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THE TWO GRANDEST TOMATOES ON EARTH 
Henderson’s Ponderosa Tomato 
For 28 Years the Best and Most Popular in the American Garden. Produces Fruits More Magnificent in Size Than Ever. More 
Delicious in Flavor. More Perfectly Shaped and in Greater Profusion. Still Gaining in Favor by Leaps and 
Bounds. It is Grown from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Hudson Bay to Magellan Strait. 
Beyond all question Henderson’s Ponderosa Tomato has made for 
itself an enviable place in the vegetable kingdom. 
It is now more safely entrenched in the esteem of the gardener than 
ever, for the most persistent efforts of an army of skilled hybridizers 
have failed to produce anything so incomparably perfect as Hender¬ 
son’s Ponderosa Tomato. 
From its first appearance it gripped and held the admiration of all 
who grew it and each recu ring season sees thousands more added to 
the number of its appreciative admirers, who have sent us testi¬ 
monials in such numbers, that if we printed them they would mon¬ 
opolize a quarter of the pages in the catalogue. 
Unquestionably' the one great requisite in a vegetable for private 
use is quality—first and always QUALITY. 
In a Tomato the prime essentials are: Good flavor, a minimum of 
acidity, a fairly tender skin, solid, meaty flesh, few seeds, and very 
little juicy pulp. These ideals are perfectly exemplified in Hen¬ 
derson’s Ponderosa Tomato. 
T here are two kinds of solid Tomatoes. One derives its solidity 
from a tliick-fleshod outer wall and a tough skin, and this is eagerly 
sought by the shipper. The solidity of Ponderosa is fundamentally 
different. A serious defect in many sorts is the hard, core-like 
character of the cell walls, which frequently remain green and hard 
long after the other parts of the fruit are ripe, and this very defect 
has been utilized in the breeding of Ponderosa. We have succeeded 
so thoroughly in modifying, developing and enlarging these cell walls 
in Henderson’s Ponderosa that they have almost filled the seed 
cavities, which in less carefully bred strains contain only seed and 
watery pulp; the result achieved is a solid mass of meaty, succulent 
flesh of incomparable quality, consequently Henderson’s Ponderosa 
to be true must come direct from us. Spurious and uncared for stocks 
will be disappointing. (See colored illustration on opposite page.) 
Price, 10c. packet, $1.00 ounce, $3.50 ]/i pound. 
Henderson’s Golden Ponderosa Tomato 
One of the Most Interesting Novelties Ever Introduced—It Equals Ponderosa in Size, but Bears Rich, 
Golden-Yellow Fruits in Abundance 
A yellow tomato that has color alone to distinguish it is not entirely 
novel. Many such varieties have been introduced, but, having failed 
to gain popularity, owing either to lack of flavor or some other 
essential, have disappeared from cultivation. Henderson’s GOLD¬ 
EN PONDEROSA is equal in every respect to its parent the red 
Ponderosa, possessing all the qualities that have made our Ponderosa 
a household word throughout the land, and, in addition, has the 
striking color which compels instant attention. It originated as a 
“Sport” from the red Ponderosa and comes remarkably true; but 
some parti-colored fruits may be expected. These but add interest 
to it. 
But that which differentiates it from all other sorts is its con¬ 
spicuous and striking appearance when served sliced with the red 
Ponderosa. This combination produces an effect appealing to the 
appetite, and supplies a decorative table effect both novel and 
attractive. (See colored illustration on opposite page.) Price, 20c. 
packet, 3 packets 50c., 7 packets $1.00. 
SPECIAL OFFER—ONE PACKET EACH OF RED AND GOLDEN PONDEROSA FOR 25 CENTS 
OUR HEARTY THANKS T0 WoRK ?® 8 PRAISING PONDEROSA 
**/ am enclosing photo of one of my Ponderosa 
Tomato vines which was shown wi'h the Greene 
Co. exhibit at the Missouri State Fair, and won 
first prize. It had 23 tomatoes on it, the first 
ripening, which weighed 34L* lbs. Three cf 
them were 20 inches around and weighed 2% 
lbs. each. These tomatoes were all ripe cl once 
and the first ripening.” 
