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The best Early Tomato in existence. 
SPARKS’ EARLIANA. 
EXTREMELY E ARLY , 
NEW TOMATO. 
Sparks’ Earliana is a wonderfully 
early and exceedingly prolific me¬ 
dium-sized, uniform, smooth and at¬ 
tractively shaped, bright scarlet 
tomato, of great solidity and fine 
flavor. It is the earliest tomato 
grown, having been evolved through 
keen competition in a tomato-grow¬ 
ing section in Southern New Jersey, 
where ‘ ‘ first in market ” — appearance 
and quality being inviting—secures 
the more profitable returns. The 
plant is of neat, moderate growth, 
but quite hardy, and well set with 
clusters of from 5 to 8 fruits, aver¬ 
aging 2£ inches through, nearly all 
ripening up remarkably early and 
evenly; of great value to the market 
gardener where early tomatoes are 
an object. {See cut.) Price, 10c. 
pkt., 40c. oz., $1.25 i lb., $4.00 lb. 
Not only Early, but a prodigious and continuous bearer until frost. 
Fruits of moderate size, as handsome and uniform as if moulded. 
Quality, solidity and flavor surpassingly fine. 
Early Freedom is unqualifiedly superior to any other early tomato grown. 
Its value lies not only in the actual time of ripening its first fruit, but that 
such enormous quantities of fruit can be gathered while alf other so-called 
“Earlies” are ripening only a few. The fruits are of good size, perfectly 
round, and remarkably handsome, smooth as glass, and of brilliant scarlet. 
The flesh is remarkably solid, having but few seeds. The flavor is perfect, 
absolutely free from any acidity. The fruits are borne in large clusters, in 
phenomenal abundance and continuously, from the middle of July (in this 
latitude) until killed by frost. We highly recommend it, not only for its 
extreme and bountiful earliness, but as a good, all-season variety. Fine 
fruits can be picked from it in the fall, long after other varieties have ceased 
bearing; in fact, this variety even increases in size up to its last picking. 
This last feature is a very valuable one to the trucker. It also has a very 
tough skin and flesh is very firm, making it the best shipper and keeper of 
the Early varieties. {See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 40c. oz., $1.25 \ lb., $4.00 lb. 
“/ take ■pleasure in enclosing you a clipping 
from the TROY' PRESS, to show you what 
splendid, success I had with your Freedom 
Tomato. The reporter was here himself. Such 
plants and such quantities of magnificent fruit! 
These tomatoes are considered one of the wonders 
of this locality, and have been viewed by scores 
of farmers.” 
EDWIN C. CHAMBERLAIN , 
Engine Co. No. 1, Troy, N. Y. 
“/ used your Freedom Tomato last season; 
it is the best tomato I ever grew, and is a heavy 
cropper.” 
G. W. SMITH , Ellenton, Fla. 
“The Freedom Tomato fruits are especially 
perfect. I do not think it can be surpassed as 
an all-around tomato.” 
M. E. POND, Conneaut , Ohio. 
“/ had ripe fruits of your new tomato , 
Freedom, the 16th of July, which is early for 
this climate. The same vines are still bearing 
{Sept. 8th) and will do so until frost, new fruits 
coming on all the time.” 
Mrs. M. A. SMITH, White House, N. J. 
“/ want to thank you for the satisfaction that 
I have experienced in growing your superb 
Freedom Tomato. They are superior in every 
respect to any other kind that I have ever tried. 
We had ripe tomatoes from the Freedom on 
June 16th, weighing from IV 2 pounds and over. 
The Freedom was ripe when those of other 
varieties were hardly in bloom. They are the 
finest tomatoes in this part of the country.” 
Mrs. S. C. RHEBERG, Covington , Ga. 
“/ consider Freedom the best and earliest 
tomato I have ever grown.” 
JOSEPH SIEIiNON, Hamilton , Md. 
Early Freedom Tomato. 
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