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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
SWEET ORONOCO. -Used for first class plug fillers, and 
makes, when sun-cured, the lx?st Natural Chewing Leaf. A 
favorite for the V* Homespun “ wherever known. Known as 
Little Oronoeo in some localities. Makes an Eastern Filler 
unsurpassed. 
BRADLEY BROAD LEAF.—A popular variety for 
several types — export, manufacturing and cigars. 
PERSIAN ROSE.—Finer than the Muscatel, and may be 
relied upon to make the finest cigar stock. A very promising 
variety. 
BIG HAVANA.—A hybrid Havana or Cuban seed leaf. 
\ heavy cropper, of fine texture, delightful flavor and the 
earliest cigar variety to mature and ripen. Will make two 
crops from one planting in the South, while its earliness 
maxes it most desirable for high latitudes. 
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. Best adapted to the 
climate of the Middle and Northern States, as it is more hardy 
and endures the cold better than the tender varieties grown 
South. Iu many of the Northern States and in Canada, this 
variety is the staple crop. 
HAVANA.—From pure Cuban grown seed, raised in the 
famous district of Vuelta de Abajo. When grown in this 
country commands a high price for cigar stock. 
and is very popular. Vines vigorous, productive, bearing 
immense clusters of fruit, medium size, irregular, flattened 
and slightly corrugated, of scarlet-crimson color, often dotted 
and splashed with golden-yellow markings. 
- ^ «ARLY MICHIGAN.—This is not a new tomato, for we 
' offVed it first in 1889 and have been offering it since as Early 
Red Apple. We very speedily learned, however, that we had 
given this splendid ‘ sort an’ unfortunate name, our patrons 
naturally interring that it was the counterpart of the old 
White Apple, except in color, or at best much the same as the 
Red Apple of long ago. while nothing could be further from 
the truth. With all our long experience with tomatoes, hav¬ 
ing tested at one time or another nearly every variety offered 
TOMXTO. 
French. Pomme d' Amour. German, Liebesapfel. 
Culture.— Tomatoes do best on light, warm, not over rich 
soil, and success depends upon securing a rapid, vigorous, 
unchecked growth during the early part of the season. Sow 
in hot-beds from six to eight weeks before they can be set out 
of doors, which is when danger from frost is past; when the 
plants have four leaves transplant into shallow boxes or cold 
Frames, setting them four or five inches apart; give plenty of 
, air. and endeavor to secure a vigorous, but steady and healthy 
‘ growth, so that at the time of setting in the open ground they 
will be strong and stocky. A slight check while the plants 
are small will materially diminish their productiveness. Set 
out of doors as soon as danger from frosts is over, but before 
doing so harden off the plants by gradually exposing them to 
the night air and by the withdrawal of water until the wood 
becomes hard and the leaves thick and of a dark green color. 
Transplant carefully and cultivate well as long as the vines 
will permit. TU*rfruit is improved in quality if the vines are 
tied to a treljjs or to stakes. 
y' ^CjlfRST EARLY RED SORTS. 
^ATLANTIC PRIZE. The fault of the distinctively early 
tomatoes lias been heretofore that they have been lacking in 
size and shape. This is all changed now, and instead of the 
small, rough, deeply corrugated fruits of the Hundred Day 
type, we have an extra early variety, which will average with 
three-fourths of the medium and late sorts in both size and 
smoothness. That the Atlantic Prize ripens up a large pro¬ 
portion of its crop the earliest of any, has been proven by us 
Early Michigan 
by seedsmen, we confidently claim that there is no better 
I variety than this for general market or family use. We 
j speak thus emphatically because we have given a great 
i amount of time and expense to perfecting our stock and 
i know that for smoothness and regularity of shape, uniformity 
i of size and color and freedom from rot or cracking, this 
variety is unsurpassed. It is not only an extremely smooth 
i and perfectly shaped tomato, but it is also very early, ripen¬ 
ing its first fruits almost as early as any sort in cultivation. 
Vines large, with large, dark green leaves; vigorous and 
wonderfully productive, being, we think, under high culture, 
one of the heaviest croppers of any; fruit medium size to 
large, and unlike most varieties growing larger as the season 
advances, perfectly smooth, solid, but without any core. deep, 
rich red color, and of excellent flavor. This kind is admirably 
adapted to canners" use. 
RED VARIETIES FOR GENERAL 
>C X ( ROE. 
D. M. FERRY & CO’S OPTIMUS.—A variety intro¬ 
duced by us. and, we believe, the best table tomato. 
Vine medium size, but vigorous, healthy and produc¬ 
tive. Although not represented as a first earl}' sort, many of 
our customers report that they have obtained ripe fruit from 
conclusively after repeated plantings with all the other so- 
called extra early varieties year after year on our Trial 
Grounds. We do not hesitate to pronounce it the largest, 
smoothest, best flavored and brightest colored extra early 
tomato. Vine medium size, with few leaves, very hardy, bear¬ 
ing the fruit low down on the stem and in enormous clusters 
which ripen all together. Those whose trade demands that 
they have a large, smooth, good flavored, very early fruit will 
line! this variety to be just what they want. We have planted 
this sort and the Early Ruby side by side, year after year, and 
cannot see that they are in any wav different, except that 
our stock of Atlantic Prize has been the more carefully 
selected. 
EARLY CONQUEROR.— This is an extra early sort, 
D. M. Ferry &. Co s Optimus. 
this as early as from any variety. Fruit medium size, oval, 
very smooth and of exceedingly bright, crimson-scarlet color; 
very free from cracks and rotting but little. The flesh is of a 
crimson-scarlet color, quite distinct. It is also one of the best 
in flavor and entirely tree from the hard spots found in so 
many others. The Optimus is not only one of the best for 
home use and for market, but it is one of the best canning 
.tomatoes. 
S^AVORITE.-Vine medium, with large, dark green 
i leaves, having numerous clusters of from three to seveu large 
