. Price list and descriptive catalogue of F. Barteldes & Nursery stock, Kansas, Lawrence, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Grasses, Seeds, Catalogs; Fruit, Seedlings, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs. "White's Excelsior Purple. White's Excelsioi* Purple.—Originated in Iowa by a tomato specialist—White—who makes the following claims: The vine are the largest, strongest growers of any of the purple tomatoes. Foliage a beautiful dark green'. The fruit sets in clusters and grow to great size; are of a purple or rich dark-red color. The vines
. Price list and descriptive catalogue of F. Barteldes & Nursery stock, Kansas, Lawrence, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Grasses, Seeds, Catalogs; Fruit, Seedlings, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs. "White's Excelsior Purple. White's Excelsioi* Purple.—Originated in Iowa by a tomato specialist—White—who makes the following claims: The vine are the largest, strongest growers of any of the purple tomatoes. Foliage a beautiful dark green'. The fruit sets in clusters and grow to great size; are of a purple or rich dark-red color. The vines bear immense crops of this fine fruit, which hold their size until last of the season. The fruit is free from cracks or rot and ripen upAvell around the stem. They are nearly solid, the seed cavi- ties are small and contain but few seed; the skin tough, and for shipping have no equal, as they will stand up from two to three days longer than any other purple tomato, a fact which should commend them to all who grow tomatoes for shipping long distances. In fact the gar- dener growing for home market, the grower who is growing for canning, or the grower who is shipping will find Excelsior the tomato to fill any demand for which tomatoes are needed. Wherever introduced they have become tho standard. Excelsior is now being grown by many of the leading tomato shippers of the south. Our stock is obtained direct from the origi- nator and is genuine. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c. Extra, Early Purple. Advance.—This va- Extra Early Turple Advance, rlety also originated in Iowa by the originator of Whito's Excelsior, who gives the following des- cription: For some years eastern seedmen have claimed much for Early Advance as one of the best extra early tomatoes, and they were right in their claim. But the old Advance was a red. In growing this for first early the origi- nator found, by chance, one vino with purple fruit, and from this one vine has bred up a veryso:cct stuck. Whilo this has tho
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