. Burpee's farm annual for 1900. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL FOR 1900. 67 NEW Tomato,—F0RDH00K Fokdhook Fiest is a perfectly smooth, solid tomato of tirst-class appearance ; also extremely early,—ready to market nearly as soon us the rough unshapely fruits of poor quality of the old early Kichmond type. The varieties of this type, such as Earliest of All, Early Ruby, Atlantic Prize, King of the Earliei etc., we cannot really recommend, as we consider their quality and
. Burpee's farm annual for 1900. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL FOR 1900. 67 NEW Tomato,—F0RDH00K Fokdhook Fiest is a perfectly smooth, solid tomato of tirst-class appearance ; also extremely early,—ready to market nearly as soon us the rough unshapely fruits of poor quality of the old early Kichmond type. The varieties of this type, such as Earliest of All, Early Ruby, Atlantic Prize, King of the Earliei etc., we cannot really recommend, as we consider their quality and form too poor for either market or home use. S. D. Wood- ruff & Sons, the well-known market gardeners, near Hartford, from whom we obtained the Fordhook First, write : "It is the only perfectly smooth and solid tomato of which we know that gets to market as early as the rough and un- shapely fruits of poor quality from such sorts as Early Ruby, Atlantic Prize, etc., all of which we have carefully tested and discarded for this much moie desirable variety. In fact, the fruit of your Ford- hook First commanded last season $ per one-half bushel basket in our inaiket, when the best selected Rubies went begging at per one-half ; 25 cts.: Per pkt. 10 cts.; | oz. oz. 40 cts.; I lb $ ; per lb $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original W. Atlee Burpee Company; Burpee, W. Atlee (Washington Atlee), 1858-1915; Fordhook Farms; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia : W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
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