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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
T O M A T O —Continued 
11 9 r 1 I 1 One of the very best early tomatoes yet introduced. The vines are vigorous and very 
Lnalk S t-ariy Jewel ductive. The fruits are bright deep scarlet-red, nearly round or somewhat flattened, smooth,'of 
large size and most excellent quality. They ripen very early and the pickings continue through a long season. One of tL 
very best second early scarlet fruited sorts and on account of its large size, excellent quality and productiveness one of the 
most satisfactory sorts for the home garden. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; Va Lb. $1.75 
r*. , . •. This splendid variety, introduced 
tarly Detroit by us in 1909, is the largest and 
best of the early purplish pink tomatoes. The vines 
are vigorous and very productive. The fruits are 
very smooth, uniform in size, nearly globe-shaped, 
firm, and of excellent quality. Early Detroit is one 
of the most valuable shipping tomatoes yet produced. 
It is also desirable for the home garden and near 
markets. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.00; 2 Oz. $1 50; 
Va Lb. $2.50 
1 r o. . m m 1 . {See description in Supple- 
Gulf State Market ment, page 0 .) 
. This well known sort is sold also as Essex 
Acme Early Hybrid. The vines are large, hardy 
and product ive, ripening their first fruits very early, 
although not an extra early variety. The fruits are 
purplish pink, round, smooth and of medium size, 
free from cracks and stand shipment very well. Acme 
is also used extensively for the home garden. The 
Mesh itf solid ami of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10c; 
Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; V4 Lb. $1.75 
t- 1 1 • A second early, bright red vari- 
ilariy Michigan ety of the best quality. The 
vines are vigorous and productive. The fruits are of 
medium size, very smooth and of very attractive 
crimson -scarlet color. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; 
Va Lb. $1.75 
A large, purplish pink, 
Livingston S valobe globe-shaped or very near¬ 
ly round tomato of excellent quality. It is exten¬ 
sively used for shipping. The vines are very vigor¬ 
ous and productive. The fruits are rather uneven 
in size but are very smooth and mature a little earlier 
than most midseason or main crop varieties. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz.$1.00;2Oz. $1.50; V 4 Lb. $2.50 
* 1 1 A very large, midseason of 
improved 1 ropny main crop tomato, unsur¬ 
passed in rich, deep crimson-scarlet color and of excellent 
quality. The vines are large, vigorous and exceptionally 
productive. The fruits are very solid, smooth and of uniform 
size. The variety is desirable for canning and is also good 
for slicing. Repeated trials have proven our strain to be the 
largest of the main crop, smooth fruited tomatoes. It is also 
exceptionally good in interior color and regularity of fruit. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz! 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; Va Lb. $1.75 
r» . The vines are large, vigorous and very productive. 
Jt>eauty The fruits are large, purplish pink, exceptionally 
smooth and uniform in size, very solid and of excellent 
quality. This is one of the best midseason or main crop 
purplish pink sorts for table use. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 
2 Oz. $1.00; Va Lb. $1.75 
p r .• A medium to large main crop tomato of deep 
1 CrreCtlOn crimson-scarlet color and of good quality. 
It is much used for the home garden. The vines are large 
vigorous and productive. The fruits are nearly round, uni¬ 
formly smooth and even in size. Ffc£. 10c; Oz. 60c; 
2 Oz. $1.00; Vi Lb. $1.75 
Chalk's Early Jfwel 
c. One of the largest and most solid, main crop or late 
bright red varieties. It is unsurpassed for slicing 
and canning. The vines are large, vigorous and very pro¬ 
ductive. The fruits are bright deep scarlet, oval and very 
deep, exceptionally smooth and uniform in size. Our stock 
is distinctly superior to most of that offered under this name, 
being larger, smoother, more uniform and better colored 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; J / 4 Lb. $1.75 
jVfl f 1 1 A main crop variety, very popular in the east. 
lYiaicniess The fruits are very large, smooth and sym¬ 
metrical, ripening well to stem. The Mesh is rich, bright red 
in color and of fine quality, although possibly not quite as 
firm as Improved Trophy or Stone. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c- 
2 Oz. $1.00; Va Lb. $1.75 
Pond^nca A P ur P li . sh P»nk, main crop tomato of the 
1 ouuerosa largest size. The vines are vigorous and very 
productive. The fruits are very solid, with exceptionally 
few' seeds, fairly’ smooth and considered of very good quality, 
especially by those who prefer a tomato quite free from acid 
It is very desirable for slicing. Pkt.lOc; Oz.$1.00; 2 Oz.$1.50: 
V4 Lb. $2.50 
pArJocc This is a ver > T large, uniformly globe- 
V^oreiess shaped, bright scarlet, late maturing 
tomato. The fruits are very solid, almost entirely 
free from green core and with little or no depression 
at stem end, making the variety desirable for slicing, 
canning and shipping. The vines are very vigorous, 
blight resistant and productive. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1 00- 
2 0z. $1.50; Va Lb. $2.50 
1 he vines are dwarf but vigorous 
L'warr oione and productive. Although an 
intermediate or rather late maturing variety, the 
fruits are of good color, being an attractive bright 
red, exceedingly smooth and very solid. It is a 
desirable sort for the home garden. We consider 
this the best of the large fruited dwarf tomatoes. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; V 4 Lb. $1.75 
This is sometimes sold as 
the “Tree Tomato.” It is 
•op, purplish pink variety, 
especially desirable where garden space is limited. 
The vines are about two feet high, vigorous, 
upright and compact. The fruits are medium sized, 
exceptionally smooth and of very good quality. Our 
stock is a very superior strain with more even, 
smoother fruit than the original. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 
2 Oz. $1.00; !4Lb. $1.75 
Dwarf Champion 
a second early or main 
Stone 
0 11 The fruits are large and 
LiOlden yueen smooth, of bright golden yellow- 
color, sometimes with a slight blush of red. They 
are as smooth and well shaped as the best of the 
red varieties and are of superior flavor. Pkt. 10c; 
Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; Va Lb. $1.75 
