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Slate’s Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 
312— BRIMMER. —This enormous tomato has won 
a host of friends in the South. If the vines are 
staked the fruit is even larger and runs smoother 
and more uniform in shape. The tomatoes are un¬ 
usually large specimens, having been grown weigh¬ 
ing two pounds. They are rather flat and curved 
and of a bright red color. The flesh is thick with 
small seed cavity. The flavor mild and free from 
acid. For the home garden and local market the 
Brimmer makes an excellent variety but it is too 
large for shipping or canning. Our strain of this 
seed is produced for us by the best tomato grower 
in America we believe and we have tested it in our 
trials for several years with ideal results. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 60c, % lb. $1.75, lb. $6.25, postpaid. 
311—SLATE’S NEW STONE.— In 1913 we of¬ 
fered our new strain of the Stone tomato for the 
first time. It was an immediate success and has 
retained its popularity so well that we still feature 
it. We do not call this a new tomato. It is a very 
old variety which has been constantly improved by 
breeding and selection. Canners everywhere have 
found it to be the best variety they can get. They 
can use a larger percentage of the fruit than that 
of any other canning tomato. Thus New Stone is 
a profit maker for the canner, because when he 
buys a bushel of these he cans the maximum from 
it and does not have the terrific loss from cracked 
and imperfect fruit that comes from some varieties. 
This strain of Stone is noted for its medium size, 
solid fruit which is free from cracks and other im¬ 
perfections, very meaty, and of delicious flavor. 
The tomatoes are almost round, slightly flattened, 
and of a bright scarlet color. The home or com¬ 
mercial canner should pay especial attention to 
this tomato and growers for the late market will 
find it the best sort, since its color and appearance 
command top prices. And likewise, the home gard¬ 
ener needs all of these good characteristics in his 
tomatoes, though he may not can or sell them but 
he appreciates quality. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, % lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
Oxheart Tomato 
Slate’s New Stone 
306— OXHEART. —This variety has been in cul¬ 
tivation but a few years and has been recognized as 
a novelty of merit and a good tomato combined. 
The fruit is heart shaped, which does away with 
the cracks and rough surface found in flat varieties. 
The color is a bright red which combined with the 
novel shape makes a most attractive tomato. The 
flesh is thick and mild. It is worthwhile novelties 
such as this that make gardening a pleasure and we 
recommend to our customers that they give this 
tomato a trial. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 75c, $4 lb. $2.50, postpaid. 
310— SLATE’S MATCHLESS TOMATO. — The 
fruit is large, smooth, always of uniform size, car¬ 
dinal red color, contains very few seed, and has a 
thick, meaty flesh which has a mild luscious flavor. 
For home use it cannot be equalled, and canners 
will find it a profitable variety to grow. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, $4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
308— BEEFSTEAK. —Large red meaty fruit con¬ 
taining but little acid. Main crop and productive. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, % lb. $1.65, lb. $5.75, postpaid. 
317— RED ROCK. — A good canning and main 
crop variety with large red fruit. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, $4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
320— NORTON. —A wilt-resistant main crop va¬ 
riety highly prized for canning purposes. Red fruit. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, lb. $2.50, postpaid. 
321— DWARF STONE. —An excellent red tomato 
growing on a dwarf compact vine. Fruits large 
smooth. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, !/4 lb. 90c, lb. $3.25, postpaid. 
322— GOLDEN QUEEN.— Large smooth fruit of 
light yellow. Smooth and free from acid. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, $4 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
323— YELLOW PEAR. —A mild excellent flavored 
small fruit for preserving and pickling. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, M lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
