JAMES J. H. GREGORY’S SEED CIRCULAR AND RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
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make use of any of my statements you are at perfect liberty to do so.” 
Ontario, Feb. 24, 1873. S. H. Mitchell. 
“ Last spring I received a package of Canada Victor seed from you. I 
planted them, they grew finely, and I picked the finest, ripe, large 
tomatoes I have seen. They go ahead of any tomato I ever Saw for 
earliness, flavor and solidity of flesh.” John F. C. Dolman. 
Cumberland, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1874. 
“Your Canada Victor is unsurpassed for earliness and quality, and 
for hardiness beats all we ever saw. Other tomatoes were killed to the 
ground with the frost and the Victor still stood its ground two weeks 
longer. We ask no better for family use.” T. H. Capem. 
Manhattan, Riley Co., Kansas, March 26, 1874. 
“I was greatly pleased with the ‘Canada Victor’ Tomato the past 
Summer. It ripened up the evenest and had the best flavor of any kind 
yet ; planted on pretty rich ground and had a very large crop. I shall 
not plant any other kind the coming spring, as it fills the bill ; 25 seeds 
for 25 cents proved a good investment.” J. W. Tobey. 
Neenah, Winnebago Co., Wis ., Dec. 24, 1873. 
“The Canada Victor Tomato exceeds all that I ever raised for earli¬ 
ness, yield and quality.” A. C. Sesson. 
Factory ville, Pa., Feb. 12, 1874. 
“ The Canada Victor Tomato surpasses in earliness, richness and 
productiveness any tomato I have ever grown.” 
Springfield, Ohio. Thomas D. Mills. 
“Your Canada Victor Tomato is all that you represented it to be. I 
thought it was ‘ puffed up ’ more than it deserved, as new seeds often 
are, but I was completely surprised when I saw the vines ripening their 
fruit. It is early, smooth and solid.” Joseph Love. 
Bacon, Coshocton Co., Ohio, Feb. 21, 1874. 
“Canada Victor. We tried this new tomato last season, and our 
opinion is that it will occupy the same place as an early variety that the 
Trophy does as a medium and late sort. It is the most uniformly smooth 
of any of the flat varieties—is very solid and ripens up to the stem 
without a green spot. We expect to have a good many acres in tomatoes 
the coming year, and shall plant but two sorts, Canada Victor and 
Trophy. We are satisfied that we have found the best sorts for our use, 
and shall experiment no more.”— W. F. Massey in Am. Farmer, Feb., 
1874. 
“ I had a package of ‘Canadian Victor Tomato’ from you last year, 
which gave great satisfaction, and I think stands fall frost better than 
any other variety. After my neighbors lost theirs, all frozen down, 
the Canadian Victor grew and ripened for over two weeks.” 
Armow P. 0., Ontario, Mch. 25,1874. Alex’r Gardner, P. M. 
“ I grew a fine lot of Canada Victor Tomatoes from seed purchased of 
you last spring. They proved to be earlier than any other variety 
cultivated by us.” * L. J. Denton. 
Plainfield, N. J., Jan. 9, 1874. 
“ The 25 seeds of ‘ Canada Victor,’ that you sent us for 25 cents, 
proved a good investment. It is with us remarkably early, handsome, 
roductive, and fine flavored. We have experimented with several 
inds : Trophy, Tilden, Mexican, De Laye and Wonder. We like the 
Tilden, well; the Trophy, better; and the Victor, best. In earliness, 
the Victor is decidedly ahead.” Bowen Bros. 
Mandarin, Fla., Sept. 13, 1873. 
“You may recollect that late last spring I ordered a package of 
Canada Victor Tomato seed from you. I planted the seed May 24, in 
my hot bed, and when large enough I planted them out in hills, four by 
four feet. They grew finely, and on the 29th day of July following I 
picked the finest, ripe, large tomatoes I have seen. For earliness, 
quality of flavor and solidity of flesh, I think they have no superior.” 
Duncan's Falls, Ohio, Sept. 2, 1873. J. C. Neff. 
“ I find upon trial that the Canada Victor Tomato exceeds both the 
Gen. Grant and Boston Market varieties in earliness, and is a heavier 
cropper than either. I should have done better had I planted nothing 
but Canada Victors. They ripen very quickly, maturing the whole crop 
soon after the first picking.” H. A. Merrill. 
North Beverly, Mass., Nov. 1, 1873. 
“ I can now speak for the Victor Tomato from my own experience in 
growing it. First, it is earlier than ‘ Dwarf Orangefield, Hubbard’s 
Curled Leaf or Early Smooth Red.’ The vine grows in a better shape 
under glass, and is more woody than any tomato I have ever grown. 
