. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 48 COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. TOMATO. Ger. Liebesapfel. Ft. Tomatoe. One ounce u ill produce about 2,500plants. Sow in hot-bed in March or April, or for want of hot-bed in window-pots or boxes, or in a warm border on the south side of a fence by the last of April or first of May. Thin to 3 or 4 inches to keep them low and stocky, and when frosts are no longer to be feared, transplant to 4 by 4 feet apart. Hoe o
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 48 COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. TOMATO. Ger. Liebesapfel. Ft. Tomatoe. One ounce u ill produce about 2,500plants. Sow in hot-bed in March or April, or for want of hot-bed in window-pots or boxes, or in a warm border on the south side of a fence by the last of April or first of May. Thin to 3 or 4 inches to keep them low and stocky, and when frosts are no longer to be feared, transplant to 4 by 4 feet apart. Hoe often and earth up a little until the plants are a foot high, when they must be supplied with supports, or be allowed to spread on the ground. Our Tomato seed is all saved with great care, and will please the most critical. EARLY FREEDOM. See J^ovelties. FORDHOOK FANCY. See Novelties. HONOR BRIGHT. See Novelties. WHITE'S EXCELSIOR. See FORDHOOK FIRST TOMATO. FORDHOOK FIRST. This variety is really the only Smooth Early Tomato introduced so far, as early as the earliest, solid, and extra good quality. This Tomato, as shown in our illustration, is perfectly suiooth and readv to market as soon as the rough, unshapely fruits of poor quality of the old Early Rich- mond type, as we considered their quality and form too poor for either market or home use. It ripens up evenly about the stem, is heavy, with a tough skin, of medium size, color of a beautiful crimson, tinted with purple. Per Dkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., ^4 lb. 75 cts. BOND S EARLY MINNESOTA. Mr. Brinton. the Tomato specialist, who tested 110 va- rieties of Tomatoes, states that this was the first to ripen. Most of the extra earlv varieties are irregular in shape, this is always round and smooth. Vines vigorous, with rather small leaf; fruit of medium size, of good shape, and dark red color. Thev ripen evenly, remain solid a long time and iK'Vfr rrack. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., H D). .^.0 ots. lb. ."^L.^O.
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