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Early White Egg. 
Long White, or Co'vr Horn. 
Early Snowball. Small, solid, s'weet and crisp, 
and also of remarkably quick gro'wth. 
Early White Stone. An English garden variety; 
round in shape; firm, of quick growth, medium 
size; very desirable. 
Improved Purple Top Yellow Ruta Baga. The 
best variety of Swedish Turnip in cultivation; 
hardy and productive; flesh yellow, of solid tex- 
ture; sweet and well flavored, shape slightly ob- 
long, terminating abruptly, with no side or bottom 
roots; color, deep purple above, and bright yellow 
under the ground; leaves small, light green, with 
little or no neck, the most perfect in form, the rich- 
est in flavor, and the best in every respect. 
Laing’s Improved. One of the large sorts; pro- 
ductive and good size; sweet, firm, very hardy; ex- 
cellent for table or stock feeding. 
Sweet German. This variety is very popular 
in many sections. It partakes largely of the nature 
of the Kuta Bags, and should be sown a month 
earlier than the flat turnips. The flesh is white, 
hard, firm and sweet, and it keeps nearly as well 
as the Buta Baga. Highly recommended for win- 
ter and spring use. 
Tomaloes. 
One ounce for 1,500 plants; i lb. (to transplant) for an acre. 
This vegetable is now one of the most important of garden and market products. The seed may be sown in a 
hot-bed, greenhouse, or where a temperature of not less than 60 degrees is kept. When the plants are about two 
inches high they should be set out in boxes three inches deep. When safe from frosty plants may be set in the open 
ground. They are planted tor early crops on light, sandy soil, at a distance of 4 feet apart, in hills. Water freely at 
the time of transplanting, and shelter from the sun a few davs until the plants are established. Tomatoes will always 
produce greater crops aud be of better flavor when staked up or when trained against walls or fences. 
General Grant. A very early sort; fair sized, 
but not as smooth as the later sorts. 
Hathaway’s Excelsior. Vines large and vig- 
orous, fruit medium size, smooth, apple- shaped; 
dark, rich color when ripe; quite early, a favorite 
Southern sort. 
Early Conqueror. A well-known standard sort, 
medium in size, irregular in shape, flattened and 
slightly corrugated; color scarlet- crimson. 
Livingston’s Perfection. Very large and early; 
blood-red; perfectly smooth; thick meat; few seeds; 
a good shipping sort; really one of the best of all 
the Livingston tomatoes, of which we now have so 
many strains. 
Sacramento Favorite. 
Sacramento Favorite. Is one of the very best; 
large size, smooth as an apple, firm and handsome; 
bright red and fine for market and shipping. See 
specialties. 
Optlmus Tomato. A variety that should be 
placed in the front rank among early tomatoes. In 
all trials it is found remarkably early, in that re- 
spect being fully the equal of or superior to the 
“Mikado.” Optimus is a very smooth variety, uni- 
form in size and shape, ripens evenly, and is of a 
bright red- color. The flesh is scarlet crimson, 
very solid, of good flavor and entirely free from 
core. The fruit is usually produced in clusters of 
five. 
Mayflower. Very early and 
productive; very large; splen- 
did shape; perfectly smooth; 
bright red, and ripens uni- 
formly to the stem. 
The Mikado. One of the 
earliest and of the largest size. 
Perfectly solid and of unsur- 
passed quality. The Mikado 
differs from all tomatoes in its 
immense size. They are pro- 
duced in great clusters and are perfectly solid, gen- 
erally smooth, but occasionally irregular. The 
color is purplish red, like that of the Acme; while it 
has all the solidity that characterizes the Trophy. 
It is not unusual for single fruit to weigh from one 
pound to one and a half pounds each. Its earliness 
is a remarkable feature in so large a tomato, and 
adds to its value. Whether for slicing or for cook- 
ing purposes the quality is excellent. The foliage 
of Mikado Tomato will show the distinctiveness of 
the variety. 
Livingston’s Favorite. One of the most perfect 
shaped tomatoes grown; very smooth; darker than 
the Perfection; ripens evenly and quite early; is 
noted for its shipping qualities. 
Mikado. 
