THE 
grandest 
TOMATO 
GROWN! 
HENDERSONS“PONDEROSA” 
TOMATO has received more 
praise and taken more first 
prizes than any other 
6 vegetables since its 
introduction. 
H ENDERSON’S PONDEROSA rmm 
It Excels in Magnificent Size, Enormous Yield and Earliness. 
For Slicing it has no Equal. 
OF SURPASSING FLAVOR. 
As Solid and Meaty as Beefsteak 
ALMOST FREE FROM SEEDS. 
The PONDEROSA possesses every good quality to be found in a 
tomato. The vines are strong and vigorous and easily carry their 
enormous weight of fruit. Its massive, ponderous fruits are al¬ 
most perfect in form, and so free from ridges or corrugations as 
to seem nearly as smooth as glass; and when we come to size, 
weight and solidity, no other tomato begins to approach it. 
The skin is exceedingly firm, which will cause it to be largely 
grown for shipping purposes. The color, a rich crimson, per¬ 
meates the fruit from circumference to centre, so that when 
sliced for the table its rare beauty never fails to elicit general 
admiration. Its remarkable solidity is happily expressed in 
one of our testimonials, which says “that it is nearly as firm 
as an apple.’’ A marked peculiarity of this variety is that it 
is almost seedless, and while this characteristic commends 
its use to delicate persons, this same peculiarity makes us 
pay five times as much to have the seed grown as that of any 
other sort. Large fruits or vegetables are usually obtained 
at tlie expense of earliness, but hero the PONDEROSA again 
steps in and fioors our preconceived ideas on this point by 
demonstrating that it is as early as most of the older sorts 
whoso only merit is that they are early. One patron writes 
that he had splendid tomatoes of the PONDEROSA in 9G days 
from sowing the seed. Its flavor is delicious, whether used raw 
or cooked. A canner who grew it last year says it is going to be 
a grand sort for him. (See cut.) 
PRICE, 10c. pkt., 60c. oz., $2.00 % lb. 
A FEW OF 
Tbousands of Encomiums 
the, GRANDEST 
TOMATO 
GROWN! 
H enderson's P onderosa T omato. 
They are grand ; would not use any other kind.” 
“The Ponderosa is the finest to¬ 
mato we ever grew. Planted along¬ 
side of Matchless they yielded twice 
as much fruit and were not affected 
by dry rot, while the latter was.” 
There is no tomato in the world like it! ” 
Your Ponderosa is the joy of the 
grower's heart and the feeder of 
his purse.” 
“I had ripe Ponderosas in 9G days 
from seed-planting.” 
“I had many perfect fruits of Pon¬ 
derosa weighing 2>4 lbs. each.” 
• You do not praise your Ponderosa Tomato enough.” 
“Your Ponderosa is par excellence, 
very large, very early, very solid, few 
seeds, free from rot, good keepers.” 
‘ Your Ponderosa is undoubtedly the 
finest tomato grown. I raised one 
weighing 3 pounds.” 
I have canned your Ponderosas for 3 years; they grow bettor every year. 
« The Ponderosa is the finest tomato 
I ever used for making catsup and 
tomato butter: they require so little 
boiling to thicken, they are so solid.’ 
I had excellentsuccess fruiting your Ponderosa last winter in my greenhouse ” f 
Wo have raised tho Ponderosa 
H 
ENDERSON'S "PONDEROSA” TOMATO requires constant selection for stock seed to keep 
it at its present high standard. ALL SEED PURCHASED either direct from us or in our pack- 
ages (stamped with our RED TRADE-MARK) 
1 raise Ponderosas from 15 to 18 
inches around—they sell for 5c. each- 
while other tomatoes sell for 16c. a 
basket.” 
“ Your Ponderosa is so far ahead 
that I do not think other toma¬ 
toes worthy of notice.” 
every year since you introduced 
it, and have taken 1st premiums 
at our county fairsevery year.” 
The Ponderosa. the most delicious and the finest tomato 
for all purposes 1 ever saw or ever expect to see.” 
For flavor, solidity and size, your Ponderosa 
is so far superior that al! other varieties 
are left on the vines.” 
insures the best grade, saved from selected fruits. 
