JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 
Average specimens of the early bird tomato. See also colored illustration on bnck of this book. 
Slew Stomato for 1899 ifcw Called £jh e Sarly Sfcircl 
TIIE EARLIEST TOMATO IN THE WORLD. A REAL WONDER 
This now variety, tlic seed of which is now offered for sale for 
the first time, gave such rcmarkahlo results in our trials at Flora- 
croft in 18!)7 that we last season distributed free among our cus¬ 
tomers 5,000 trial packets, at the same time offering $100 in Cash 
Prizes for the best name suggested for it. After careful considera¬ 
tion of all the names sent in, the committee, consisting of AViliner 
Atkinson, Sam’l [,. Allen and Win. II. Roberts, all well known in 
the agricultural community, decided on the name “ Early Bird,” 
which was sent in by tno eleven persons whose names and 
addresses appear alongside, among whom the prize money was 
eipially divided. Not since the introduction of our Atlantic Prize 
in 18811 has any new tomato created such a sensation among grow¬ 
ers as this one. Its great earliness, line size, smoothness, firm¬ 
ness, beautiful bright pink skin and wonderful productiveness are 
lar boyond what the most enthusiastic growers ever expected to 
realize. 1 
the S^rize 'Winners 
Hlirry McConnell, Drakesvillc, 
Iowa. 
H. A. "Wefcinore, Tuscan, Arizona. 
H. I». Barnes, Foi l "Washington, l*a. 
Until I-/. Hall, Glendale, Md. 
M. Murry, Kidder, Mo. 
Mrs. Frank Dovel, Pickerington, 
Ohio. 
John D. Sanger, East "Woodstock, 
Conn. 
Allen Brennen, Muddy Creek. Pa. 
Charlotte Story, Greenville, N. Y. 
Mrs. Maud A. Sunlz, Attica, Ind. 
W. F. McCord, North East, Pa. 
Uh0 Mamet of the 3tge. Read below a few of over 1,000 testimonials Sleeeived 
KUO ill MINNESOTA 
,, ., N ' Homnnii, Maple IMiiin, Minn., 1Sept. 1, 1898, writes- 
New lniimto, IHlitl, provod to bo three weeks earlier tlinn 
liny <>l six oilier klnda planted ill same time mid grown 
side by Hide, I Ids new tomato stood the drought better than 
liny ol the rest, and produced marvelously." 
KltO III A RICANSAS 
..x. 0, IV McKnIghn", Hardy, Ark., Aug. 22,1808, writes ■ 
\ our New loiniito, 18il!), Is the earliest I have ever seen. 
I Mowed the seed May 10th, and had ripe tomatoes the 10th 
•lay of .Inly. I pronounce this the earliest and best 
tomato in thn world. M 
FROM TEXAS 
„. t k - ■Hggans, Beaumont, Texas, July 25,1808, writes- 
New t omato grows very large. I had a cluster of just 
three which weighed S' pounds. Knocks all others clean 
out ol sight In curliness." 
KKOM TENNESSEE 
O. llarrondale, I.nollla, Tenn., July 20, 1898, writes: “T 
have never had as lino a tomato nor one so early in mv 40 
years gardening experience than this new one of yours.” 
KItOM ALA HAMA 
., ( '- M, „ 1 "Rersoll Bayou Labatro, Ala., May 1G, 1898, 
«illis: I thought I had the earliest tomato, but this new 
one "I yours Is a month earlier. It outyiehls anv I ever saw • 
n perfect surprise.” ■ 
FROM NEW JERSEY 
„„ A "<Irew M. Roeap, Bridgeton, N. J.,Sept. 1, 1S9S, writes: 
Aeiv tomato, 1899, is n month earlier than any other, 
ripening in 80 days from seed. First and foremost iii quality 
and productiveness.” 
FROM MISSOURI 
Tnn^'ra vy e !¥°", Mo., Aug. 27,1898, writes: “ New 
’ I 8 ™, fruited in advnnce of tomatoes set n month 
ff- “ns m the Held. The large tomatoes are a handsome 
] y' 8 1 Purple m color. The vines are very vigorous and 
more productive tlmn any other.” 
FROM MASSACHUSETTS 
wr; i® e . 0 -„yj, Jr., Newtonville, Mass., July 28, 1898, 
a,,,! ,i'• 1 "ave kept a record for ten years on tomatoes and 
l , far curlier and much superior to ail others, 
widen ;\,° Ur .'.n.utoes this season before I bad cucumbers, 
■a Inch is something never known here before.” 
FROM CALIFORNIA 
“ New 1 To.eiV’T'B- Hillsdale, Cal., July 2-1, 1898, writes: 
tomatoes eem i 18 . ne . st e , ver grown in this State; all other 
rotted iLlu i V°A ? ta " d thc 1101 season here, and many 
absolutel v & „ "r l th,s ne ' v variety stood up wonderfully, 
only Tomato for SSfo^ia.” Pr ° VCd “ ereat success ' ,rh ° 
Prices, choice seed of The Early Bird Tomato: Per pkt., 15c.; oz. ( 40c.; J lb., $1.25; 
