb. 6oc, lb. $2.25. 
PjIVOrite Large size, ripens cvenlv and early, 
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First of All, Mays. '^^ ^'^W^^ 
Atlantic Prize. Earliest of .\11. and nearly 
every known kind claiming earliness. and 
beats them all by a week or ten days. 
It IS equally desirable for both market 
and home use on account of its rich 
color. The tomatoes are of good size, 
smooth, solid and of the finest flavor 
It is the only thoroughly first class 
extra early variety for general use we 
have ever found, and none of our pat- 
rons who desire an extra early tomato 
should fail to secure the First of All. 
Pkt. IOC, 3 pkts. 2Sc, oz. 40c' 
1-4 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00. 
Ff fk/lnm ^ medium sized, 
I 1 CUUIll. e^tra Early tomato 
borne in clusters and verj* t^roHfic' 
Fruit perfectly round and of "a brilliant 
scarlet color. One of the best, extra 
earlies of recent introduction. Pkt. loc, 
oz. 30C, 1-4 lb. 90c, lb. $3.00. 
FORDHOOK, FANC^. For de- 
scrijition see list of specialties. 
QiANT TREE. For description 
(lOI DFN nilPRM „ see list of specialties. 
UUUUtirN VJUttN. For description see list of specialties. 
gr.'iined and of good tjualitv 
lb. $1.75- 
Atlantic Prize, ^ene?™ „f"^« <^«r'-v variety for 
color, smooth and productive. Pkt ,c •^"glit red 
lb. $2.00. '-4 lb. 60c, 
Aristocrat Dwarf. ,f"»'' '"<e plants with heavy 
Ingrowth and earlv ripening to D,^nrf" ^?i""*^''-- similar 
are bright red and onirmedium size rathe?"",!;'2n' ''•ilV""" 
oz. 20c, 1-4 lb. 60c, lb. $2:00 ' '^''thcr small. Pkt. loc. 
Beauty. Z:>^:ti\f^r^^'\T^,T^ '° ■ ""Kht 
season than the .^cmraild^'iher good ^Sn^ "iVr." 'h" 
W%r:ZZ. 'YS^-^^=5|W«l thi^d m.!^e t'han-lli'ficme: 
~ ■'^^^^^■Vrsi:j^^&^^^-' shape it is perfectly 
?^><1 splierieal. Skin thick, flesh 
'^'T x( solid. Pkt. sc oz. ISC 
: 1-4 lb. 50C, 1-2 lb. $1.00, 
, lb. $1.75. 
I Buckeye State. 
Fruitborncin immense ehi.s- 
ters. solid and meaty; col- 
or .similar to Beautv. 
Pkt. IOC, oz. 20c. 1-4 lb. 60c, 
lb. $2.25. 
Pkt. sc, oz.aoc, 1.41b. soc, 1-2 lb. 90c 
Champion 
Dwarf dwarf 
tjys<X\l. stiff- habit, 
scarcely needing any support; very 
early and prolific; color same as Acme- 
perfectly round, smooth and ofmedi- 
BURPEE'5 COMBINATION. 
