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VEGETABLE SEEDS 
VICK’S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE 
TOMATO, STONE 
TOMATO, DWARF CHAMPION 
Dwarf Champion. Dwarf and compact in habit, the plant 
growing stiff and upright, with very thick and short-jointed stems, requiring no 
stakes. Often sold as Tree Tomato. Can be planted as close as three feet. As 
a cropper it is unsurpassed. Color same as Acme. Perfectly round and smooth. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 30 cents ; y lb., 80 cents ; lb., $2.85. 
Dwarf Aristocrat. This new variety resembles “ Dwarf Cham¬ 
pion,” and might be taken for that popular variety if it were not for the color of 
its rich, glossy red fruit, so much preferred in many localities to the purple or 
rose-colored varieties. The size, solidity, productiveness, smoothness, flavor of 
its fruit, etc., are up to the present day standard of excellence. Packet, 5 cents ; 
oz., 30 cents ; y lb., 80 cents ; lb., $2.85 
Beauty. A decided favorite for cither home market or shipping purposes. ■ 
Hardy, productive, large size, always smooth, glossy crimson with a slight tinge 
of purple. A great favorite with Florida and long distance shippers. 
Royal Red. Bright scarlet and the redd est throughout of any grown. In size, 
smoothness, productiveness, solidity, and general appearance, it will please the 
most fastidious. 
Buckeye State, a mammoth, growing from six to ten in a cluster, many of 
which will weigh from one to one and a half pounds each. Color deep glossy 
crimson. It is smooth, of fine texture, and ripens early. 
Ponderosa. The fruit ripens quite early and keeps on coming until quite late ; 
of immense size, solid, almost seedless, and of good sub-acid flavor. Packet, 
5 cents , oz., 40 cents ; y lb., $1.25 ; lb., $4.00. 
Golden Queen (Queen of the Yellows). Solid, smooth, large in size, 
and ripens early. Makes a handsome, rich preserve. This Tomato should be 
grown in every home garden ; its flavor is better and more delicate than that of 
the red varieties, the flesh finer-grained and very tender. Try it. 
New Imperial. A valuable acquisition to our first early Tomatoes. Of fine 
form, smooth, and meaty, changing in color from red to a pinkish purple when 
fully ripe. It fruits in clusters, and bears abundantly. 
Perfection. One of the handsomest. Fruit round, smooth, and solid. Avery 
deep red in color, and a good shipper. 
Favorite, a large smooth T omato, of most perfect shape. Very prolific. 
Ripens early and evenly, and does not crack. Color rich dark red; flesh very 
firm and of good flavor; seeds few. Bears shipping long distances. 
Paragon. An old favorite, and still preferred in many localities. It is a heavy 
bearer. Ripens between the early and late varieties. Fruit large, dark red, and 
perfectly smooth. Flesh solid and of fine flavor. Excellent for canning. 
Improved Trophy. A standard late variety. Fruit very large, rich <le< p 
red, and generally smooth ; very solid and of excellent flavor. Fine for canning. 
Peach. A distinct and attractive Tomato, resembling a Peach in shape, size, 
bloom, and color. It has a delicacy of flavor not found in other varieties of 
Tomato. Fine for preserves, etc. 
Plum-Shaped Yellow. Handsome in appearance, and valuable for preserv¬ 
ing. Excellent served raw with pepper and vinegar. 
Pear-Shaped Red. True pear-shaped, small, bright red. Used for preserves 
and for making " Tomato figs.” 
TOMATO. HONOR BRIGH'J. 
TOBACCO 
Connecticut Seed-Leaf. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 25 cent 
Havana (or Cuban). Packet, 10 cents ; oz., 30 cents. 
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Pear-Shaped Yellow. Same as the above, except that the color is a beau¬ 
tiful yellow. 
Red Cherry. Small, perfectly round and smooth, bright red, borne in large 
clusters. Fine for preserves and pickles. 
Yellow Cherry. Differs front the Red Cherry only in color. 
Husk or Strawberry (^Winter Cherry, etc). Fruit golden 
yellow, size of a cherry. Fine for pies, preserves, or eating fr*<n. 
the hand. 
OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES OF 
TOMATOES 
Our limited space forbids a description of the following varieties, 
some of which, however, arc well-known. We have also included 
some of the specialties of other seedsmen. All at the uniform price ot 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 25 cents ; y lb., 75 cents ; lb., $2.50. 
Lorillard, Long Keeper, Freedom, 
Crimson Cushion, Ignotum, McCullom’s Hybrid. 
