798 BUCKBEE’S NEW TOMATO 
ABRAHAM LINCOLN 






























and slicing. 
superfine. 

BUCKBEE’S ABRAHAM LINCOLN 
Mrs. H. R. Cusil, Henderson, Ky.—Your Abraham Lincoln Tomatoes are 
Had clusters of 6 to 10 fruits that averaged over 114 Ib. each. 
Good Seeds Cheap—Good as Can Be Grown-None Better at Any Price ol 
World Beating 
TOMATO 
This famous Tomato was originated on Buckbee’s 
Rockford Seed Farms and named in honor of Illinois’ 
greatest son, Abraham Lincoln. This giant Tomato 
was first introduced by H. W. Buckbee in 1923 and is 
the largest Tomato we have ever grown. We have had 
as many as 9 Tomatoes in a single cluster with a total 
weight of 7 pounds; the average weight however is 
about a pound, but customers have reported produc- 
ing single fruits weighing nearly 3 pounds. Color, 
beautiful dark red fruits, extra heavy, large, sweet, 
solid and meaty, with very few seeds, and for so large 
a Tomato it is remarkably smooth and free from 
The cracks and seams. 
Abraham Lincoln Tomato, while unusually large, 
ripens all the way through the fruit, making it an 
=! ideal variety for Catsup, Chilli Sauce, Tomato Juice, 
lant It is a very shy seeder; therefore the 
flesh is firm and meaty. 
f The plant is a sturdy, healthy grower with distinctive 
O bronzy green foliage; it ripens the first fruit immed- 
lately following the ones of the first sort, and con- 
tinues bearing from that time until the plant is killed 
by frost. This variety was originated on H. W. 
] Buckbee’s Seed Farm in Rockford, Illinois, and in the 
recent purchase of the “Buckbee” business we secured 
the original stock seed, and offer same to you as long 
as supply remains unsold, at the following special 
Tom toes prices: Catalog No. 798—Pkt., 25 cts.; 5 pkts., $1.00; 
a VY oz., $1.25; %% oz., $2.00; oz., $3.50, postpaid. 



Geo. Lintz, Alton, II].—I raised 5 Abraham Lincoln Tomatoes in one 
cluster that weighed 1112 lbs. Every one was as smooth as an apple. 


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