. Beckert's seed store : vegetable seeds flower bulbs. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. Beckert's Pittsburgh Tomato BECKERT'S VELVET SENSATION TOMATO is another novelty introduced by us and tried out by one of the largest tomato growers last season and proved to be of great merit. This is a second- early, pink fruited variety, maturing in 108 days. Fruit is the largest of any
. Beckert's seed store : vegetable seeds flower bulbs. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. Beckert's Pittsburgh Tomato BECKERT'S VELVET SENSATION TOMATO is another novelty introduced by us and tried out by one of the largest tomato growers last season and proved to be of great merit. This is a second- early, pink fruited variety, maturing in 108 days. Fruit is the largest of any variety we know and quite smooth, considering size. Seed cell structure is very broken, making the tomato quite solid. It sets in clusters of three to five. Vine growth is rather tall and light green in color. According to careful check, this vaiiety is a great improvement over the Colossal which we have sold for many years past. Illustrated on page 32. Pkt. 25 cts., y2 oz. 75 cts., oz. $, \i lb. $, lb. $ BEAUTY. A productive main-crop variety: fruits of good size, smooth, solid, never cracking; quality excellent. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., H lb. $, lb. $ TRUCKERS' FAVORITE. A purple-fruited counterpart to Stone. Extremely productive: fruits large, solid, smooth and of the finest quality. A few days later than Beauty but a heavier cropper. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., \& lb. $, lb. $ BUCKEYE STATE. With the exception of Ponderosa, this is the largest-fruited purple variety: late but a very heavy yielder, espe- cially on river-bottom land. Smooth and meaty; purplish crimson in color. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., \i lb. $, lb. $ PONDEROSA. The largest of all Tomatoes, regardless of color. Properly grown, a single plant will often bear from 20 to 30 large fruits, generally in clusters of three, each cluster weighing from 1 to 2 pounds. Our strain has been carefully selected, and much of the roughness for which this sort was noted has been
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