SPECIAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
TOMATO. EARLY ALPHA. 
Probably the earliest variety in cultivation ; fruit of bright red color, generally smooth, 
sometimes slightly ribhed; ripens well, seldom cracks; solid, fine flavored, and produces 
abundantly. 
Per Packet, 15 cents. 
TOMATO. ESSEX EARLY HYBRID. 
It is claimed by the introducer of this variety, that this is the handsomest shaped and most 
profitable Tomato for the market in cultivation, and will bear more marketable fruit than any 
other variety. It is very early, solid, rich-flavored, large in size, grows perfectly smooth, of a 
bright pink color, and is extremely productive. It possesses more of the important qualities 
of a perfect Tomato than any other known sort. It ripens all over alike, leaving no green 
spots around the stem, so objectionable in some other varieties. It is fine for growing under 
glass, the fruits being uniformly of the best quality. Resembles “ Acme ” in color and shape, 
but is darker. 
Per Packet, 10 cents. I Per Ounce, 60 cents. 
TOMATO. LIVINGSTON’S FAVORITE. 
A new variety, sent out for the first time by Mr. Livingston, the introducer of the three 
remarkable varieties, "Acme," "Paragon," and "Perfection." He names it "Favorite," 
in consequence of its containing so many of the good points sought after by market gardeners 
and other growers, and describes it as the largest perfect shaped Tomato in cultivation ; 
smoother than the Paragon ; does not crack or rot like the Acme ; is a darker red than the 
Perfection ; ripens evenly, and as early as any good variety, holding its size to the end of the 
season ; very prolific, good flavor, few seeds, flesh solid, and bears shipping long distances. 
Per Packet, 25 cents. 
TOMATO. LIVINGSTON’S PERFECTION. 
This variety is described by its originator as the largest early sort known, of blood-red 
color, perfectly smooth, with few seeds, ripens all over and through at the same time, a good 
shipper, and for canning purposes is not excelled by any other. It is larger than Acme, and 
earlier than Acme or Paragon. 
Per Packet, 15 cents. I Per Ounce, 40 cents. 
TOMATO. “ MAYFLOWER.” 
This new variety, introduced from Vermont, is recommended as the earliest large Tomato 
cultivated, ripening but a few days later than the very early variety, “ Little Gem,” and aver- 
aging in size about one-third larger than "Acme.” It is of a glossy, bright red color, so 
desirable in a market Tomato, and ripens so evenly and perfectly up to the stem that it pre- 
sents a most beautiful appearance. Its shape is perfect, globular, slightly flattened, and 
perfectly smooth; flesh solid, unusually free from seeds, and of rich, excellent flavor. In 
productiveness it is not excelled by any other sort, and is an excellent shipper, bearing a large 
amount of handling without injury. 
Per Packet, 15 cents. 
TURNIP. VERY EARLY PURPLE-TOP MUNICH. 
A new flat-shaped variety, with white flesh, skin white under ground and purple red above. 
Its special value consists in its earliness, which is remarkable, being two to three weeks earlier 
than any other variety — a quality which admits of much later fall sowing with certainty of 
crop than the common fall sorts, as well as useful for very early crops. 
Per Packet, 10 cts. | Per Ounce, 15 cts. I Per Pound, $1.00. 
