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PETER HENDERSON & CO.. NEW YORK- (c 
HENDERSON’S GENUINE 
PONDEROSA TOMATO 
(ILLUSTRATED ON OPPOSITE PAGE.) 
THE GRANDEST TOMATO ON EARTH. 
H ENDERSON’S (GENUINE 
It has received more enthusiastic praise and has taken more 
first premiums than any other six vegetables combined. 
P ONDEROSA T OMATO. 
I F YOU HAD THE TIME AND WE 
HAD THE SPACE WE COULD 
ENTERTAIN YOU FOR HOURS 
WITH LETTERS FROM PON- 
DEROSA’S FRIENDS, OF SIMILAR 
PURPORT TO THE FOLLOWING : 
HENDERSON'S PONDEROSA TOMATO 
HAS HAD 15 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SUCCESS I 
I T is now planted in both hemispheres. There is no State in the Union, no civilized 
country on the globe where Henderson’s Ponderosa is not grown; and from every¬ 
where it receives nothing but praise—enthusiastic praise. Eulogistic letters regarding 
it are received by us in annually increasing numbers, and our sales of Ponderosa seed 
last season were nearly double those of any previous year, thus convincingly proving 
that the marvelous success and popularity it has achieved is due to the fact that 
HENDERSON’S PONDEROSA TOMATO 
“ Why don't you tell the whole truth about your Pon¬ 
derosa Tomato and say that it is the best garden vege¬ 
table introduced in 20 years—for it is?" 
THOS. H. DOANE, Chicago, 111. 
“ We have planted the Ponderosa every season since 
you brought it out, and we find there is no tomato that 
equals it. To cut up one weighing 1\ to 2 lbs. is like 
carving a nice slice of steak, and then the flavor is so 
fine.” S. S. ROCKWELL, VermontviXlc, Mich. 
“ The Ponderosa Tomato cannot be beaten for 
quality, quantity and size; it seems as if they grow 
better every year.” 
Mr8. M. J. DEXTER, Mountain View, Cal. 
“I will not attempt to praise Ponderosa, as I could 
find no language to express my high appreciation of 
this tomato. It is the one we grow to eat at Woodbine 
Farm — that's all.” 
CAMPBELL & WEST, Hartstown, Pa. 
“7, too, have a good word for your Ponderosa. I 
have raised it every year since you introduced it and 
shall continue to do so. It is the finest tomato grown.” 
W. F. PARKER, West Plains, Mo. 
“7 cannot refrain from speaking a word of praise 
of your Ponderosa Tomato. Without any special care 
we had them weigh 4 lbs. 2 oz. People came for 
miles to see them.” — WM. GAMMEL, Detroit, Mich. 
44 Dear old Ponderosa! I have only room for one 
dozen plants, but they supply my table every day with 
delicious fruit; we think there is no tomato like Pon¬ 
derosa.”—Mrs. J. B. THOMPSON, Waverly, N. Y. 
IS BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR I 
I T is now so highly bred, so free from seeds, that we only get ten pounds of seed 
from an acre, where formerly we harvested twenty to thirty pounds, while 
ordinary tomatoes yield one hundred pounds or more of seed per acre; this fact alone 
shows that Henderson’s Ponderosa is almost all solid meat, and as nearly seedless as is 
possible to perpetuate it. Our strain of seed for 1907 has attained the zenith of perfection. 
HENDERSON’S PONDEROSA TOMATO 
I S in every way splendid. It excels in magnificent size, often attaining a circum¬ 
ference of eighteen inches, frequently weighing two, three and four pounds each, 
perfect in form, free from wrinkles and fissures, perfectly smooth and as solid 
and meaty as beefsteak, free from watery cavities and almost seedless; it ripens 
thoroughly from center to skin, its glowing crimson color permeating the flesh to the 
heart; it is free from rot; but above all, the delicious quality and flavor are its crown¬ 
ing merits—toothsome and rich when sliced, savory and delicious when canned, very 
little boiling being required for it to thicken. 
The plants of Henderson’s Ponderosa Tomato are luxuriant, healthy in growth, 
independent of droughts, free from blight, and are prodigious, early and continuous 
bearers. First ripe fruits are often picked in ten weeks from seed sowing, while late 
fruits may be gathered until frost. Some of our customers store the immature late 
fruits, which ripen and are served at Thanksgiving dinner. 
SEED OF PONDEROSA TOMATO 
PURCHASED FROM US DIRECT INSURES YOUR GETTING 
HENDERSON’S GENUINE AND PERFECTED STRAIN. 
44 We know there is no true Ponderosa seed but yours; tomatoes raised from others so-called do not begin to 
compare with your 8.” J. B. ME AC II AM, Rockville, I nd. 
il We had one plant of Ponderosa that bore 80 toma¬ 
toes, most of them weighing 11 to 2\ lbs. each. What 
do you think, of thatt" R. REYNOLDS, Ionia, Mich. 
“7 never liked the taste of tomatoes until we raised 
Ponderosa, and now I never get tired of them.” 
Miss G. BATES, Minneapolis, Minn. 
“7 have been disappointed in the Ponderosa Tomato the last two years. I got the seed from other parties . and 
they are not like the ones I got from you. Please send me your true seed.” — ROBERT HARM, Denton, Texas. 
EXPLANATION: Henderson’s Genuine Ponderosa Tomato seeds too sparingly 
to be profitable for most sellers of seeds; that is why many degenerate strains are being 
offered as Ponderosa. Price, Henderson’s Genuine Ponderosa Tomato Seed, 10c. 
pkt., 60c. oz., $2.00 } lb. 
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