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Slate's Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 
312— B RI M M E R. —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 unusually large 
specimens, having been grown weighing 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. 
You will find Slate’s Brimmer tomato like all other 
Slate’s Seeds bred to produce results—not just to 
grow but to grow a better crop of finer vegetables. 
It has required three generations to build our busi¬ 
ness and we have done it by growing better seeds. 
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 per¬ 
centage 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 
rom cracks and other imperfections, very meaty, and 
of delicious flavor. The tomatoes are almost round, 
slightly flattened, and of a bright scarlet color. The 
home or commercial canner should pay especial atten¬ 
tion to this tomato ana growers for the late market 
will find it the best sort, since its color and appear¬ 
ance command top prices. And likewise, the home 
gardener 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 culti¬ 
vation 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 recom¬ 
mend to our customers that they give this tomato a 
trial. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 60c, ^4 lb. $1.75, lb. $6.25, 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, i/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, 14 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, 14 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
320— NORTON. —A wilt-resistant main crop vari¬ 
ety 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, 14 lb. 90c, lb. $3.25, postpaid. 
322— GOLDEN QUEEN.— Large smooth fruit of 
light yellow. Smooth and free from acid. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, 14 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
323— YELLOW PEAR. —A mild excellent flavored 
small fruit for preserving and pickling. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, 1/4 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