After planting out in the field, it is more compact in habit than any 
of the standard varieties, and needs less pruning than any other, as it 
sets its fruit early and rapidly, and the fruit is more uniform in size 
than other tomatoes, being well diffused over the vines. Lastly, it is a 
solid, smooth tomato of superior flavor, ripens to the stem without crack¬ 
ing, and with careful handling can be kept 14 days after picking. Conse¬ 
quently it is unsurpassed as a market variety, where the markets are at 
a long distance. I neglected to say it has a good flavor, and is free from 
the flavor of the tomato vine, that is so disagreeable to many persons, 
and often found in other tomatoes.” F. F. Smith 
Aurora, III., August, 16,1873. 
“ I found your Victor Tomato three weeks ahead of the Trophy, and 
very attractive for a market tomato.” ~ I. T. Mapes. 
Howells, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1873. > 
“ The Canada Victor Tomato. Our experience with this tomato 
this season has been a very satisfactory one. We had them ripen 
fifteen days earlier than any other kind—planted on the same day. 
The fruit is good sized, smooth, and ripens thoroughly to the stem. 
With these combined qualities we consider it a very valuable acqui¬ 
sition.”— Lewisburg Chronicle. H. C. Ammon, Editor. 
Lewisburg, Pa., Oct., 1873. 
'“ I am luxuriating on ripe tomatoes, fully three weeks earlier in the 
season than ever before, cultivated in the usual manner from ‘ Canada 
Victor ’ seeds purchased of you. All who have seen my crop pronounce 
them the fairest and smoothest ever seen, while their flavor and solidity 
leave nothing to desire. I have tried every known variety, but till now 
was never satisfied. My location is cold and windy, with northerly 
prospect, high up in the Green mountains. Hence I consider the result 
remarkable. All other seeds purchased of you proved good as usual." 
Weston, Vt., Aug. 12, 1873. C. L. Whitman. 
“ The Canada Victor Tomato was very nice, earlier than any thing in 
this part of the country, smooth and productive.” 
Columbia City, Indiana, Oct., 1873. DaYid S. Fletcher. 
“ Tomato. We have on trial this year several varieties of tomatoes, 
and have found none among the lot that can compare with the Canada 
Victor. This new acquisition has proved to us thus far one of the best 
early tomatoes we have ever handled.”— Southern Agriculturist. 
Louisville, Ky., Aug., 1873. Thomas J. Key, Publisher. 
“ This year I tried the Canada Victor. This variety was introduced 
by Mr. Gregory, of Massachusetts, and although I paid half a dollar for 
a paper of 20 seeds, I got a great bargain, and a prize. The Canada 
Victor tomato I found to be 12 to 14 days earlier than the Trophy or 
Arlington ; not quite so large, but very handsome, smooth, solid, and 
the best flavored tomato I ever raised. They will also produce nearly 
double the quantity of any other variety that I have ever tried. I shall 
hereafter cultivate only the Trophy and the Canada Victor, as they are 
unquestionably the two best varieties now in this country.” 
Boothby Hill, Md., Sept. 20, 1873. S. N. Hyde. 
“ Your Canada Victor has proved to me to be the best tomato for 
market on account of its earliness and solidness.” A. W. Campbell. 
Schenectady, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1873. 
“ Upon trial I find your Canada Victor Tomato to be very early and of 
decidedly superior flavor.” Artemus Longley. 
Groton, Mass., Aug. 26, 1873. 
“Early Tomatoes. Mr. John C. Squires, yesterday picked several 
large ripe tomatoes from his vines. We think they must be the first 
ripe tomatoes in this vicinity. He bought 25 seeds in the spring from 
the establishment of James J. H. Gregory, of Marblehead, Mass., for 
which he paid a cent apiece.—From them he kept nine plants, and he 
estimates that their yield will reach over five bushels. They are called 
the ‘ Canada Victor,’ and are a large, smooth and handsome variety.”— 
Ingham Courdy News. 
MOORE’S CONCORD CORN. 
This fine variety of sweet corn is a cross between 
Crosby’s Early and Burr’s Mammoth Corn, making as 
the result a much larger ear than Crosby’s. It has 
taken the prize for earliness for two years in succession 
at the exhibitions of the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society, and is thought very highly of by the market 
gardeners around Boston. Gardeners who are in 
search of a large early variety, will find this new 
corn quite an acquisition. It is very sweet in quality 
and makes from twelve to sixteen rows. Per pack¬ 
age 10 cents;; per quart 60 cents; sent post-paid to any 
address. Per peck, by express, $2 00. 
