il* • ^ ^ variety for home use. but tender 
for distant shipping. 
C7ishion, Seed from Henderson. Originated by 
* & Co., and introduced by the same firm 
in 18^4. ihe varietj^ is of the Ponderosa cla^s, and 
ripens several days later than that sort; fruits large, furrowed 
at stem, and also rough at blossom end; a shade of purple, 
solid, and a good keeper. We cannot see wherein this variety 
IS preferable to Ponderosa. 
1 •! 1*1 • • (Iregory & Son. A medium 
early variety, which is quite productive; fruits of fail- size, 
color as in Ignotum. There are other sorts in the 
list that are more desirable. 
Dtvarf Chatnpion. Seed from Vaughan. This is an early 
soit, which in many sections is highl}^ prized for garden 
culture, being an upright grower, and thus permitting of 
close planting. The fruits are of medium size, smooth and 
solid, color as in Beauty. Altogether, for a dwarf variety 
we prefer Aristocrat to Dwarf Champion. 
Early Ruby. Seed fronf Gregory & Son. An early variety 
which oiiginated in Monmouth county, New Jersey, and was 
introduced by Peter Henderson & Co., in 1890. The open 
habit of the plant is a distinctive feature of the variety, and 
this manner of growth accounts in part for its earliness, as 
the sun has a better chance to reach and ripen the fruits 
^an with varieties of dense and more upright growth. 
Fruits are of medium size, generally rough, some fairly 
smooth, light scarlet in color, rather tender. 
Early Michigan. Seed from D. M. Ferry & Co. This 
variety was introduced by D. M. Ferry & Co., in 1894. Its 
season is early, fairly productive, fruit small smooth, the 
smoothest of the very early sorts, scarlet in color, not pro¬ 
ductive or large enough for a profitable market variety 
^ Everett's First of All. Seed from J. A. Everett k Co. A 
variety introduced by J. A. Everett & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 
It IS early, but not the earliest, medium productive, fruits of 
fair size, quite smooth, solid, light scarlet in color. The 
variety is not productive enough for a market sort. 
Fordhook First. Seed from W. A. Burpee & Co. Origin¬ 
ated and introduced by W. A. Burpee & Co., in 1894. It 
ripens with Acme and Beauty; fruits of good size, roundish, 
smooth and solid, color as in Beauty; not as earl}^ as some, 
but a sort that will give satisfaction. 
Gold Ball. Seed from Henderson & Co. A rank grow¬ 
ing variety, very productive for a tomato of its class: fruit 
small, oval, smooth, a iieautiful golden 3 ^ellow, firm and 
solid; fine for preserving or pickling, but its size, shape, and 
