. Burpee's farm annual 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. AN EXACT COPY FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CLIMAX. BURPEE'S CLIMAX. The vines are of strong, healthy ^—^ growth, and are completely laden with fruit, /t ttj^ thickly set in clusters. The tomatoes are very \\fjjj) handsome; perfect in shape and smoothness; V* the skin is as clear and rich as the most beauti- ful wax-work; remarkably solid, with abso- lutely no green core; of the color of Acme, but larger. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 ct
. Burpee's farm annual 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. AN EXACT COPY FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CLIMAX. BURPEE'S CLIMAX. The vines are of strong, healthy ^—^ growth, and are completely laden with fruit, /t ttj^ thickly set in clusters. The tomatoes are very \\fjjj) handsome; perfect in shape and smoothness; V* the skin is as clear and rich as the most beauti- ful wax-work; remarkably solid, with abso- lutely no green core; of the color of Acme, but larger. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; ^ lb 75 cts.; per lb $ EARLY OPTIMUS. Resembles Livingston's Favorite in general appearance, but is more uniform in size, and is very early. The large, handsome tomatoes are borne in clusters of three to five, and are of a bright crimson- scarlet. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; \i lb 60 cts.; per ft) $2, THE IGNOTUM TOMATO. THE IGNOTUM TOMATO. So much has been written in praise of this fine tomato that we quote below the description of a Western seedsman :— " The Ignotum is without question by far the finest market tomato grown. It is five days earlier than Volunteer and Dwarf Champion and away ahead of all the other standard sorts. It is very large, smooth, and regular, and extraordinarily solid, while the seed cavities are the smallest of any tomato. It only averages one-half as many .seeds as the ordinary sorts. It is also very productive and uniform, the last pickings being scarcely inferior to the best of the season. It is of a very handsome, deep-red color, ripens perfectly up to the stem, and remarkably free from cracking and ; Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 2 ozs. 50 cts.; % lb 85 cts.; per ft> $ LONG-KEEPER. This new tomato, first introduced last year, originated with Mr. E. S. Carman, Editor of The Rural New Yorker, who writes:— " About thirteen years ago I raised all the kinds of tomatoes popular at that time. Six of e
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