
78 BUCKBEE’S NEW TOMATO 
‘ABRAHAM LINCOLN 



Tomatoes 
Good Seeds Cheap-—Good as Can Be Grown—None Better at Any Price 
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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 vounds. 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 
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, 
and slicing. It is a very shy seeder; therefore the 
flesh is firm and meaty. 
The plant is a sturdy, healthy grower with distinctive 
bronzy green foliage; it ripens the first fruit immed- 
jately 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 
prices: Catalog No. 798—Pkt., 25 cts.; 5 pkts., $1.00; 
VY, oz., $1.25; % oz., $2.00; oz., $3.50, postpaid. 
Mrs. H. R. Cusil, Henderson, Ky.—Your Abraham Lincoln Tomatoes are 
superfine. Had clusters of 6 to 10 fruits that averaged over 114 lb. each. 
Geo. Lintz, Alton, Il.—I raised 5 Abraham Lincoln Tomatoes in one 

cluster that weighed 1114 lbs. 
BUCKBEE’S ABRAHAM LINCOLN 
Every one was as smooth as an apple. 
NEW REDUCED PRICES 
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crops with 
Nitragin. Best 
investment you 
could make.’’ 
NI 
Restores and Maintains Soil Fertility 
Look on the Label for the GERM COUNT, 
Expiration, DATE and PRICE. 
Every GARDENER Should Know 
That Peas, Beans, Sweet Peas and Lupines belong to the 
Legume family—plants that bear their seed in a pod—like clover 

and alfalfa. All legumes form a partnership at the roots with 
certain kinds of helpful bacteria called Legume Germs, that are 
able to pump or draw nitrogen from the air and give it to the 
plant. They form on the roots in colonies, looking like lumps 
called nodules, which are really nitrogen storehouses, 
Without these germs, legumes would rob the soil of nourish- 
ment and have a sickly growth. Few soils contain a natural 
supply of these beneficial organisms. It is therefore necessary to 
““inoculate’’—apply these nitrogen-gathering germs directly to 
the seed before planting. All Agriculturists recommend inocula- 
| tion for legumes. 
| NITRAGIN is a granular MOIST soil-like culture, packed in 
| tins. Easy to apply. Directions on every can. 
Prices for NITRAGIN Bacteria Culture listed below. Postpaid. 















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1707 Lespedeza Enough for 100 Ibs. seed, 50 cts. 
Garden size Bacteria for Peas, Sweet Peas, Beans and 
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Ibs. of Seed. Price 10 cts., postpaid. 

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Earlier Crops Mean Higher 
Prices 

See 
From Maine to California Germaco HOTKAPS keep 
out frost, rain, wind, birds and insects, and protect the 
tender seedling or plant until it is well out of the 
ground and prospering. 
Each HOTKAP is a small hothouse, to speed develop- 
ment as well as protect. HOTKAPS mean stronger, 
healthier plants, with larger and earlier yields—and 
premium prices result! Crops protected with HOT- 
KAPS get to market 2 to 3 weeks earlier, sometimes 
more. Their slight cost is returned many times in 
higher prices. 7 
HOTKAPS are patented wax paper cones, placed 
over the seed or plant. They maintain perfect mulch 
around each plant, by preventing drying and crusting 
of the ground. They are easy to set out. One man can 
place 38,000 or more in a day. 
Special Prices by Mail Postpaid 
1720—25 Hotkaps and sturdy cardboard setter.......$0.65 
1718—100 Hotkaps, and fibreboard setter........ mere 2.25 
1719—250 Hotkaps, and fibreboard setter ......+ee+- 3.95 
1715—Fibreboard garden setter, each ...eereees weras .35 
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Twist ends between thumb 
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