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VEGETABLE SEED 
H enderson’S T enderloin 
TOMATO 
Henderson’s Tomato, Tenderloin, has superla¬ 
tive qualities. It is of remarkably sturdy growth, 
is practically everbearing, ripening its first fruits 
immediately after the early sorts, and continues 
throughout the season to produce enormous quanti¬ 
ties of its most attractive fruit. The fruit, borne 
in clusters, is very uniform, quite round, but 
slightly flattened at stem and blossom end, and of 
phenomenal solidity ; even the seeds—which arc 
surprisingly few—are embedded in flesh of meaty 
firmne-ss, in marked contrast to the cavities of 
watery puljj so usual in most other varieties. The 
color, a rich glossy blood-crimson, permeates the 
llesh to the very heart, leaving no hard core inside 
the fruit. It never cracks, and ripens over the 
entire surface without any unsightly green patch 
around the stem. 
Henderson’s Tomato, Tenderloin, on account 
of its solid-as-beefsteak" character, combined 
with the splendid cptality, gratifying flavor, gran¬ 
ulated texture, rich red color of the flesh, and 
its appetizing appearance, is absolutely peerless for 
slicing, salads and table use generally, while it is 
equally superior for baking, boiling and domestic 
canning. The solidity of flesh and minimum of 
juice makes thickening unnecessary. 
Henderson’s Tomato, Tenderloin, when picked 
quite green will ripen up thoroughly. This will 
be of advantage late in the season when frosts 
are expected, for ripe and luscious Tenderloin 
Tomatoes may be enjoyed uj) to Thanksgiving 
and even later. {See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 75c, 
oz., $2.60 1 lb. 
“/ nnist mention the grand resulis obtained from your Tender^ 
loin Toinatoee. They produced an enormous crop of the finest 
of all tomatoes. All agree toiih me that it is the finest tomato 
grown." E. 11. LOCKWOOD, Edgewood, R. /. 
SPARKS’ EARLIANA TOMATO 
Sparks’ Earliana is without a doubt the earliest good tomato grown. 
It was raised and developed in a section of South Jersey, from which proba¬ 
bly more early tomatoes are shipped than any other place in the United 
States._ Earliana is not only extremely early but of particularly fine quality, 
which is very rare in an earlj^ tomato. The flesh is remarkably solid, and it 
has few seeds. It has the habit peculiar to many early sorts of setting the bulk 
of its fruits close to the center of the plant, so that they are exposed to the sun 
and thus ripen early. These qualities make it particularly useful for a first 
crop variety, and where more than one sort is grown, Earliana should head 
the list. The fruits which develop later are not equal in quality to those of 
the later and larger sorts. Price, 10c. pkt., 40c. oz., $1.26 { lb., $4.00 lb. 
Superior Table TURNIPS 
PARISIAN HALF-LONG 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 IJ to 1 J inches in diameter; skin 
and flesh pure white; crisp, exceedingly tender; free from stringi- 
ncss and delightfully 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. 
Price, 10c. pkt., 16c. oz., 35c. J lb., $1.00 lb, 
EARLY WHITE 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., 16c. oz., 36c. 4 lb., 
$1.00 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 
enormous crops. Price, 6c. pkt., 16c. oz., 30c. J lb., 76c. lb. 
HENDERSON’S GOLDEN HEART RUTA BAGA 
Very early, and the finest yellow-fleshed Ruta Baga for garden 
culture and table use ; with very small top, flesh remarkably fine 
grained and of sweet, mild flavor. The bulb grows clean and 
smooth. (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 40c. \ lb,, $1.20 lb. 
FOR OUR complete: list of T0MAT0E:S and turnips see: pages 60 AND 61 
