. Dreer's garden calendar : 1889. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR i8Hg. Vll. LORILLARD TOMATO. The result of a cross between the well-known varieties Acme and Perfection. It is equal if not superior to Perfec- tion wlien grown out of doors, and will outcrop it, in poor soil. It sets freely, four and five fruits to a bunch, all of equal and good size, and a vermilion-scarlet color. The shape is round, and as a variety for forcing under glass i
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1889. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR i8Hg. Vll. LORILLARD TOMATO. The result of a cross between the well-known varieties Acme and Perfection. It is equal if not superior to Perfec- tion wlien grown out of doors, and will outcrop it, in poor soil. It sets freely, four and five fruits to a bunch, all of equal and good size, and a vermilion-scarlet color. The shape is round, and as a variety for forcing under glass it \s- the best. The raiser states: " Last winter I grew from 300 ten-inch pots seven thousami jive hxtiulred pounds of jrait —-being an average of twenty-five pounds to a plant—all of fine marketable size, firm and handsome in appearance, whil6 the flavor was equal to the best outside-grown ; 25 cts. per pUt.; 5 pkts. for $ SION HOUSE BEAN. The best sort for forcing, as it comes early into bearing and produces long, stringless, mottled pods of exeellenf quality. This is the variety used by the best growers of early vegetables, and will be found all that is desired in in forcing bean. Pkt., 15 cts.; qt., 40 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 Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
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