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Title: Annual catalogue of celebrated seeds
Identifier: annualcatalogueo1896jaev (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: J. A. Everitt (Firm); Everitt, J. A; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Indiana Indianapolis; Vegetables; Flowers; Grasses; Commercial catalogs
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : J. A. Everitt
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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iant Climbing TOMATO eeat progress has been made in late years in the improvement of the tomato. Quite in contrast with the small ill-shaped, sonr specimens of a few years ago are the large, smooth, sweet fruits so easily raised now. Great rivalry exists in localities as to who can raise the earliest or the largest tomatoes. We offer in the GIANT €IiIMI?lNG TOMATO the greatest novelty in this line, and whoever raises it, according to directions printed on each package, will have an attraction that will draw all eyes toward their garden. This is not a tree tomato. The term " tree," frequently applied to tomatoes, is generally in- tended to mislead. We do not call grapes "Tree Grapes" because they will climb up a trellis. The GIANT CLIMBING TOMATO needs a support to climb upon, when they will grow 10 to 15 ft. high, bearing fruit all along the vine from the ground up. The tomatoes grow to weigh from 2 to 4 lbs. each, and in size 10 to 16 ins. in circumference. Nearly all the tomatoes are smooth and regular in shape; color glossy red; sound to the core, with very feiv seeds. The flavor is all that can be desired. They are ever-bearing, only cut off by frost. These to- matoes can be grown on the garden fence, on the sunny side of a house or out-building, or in any position where a support is provided. The more public the situation the more will they be admired. We print a few reports. Many more could be given, if space permitted: "Your Giant Climbing Tomatoes are immense. I have them weighing 2% ibs., and the people see that they are wonderful. Geo. R. Booth, Ludlow, Mass." "One plant of Giant Tomatoes grew over 8 ft. high. The best cluster was 7 tomatoes weighing 6 lbs. all ripe at one time. Wm. Yeates, Titusville, Pa." "The Giant Climbing Tomatoes are wonderful in size and fine quality. One fruit weighed 3 lbs. 1 oz. * C. H. Cox, Bascobel, Pa." "The Giant Tomatoes averaged a yield of nearly a bushel to each plant. One vine grew 14 feet high. H. D. Mussee, Rohrestown, Pa." "It is a pleasure to see your Giant Climbing To- matoes grow, and any person can well be proud of them. They are mammoth in size and wonderful in tall growth. I have some specimens measuring 16 ins. in circumference and over 6 ins. in diameter. Fine flavor and better than I thought it could be. You can not recommend them too highly. - Mrs. Wm. Ceabbe, West Branch, Cal." "From the Giant Tomato seed I raised the greatest crop I ever saw. One weighed 3 lbs. and many 2 lbs. each. P. J. Digss, Mallory, Va." Price of Everitt's Giant Climbing Tomato Seed. As this tomato is a very shy bearer of seed, the price will always be high, yet when you consider that each plant, with proper care, will produce nearly a bushel of tomatoes, the price should not be considered. 1 libera* package 8c, 4 for 25c, 10 for 50c. Families should club together and get them at wholesale rates. aiiiiaaeaaaB iisBiBiiiiiaiBBMiiiieMiii"', C A I THPlfTfeM Tliere are the short grow- a VAU 1 W3W ing bash (called Tree) To- g matoes and the long growing (called Tree) g Tomatoes, hut if you want the \ Climbing Tomato, order your seed of us and » you will not be disappointed. Price-Pkt. 8c (worth double), 4 for 35c, 10 for 50c.

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