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W. F. ALLEN’S PLANT AND SEED CATALOGUE. 
you some idea of its rich, glossy appearance and hand¬ 
some,large, thick tomatoes. The basket is a 4 qt. California 
grape basket. As a second early variety for shipping for 
f eneral crop for canning, shipping or any other purpose, 
have never seen its equal, although I have grown nun- 
dreds acres of tomatoes. I will give Five Dollars in Gold 
for the best report of an acre of tomatoes grown from 
seed procured of me of this variety, during 1906. I am 
sure no one will make a mistake in planting it. Pkt. 10c.; 
oz. 50c.; quarter-pound $1.50; pound $5.00. 
STONE.—Here on the Maryland and Delaware Penin¬ 
sula, where there are more tomatoes canned than in any 
other part of the world, the Stone is a great favorite. 
This has come to be recognizedas best of all the standard 
sorts, though comparatively new. The color is a desir¬ 
able bright red. The fruit is of large size, perfectly 
smooth and of the best quality. It is a famous crop to¬ 
mato in many -sections, both North and South, and is 
much used for canning. The plants are productive ana 
the fruit bears shipment well. I rate it with the best. 
Stone is nsed for forcing purpose under glass, with very 
best results. Its shape, color and quality adapts it to the 
fancy trade. I am especially desirous of corresponding 
with canners who wish seed of this variety for their 
growers, and will say that I am in position to offer prices 
that must be satisfactory on large quantities. Pkt. 5.; 
oz. 25.; quarter-pound 75c.; pound $2.00. 
CHALK’S EAKLY 
JEWELL.—I have 
been growing this va¬ 
riety for three years, 
and for early market 
I have not yet found 
anything to equal 
it. Ifr is not quite so 
early as some of the 
other varieties but 
this is all made up for 
in extra fine quality, 
large yield o f the 
beautiful thick, red 
tomatoes, they are 
never seamed or mis¬ 
shapen like many 
other early sorts, and 
always bring top 
prices. The seed 1 
am offering of this 
are of my growing 
and were saved only 
from select tomatoes. 
Fruits are uniformly 
large, thick through, 
more solid and finer 
quality than the very chai.k’s jewell. 
early varieties. Aver¬ 
age well grown fruits are from two to two 
and a half inches thick, two and a half to 
three inches in diameter which is large 
enough for market A’arieties. The plant is 
enormously productive and one of the 
most profitable to grow for main crop as 
well as for early market. A prominent 
canner was in my field of tomatoes last 
summer and told me to be sure to save him 
four or five of the seed. I remarked that 
the price would be considerable more than 
he had been used to paying for tomato 
seed to plant for canning purposes. He 
said “I want the seed at any price, they are 
the best I ever saw grow.” The Earliana 
is a favorite extra early variety,but Chalk’s 
Jewell, coming on a few days later will 
bring fifty per cent more side by side with 
it on the market. Pkt 10c.; oz. 30c.; quart¬ 
er-pound $1.00; pound $3.50. 
* MAULE’S EARLIEST.—For first early, this is equal 
to any variety that I know of. About as early as Spark’s 
Earlianna, or King of the Earliest, and for my own use I 
prefer it to either. Mr. Maule. in describing his new to¬ 
mato, speaks of it in these terms: remarkable for its large 
size; the most profitable early tomato in the world; bet¬ 
ter quality and earlier than any of its rivals: the plant is 
a good yielder for so early a variety; the fruit commands 
highest prices by being first in the market and has proved 
very profitable to my evstomers. Every market garden¬ 
er knows the value of the first home grown tomatoes and 
is anxious to share in the prices which characterizes the 
opening of the season, Maule’s Early will meet the re¬ 
quirements of the case for it is the first to mature and it 
is really large, handsome and good.” The seed I am 
offering of this valuable new early variety are of my own 
growing and were saved only from select'tomatoes. Pkt. 
lOc.; oz 35.; quarter-pound $1.25; pound $4.00. 
KING OF THE EARLIES.—This is one of the earliest 
varieties grown. I have grown several early market va¬ 
rieties, but none earlier than King of the Earlies; there 
are many smooth fruits, but many that are crinkled and 
mis-shapen. I have picked ripe tomatoes from this vari¬ 
ety in Maryland on the fifth of June. With me, it is 
equally as good as Earliana. This variety was introduced 
and highly recommended by Moore & Simmons, of Phila- 
phia. The seed I offer are of my own growing and from 
the choicest only. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 25c.; pound $2.50. 
FIVE MILLION DOLLAR.—I described this variety in 
my catalogue as follows: The worst fault I have to find 
with this tomato is its name. It is a tremendous strain 
on any fruit or vegetable to carry such heavy name, and 
a number of really good ones have been named to death. 
I was induced to buy this tomato by the many strong 
claims made for it and not by its name which in itself 
was an objection. Its season of ripening is early medium, 
size large, and by far the finest tomato I ever saw. Its 
shipping qualities are superb. It can be picked red and 
shipped, by express, hundreds of miles in good condition. 
Color is a beautiful red.” I have nothing to add to or 
take from this description. Several customers have 
written me highly recommending the variety. One says: 
“The name does not hurt it in the least.” No one will 
be disappointed in this excellent sort. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 40c.; 
quarter pound $1.25; pound $4.09. 
SPARK’S EARLIANA.—At this time, probably the 
most largely grown of tfie extra early varieties. Market 
gardeners, who find it advantageous to be first in mark¬ 
et have been singing the praises of Earliana for several 
years until it has become the standard for comparison 
first early varieties. The plants are quite ready, with 
rather slender open branches and moderate growth well 
set with fruits, nearly all of which will ripen extremely 
ea ri y in the season. The tomatoes are deep scarlet and 
growclosely together in clusters of four or five of med¬ 
ium size, averaging about two to two 
and a half inches in diameter. There is 
a good proportion of smooth tomato.es 
and a corresponding small number of 
creased and imperfect ones. Mr. 
Burpee claims that “a specimen plant 
at Forahook Farms had, by actual 
count, forty-fine ripe tomatoes at one 
time, and that at time of first picking, 
and thirty-five green ones of good size, 
and the wfiole plant could have been 
