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Henderson s VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Novelties and Specialties 
THE GRANDEST TOMATO ON EARTH. 
HENDERSON’S PONDEROSA 
(ILLUSTRATED ON OPPOSITE PAGE.) 
HAS RECEIVED MORE ENTHUSIASTIC PRAISE AND HAS TAKEN MORE FIRST PREMIUMS 
THAN ANY OTHER SIX VEGETABLES COMBINED. 
It is Grown From the Atlantic to the Pacific, and From Canada to the Gulf. 
“ It is impossible to exaggerate the merits of your 
Ponderosa Tomatoes. They are magnificent, simply per¬ 
fect. I had dozens IS inches in circumference . 
E. W. HILLY EH, Decatur, Ga. 
“ 1 have been cultivating tomatoes for 50 years, for 
4 years have been growing Ponderosas. They are grand. 
I think I have the finest specimens on earth. One day 
I picked 50 fruits none less than 2 pounds in weight 
and one 8% pounds, as perfect as ever grew.** 
Dr. E. J. PERDEW, Keokuk, Iowa. 
“ Your Ponderosa Tomatoes were the wonder of my 
neighbors. It was no unusual occurrence to pick a 
dozen for a friend , weighing from 15 to 18 pounds to the 
dozen.” J. G. BRITTAIN, Hagerstown, Md. 
' “ Your Ponderosa Tomatoes are the finest for flavor 
and size of any I ever grew. Several weighed 2 pounds 
each and many Ih pounds .” 
LUELLA RICHARDS, Alton, III. 
“ Ponderosa, I think, the best tomato on earth. 
Have grown it every year since introduced.” 
JAKE ECU TERM AN, Sterling, 111. 
“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. A. DOANE, Chicago, III. 
11 We have planted the Ponderosa every season since 
you brought it out, and we find there is no tomato that 
equals it. To cut uj) one weighing 1\ to 2 lbs. is like 
carving a nice slice of steak, and then the flavor is so 
fine.” S. S. ROCKWELL, Vermontville, Mich. 
“The Ponderosa Tomato cannot be beaten for quality, 
quantity diid size; it seems as if they grow better every 
year.” Mrs. M. J. DEXTER, Mountain View, Cal. 
“/ 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. 
“ I, loo, have a good word for your Ponderosa. 1 
hare 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. 
“/ canyiot refrain from speaking a word of praise 
of your Ponderosa Tomato. Without any special care 
xve had them weigh 4 lbs. 2 oz. People came for 
miles to see them.” 
WM. GAMMEL, Detroit, Mich. 
“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. 
“7 never liked the taste of tomatoes until we raised 
Ponderosa, and now I never get tired of them.” 
Miss G. BATES, Minneapolis, Minn. 
HENDERSON'S PONDEROSA TOMATO HA 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 are due to the fact that 
IS BETTER AND BETTER 
EVERY YEAR I 
HENDERSON'S PONDEROSA TOMATO 
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 ordi¬ 
nary 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 1909 has attained the zenith of perfection. 
IS IN EVERY 
WAY SPLENDID I 
HENDERSON'S PONDEROSA TOMATO 
I T excels in magnificent size, often attaining a circumference 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 crowning 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 ana 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. 
Henderson's Ponderosa Tomato Seed 
PURCHASED FROM US DIRECT INSURES YOUR 
GETTING OUR PERFECTED AND GENUINE STRAIN. 
“ We know there is no true Ponderosa seed but yours ; tomatoes raised from others so-called do not begin to 
compare with yours.” J . B. M EACH AM, Rockville, I nd. 
“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. 
HOW TO GROW TOMATOES in Garden, Field and Greenhouse, 
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