J. F. RECTOR , 
Aug. 8, 1917. Springfield , Mo. 
“7 send you herewith two pictures of 
Ponderosa tomatoes. I outdid myself this 
summer, and the tomatoes were simple grand, 
both in size, quality and quantity.” 
WM. J. H. KERR, 
Sept. 30, 1917. Rock Island, III. 
“7 had 100 plants from Henderson s Pon¬ 
derosa seed. I picked 1,800 lbs. of tomatoes , 
sold $85.00 worth, gave a lot away and we 
canned 20 quarts.” 
J. M. FIELD , 
Sept. 27, 1917. Cocoa, Fla. 
“ This is January, 1917, and 7 am still 
picking Ponderosa 'Tomatoes from the vines. 7 
transplanted them to the cellar before frost and 
they have been ripening ever since. They ere 
excellent in flavor.” 
KA TE P. TEA YER, 
Jan. 10, 1917. Weymouth, Mass. 
il Henderson's Ponderosa Tomatoes are 
certainly cracker jacks. I sold 52 bushels of 
enormous io?natoes, besides all we wanted for 
home use and pickles.” 
JOHN A. COLLINS, 
Jan. 6, 1917. Port Reading, N. J • 
“7 raise them as large as shenvn in the pholo f 
and have done so for 20 years.” 
F. C. KLINE, 
Aug. 11, 1917. Carbondale, III. 
“7 send you a picture of my Ponderosa 
Tomatoes. The stoeks are six feet high, as I 
trim them close. As you sec, they are covered 
with to?natoes. People come from a distance, to 
see them. They arc a wonderful size.” 
C. LENZ, 
Sept. 4, 1917. Canton, Ohio. 
Henderson’s Ponderosa, Grown by C. W. Loomis. 
“ This is my second season with the Pon¬ 
derosa. They arc ten feet high, and have borne 
Profusely all summer long and there is still an 
abundance on the vines. It is certainly the best 
tomato for the family garden." 
D. R. JOHNSTON, 
Sept. 19, 1917. Richmond , Va. 
“7 am sending you pictures of my patch of 
Henderson's Ponderosa Tomatoes. The vines 
were 7 feet high and on one vine 1 counted sixty 
fruits.” 
J. V. WHITING, 
Oct. 16, 1917. Canloyi, III 
**7 raised Ponderosas weighing 2}4 lbs.** 
F. A. D. DROWN, 
Jan. 31, 1917. Cohunbus, Ohio. 
“7 enclose a picture of my Ponderosa patch. 
I had fifty hills and people came miles to see 
them. 1 gathered bushels of them that weighed 
from 1 to lbs. each." 
C. D. JOIE, 
Jan. 18, 1917. Murfreesboro , Tenn. 
“ Enclosed is a photo of my Ponderosa. On 
no plant is there less than a peck of the finest 
kind tomatoes, and on some of them more. The 
size this year is very large, and they are free from 
seaminess. Everyone around slops at my back 
gate to look at them.” 
V IN CENT B. FISK , 
Ml. Oliver Staticm, 
Aug. 28, 1917. Pittsburgh, Pa. 
“7 enclose a kodak of a Ponderosa Tomato 
plant hi my garden, taken on July 3Is*. It is 
five feet tall and more than that in breadth. The 
fruit is now well set. I started them in the house 
about March 1$/ and planted out on May 1 si.” 
Rev. FRED. II. TOWN SEN D, 
Aug. 4, 1917. Vernon, Mich. 
“ 7 have made a specialty of Henderson's Pon¬ 
derosa and this year I added your Golden Pon¬ 
derosa which I consider a wonderful addition to 
the tomato family. It ripens from blossom end 
to stem and is remarkably prolific. 1 enclose a 
photo showing myself and 100 lbs. of tomatoes, 
Picked on a Monday morning.” 
C. W. LOOMIS, Columbia, Miss. 
SEND YOUR SEED ORDERS IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY. 
There is a shorlage in many varieties, and 
the demand will be greater than ever. 
