SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1891. 
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Tonjatoes. 
Of this delicious vegetable we oiler not a large variety, but 
the eery best of all. The new ones wo offer are particularly 
line, especially Kuby Queen, and the three luscious "Fruit" 
Tomatoes—Peach, Fig anil Itaisin. 
'MTS Childs Ruby Queen, (New 1890.) A grand to- 
Xjr mato of enormous size and as smooth as an ap- 
pie. Its color is the deepest and darkest erim- 
son red, very rich and beautiful. 11 is very solid 
with few seeds, and of the very finest quality. 
It has very thin skin, and its flbsh throughout 
is t he most tender seen. 11 has not a particle of 
coarseness or toughness. It is just the sort you 
would choose for your own table, above all 
others. It is much like the Golden Jubilee ex- 
‘r, < T t ;„ m color, and is perhaps rounder and smoother in 
shape. Pkt., 15c.; 3 pkts., 30c. 
Childs’ Colden Jubilee, (New 1889.) The seed 
was first sent us by a customer in Australia, 
whosays that it came up by chance in a corner 
ot his garden, and proved to be the wonder of 
the town. Hesent us all the seed from one fruit 
which he says weighed over two pounds and 
was as smooth as an apple, and as handsome as 
a ball of gold. Thus it has proved -the enor¬ 
mous traits weighing upwards of two pounds 
are ot the deepest ami richest golden color, and 
are borne very abundantly. In shape they are mostly 
round and more solid and contain less seeds than anv 
othor sort we know notwithstanding its enormous size. 
Its quality is the richest and best ; the onlv vellow sort 
we know, of as good quality as the best red' ones. Sliced 
with red ones for table use they make a beautiful dish. 
I he skin will peel from them as readily as though they 
were seamed, a teat ure not found in other tomatoes, and 
one which will be greatly appreciated bv cooks. Per pkt . 
loe.; •S pkts., 30c. ' 1 ’ 
TOMATO, TURNER HYBRID. 
Turner Hybrid, this grand To¬ 
mato is entirely different 
from all others, particularly 
in foliage, which is entire 
and not cut. It is a tank 
grower and enormously pro¬ 
ductive, outyielding all oth¬ 
ers. The fruit is ex tra large 
in size and very solid. They 
have very few seeds and no 
hard eore.and are unequalled 
in fine flavor. Without hes¬ 
itation we pronounce it the 
most valuable of all Toma¬ 
toes. Pkt., 5c.: oz.. 40c. 
Colden Fi,i, The plant grows in the form of a bush. 3 to 
~A feet high, literally covered with rich golden fruit, 
making it remarkably pleasing and attractive. The beau¬ 
tiful golden yellow fruit, is borne in clusters of 8 or 10 per¬ 
fect tomatoes on one stem. Whcncighteon incliesortwo 
feet high the plant, should be staked or trelliscd to pre¬ 
vent it being broken down with the immense load of 
fruit. In productiveness we have never seen anything 
to equal it. With us I he past summer 25 plants set t hick 
and without extra care produced Killin' litisttixs or 
kkutt. The beautiful miniature tomatoes are about one 
inch in diameter, perfectly round and as even in size 
as if they had all been cast in one mould. The skin anil 
flesh are a rich golden yellow.-sol id, thick meated, with a 
flavor similar to ot her tomatoes, but much sweeter and 
more palatable. For preserving or pickling they are per¬ 
fectly delicious, and when canned or dried in sugar, like 
figs, make excellent pies or tarts for winter use, or for 
eating dried like figs. 11 is a superb t hing. Per pkt., 10c.; 
OZ., 5(>C. 
Peach, This tomato is almut t he size, color and sha|>eofa 
large full ripe peach, and of an entirely different flavor 
from a tomato, and by most, people liked much better. 
When gathered no one is able to tell what they are by 
their looks. They are very beaut i ful and generally taken 
for some rare or unknown t ropical fruit. For picking 
from the vines and eating out of hand they are liked by 
most people much better than the finest peaches or or¬ 
anges. They are simply superb, and those who plant them 
once will ever after grow them in quantity for table use, 
either raw, cooked or preserved. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 30c. 
Cerman Raisin, a tine sort, bearing its fruit, which is the 
size of cherries, in large, grape-like clusters or bunches. 
In color they are dark red and look exceedingly beautiful 
and tempting as they hang in great masses among the 
branches and foliage. They are excellent for canning or 
preserving and can be dried in sugar like raisins. The 
green fruit is also excellent for pickling, and the large 
clusters are very unique when picked whole. Pkt., 5c.: 
oz., 50c. 
Cardinal, in this new Tomato are combined all the good 
qualities of the many sorts now before the public. Its 
shape is perfectly round, solid anil smooth; flavor the 
best, and fewer seeds than any other sort. Its color Is 
brilliant cardinal red, which with its smoothness and tine 
shape, makes it most beautiful. Pkl., 5c.; oz., 40c. 
SPECIAL OFFER.— The? Tomatoes hereofferedarc thcflnesl 
/torts in cultivation and all comparatively new. For only 50c. 
we will send one, packet each of tlie 7 sorts making a super!/ col¬ 
lection. 
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