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Crimson Cushion 
TOMATO 
The Crimson-Scarlet Brother of Ponderosa. 
SOME SUPERLATIVE MERITS OF 
CRIMSON CUSHION: 
The Earliest Large Tomato—A continuous and 
late fruiter—Of immense size and as smooth, 
as an apple—Ripens thoroughly all over, the 
stem-end coloring as well—Almost seedless 
and as solid as beefsteak—Prodigious bearer. 
W HEN we introduced the Ponderosa, 
we hazarded the opinion that that 
famous variety was the forerunner of a new 
race of tomatoes that would eventually 
displace the seedy, strongly acid sorts in 
general cultivation, and the advent of this 
splendid variety verifies this prediction. 
The Crimson Cushion is more symmetri¬ 
cal in shape than the Ponderosa and is 
much thicker through from stem to blos¬ 
som-end ; in fact, so marked is this 
characteristic that it is frequently almost 
round. The color is brilliant scarlet-crim¬ 
son, untingcd with purple, and ripens up 
almost completely to the stem. The 
Crimson Cushion, like the Ponderosa, 
is almost seedless. The flesh is firm and 
meaty and of superb quality. It is 
enormously prolific and early for so large a 
tomato. C See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 60c. 
oz., $2.00 i lb. 
“ We and our friends -pronounce your Crimson 
Cushion the most excellent tomato we ever ate; it has 
spoiled us for any other." 
F. D. THAYER , Dudley, Mass. 
S uperior Table T U RNI PS. 
"Your Crimson Cushion surpasses any other 
tomato I ever grew in beauty, flavor and size; they are 
perfectly enormous. I arn advertising them among my 
friends by sending one to each of them for a meal." 
Mrs. KATIE R. WHITE, Lake Providence, La. 
“ Crimson Cushion is my favorite tomato. It 
is magnificent, simply perfect! It is impossible to 
exag-ierate its merits I had dozens of them that 
measured lh feet in circumference and as good as 
they are larae.*' 
Miss EVA W. HILLYER, Decatur, Ga. 
EARLY SNOWBALL TURNIP. 
The finest white-fleshed, ball-shaped early table 
Turnip, maturing in six weeks from sowing; bulb 
small, smooth and round, with white skin and 
sparkling white flesh, crisp, tender and sweet. 
Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. J lb., 70c. lb. 
Purple=Top White Globe TURNIP. 
A large, handsome, globe-shaped variety; white 
flesh, fine-grained, tender and sweet; surface color, 
white with a purple top; a true table turnip and one 
of the best ; extensively grown and pitted for fall 
and winter, being a good keeper and produces enor¬ 
mous crops. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 15c. oz., 30c. \ lb., 
75c. lb. 
For our complete list of Turnips, see page 63. 
P a ha™lono WHITE TURNIP 
This new type from France is one of the 
best table turnips we know of. It is a small 
quick-growing — consequently early—variety, 
4 to 5 inches long by 1 \ to 1A inches in diam¬ 
eter; skin and flesh, pure white; crisp, exceed¬ 
ingly tender; free from stringiness and delight¬ 
fully mild in flavor. The foliage is small, 
leaves much cut and of light green color. It 
is not only a splendid little garden turnip, 
but is unrivaled for forcing under glass, being 
less liable than any other sort to run to seed 
when pushed. {See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 
20c. oz., 60c. \ lb., $1.50 lb. 
E AE wh IT b MILAN TURNIP. 
Extra early, tender and delicately 
flavored; the bulb is of medium size, very 
handsome, smooth and of a clear ivory- 
white both inside and out. Price, 10c. pkt., 
15c. oz., 35c. \ lb., $1.00 lb. 
PARISIAN HALF-LONG WniTE TURNIP. 
WE DELIVER FREE 5: i: ALL VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 
