SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
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fresli fruit, for their own use. Start early in house or )iot-be(l: transplant just after a gentle ruin, anil tie 
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plants to stake or trellis. They stand drought remarkably well. Just before frost piek all the well 
them singly in a light, frost-proof place, and they will continue ripening for two months or more. 
Childs' Ruby Queen. Tomato of enormous size and as 
smooth as an apple. Its color is the deepest anil 
darkest crimson-red. very rich and beautiful. It is 
very solid, with few seeds, and of the very finest 
inality. It has very thin skin, and its tiesh through¬ 
out is most tender. It. has not a particle of coarse- 
ness or toughness. It is just the sort you would 
moose for your own table above all others. It is much 
like the Golden Jubilee, except, in color, and is perhaps 
rounder and smoother in shape. Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts- 25c.: 
02.. 50c. 
Ids' Colden Jubilee. A lit. companion to the Ruby 
Queen, and. like it. of enormous size, specimens 
having been grown that, weighed over two pounds 
each. The fruits are round and solid, with very few 
i seeds; flesh meaty and. like all yellow varieties, very 
I sweet and mild in flavor. A beautiful table sort. 
_ especially when arranged with the deep rich slices of 
i Ruby Queen on the same dish. The skin of this sort 
S art.s readily from the fruit without scalding, which 
eature is sure to please the cooks. Pkt.. ldc.; 3 pkts., 
25c.; oz., 50c. 
Turner Hybrid. A grand new Tomato, with large smooth 
fruit and curious foliage. Pkt.. 5c.; oz.. 15c.; lb.. $1.50. 
Ignotum. Esteemed as the perfection of a Tomato. Ex- 
1 tremely early and a great cropper. Fruitslarge. smooth, 
without green spots cr cores, and almost entirely free 
from cracks or rotten spots. Delicious flavor, very meai > 
: and but few seeds. B'ine for slicing, cooking or canning. 
Pkt.. 10c.; oz.. 25c.; lb.. $2.00. 
Station Tree. This variety originated by crossing llic 
Franch Tree with Alpha, the result being a very distinct 
variety, with thick, curly, almost black -green foliage and 
■ great numbers of handsome, solid fruit, with the fewest 
r . seeds of any known variety. Tomatoes are of very fine 
quality, and this sort is especially recommended for 
forcing, asitdoas extra well In pots, the earliest of all. 
and being of fine upright growth it requires but little 
room. Pkt., 10c.;8 pkts.. 25c. 
Childs' Picture Rock. The finest Tomato in cultivation. 
See Novelties for description. Pkt., 15c.; 3 for 30c. 
Ponderosa- A Tomato of large size, solid, of fine quality. 
Claimed to be the largest known sort. Pkt.. 5c.; oz.. 25c. 
Colden Fig. A beautiful sort for preserving, the golden 
varieties being favorites with all housewives because of 
their beautifully clear golden color when cooked in sugar. 
These fruits are small, beautifully smooth and almost 
incredibly productive. Tlie flesh Is solid. Ihick-uieuted, 
very sweet and pleasant. and are just right for preserves 
or sweet Dickies, or for drying in sugar like ligs. Care¬ 
fully picked and well spread out in a frost-prool place, 
we have known ripe Tomatoes of this variety to stay 
sound and plump for four months, enabling one to have 
fresh Tomatoes nearly all winter. Pkt.. 10c.: oz.. 50c. 
Peach. A distinct, medium -sized Tomato, of very peculiar 
but pleasant flavor. The fruit of this Tomato is about 
tlie size and shape of a pea ch. and is of a soi l peachy-red 
color with a distinct down or bloom that heightens the 
resemblance. This is an ex tru line variety for eating out 
of bund, and is also fine for cooking or pickling. It hasa 
line fruit, flavor notfound in othersorts. Pkt.,10c.; oz..30c. 
Cerman Raisin. A dainty, ornamental sort, hearing great 
grape-like clusters of bril liant red fruits, very small and 
smooth. Fine for drying in sugar, or for preserves, or for 
table decoration. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 40c. 
Volunteer. Evervbody praises the Volunteer. Heavy con¬ 
tinuous bearer of smooth, plump, solid fruits of surpass¬ 
ingly fine flavor. Extra flue fof either home or market 
garden. Pkt.. 10c.; oz.. 30c.; lb.. $2.25. 
Climbing Tomato. A novel Tomato of a climbing habit, 
that, if supported, climbs to a considerable height. A 
verv unique ornament to the kitchen doorway or window 
when hanging full of its many large red fruits. Fruit 
smooth, solid and of tine flavor. Pkt., 10c. 
Mixed Hybrids. An enthusiastic gardener in C^ifornia 
has for years been crossing and re-crossingall sorts of the 
Tomato’, both large and small, yellow, white and red, 
earlv and lute. Every known variety has been used- 
large smooth, pear-shaped, plum-shaped, currant, tig. 
peach, etc. The result is a most interesting mixture ot 
all shapes, colors and sizes, from the very largest to the 
very smallest. The mixture is not only novel but. valu¬ 
able. and the most interesting and satisfactory to plant 
for the home garden. Everybody will he delighted with 
(lie variety and quality of fruit produced, and in such a 
variety everyone's taste can be well satisfied. Pkt.. 10c.t 
3 pkts.’. 25c. 
One packet each of the thirteen above offered for 70c. 
