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Title: Seeds
Identifier: CAT31284484 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: W. E. Dallwig (Firm); Dallwig, W. E; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Wisconsin Milwaukee Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis. : W. E. Dallwig
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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26 W. E. DALLWIG'S SEED CATALOGUE. HT"/~V;V/; * TA Acme.âOf superlative merit; size medium, color reddish with slight I 1 1 111 tinge of purple ; flesh deep scarlet and unusually solid. A characteristic â 1 T *' m * 0f tYiis tomato is its entire freedom from all irregularities, nearly every Continued. specimen being smooth as an apple. For market gardeners who want an early purple-fruited tomato, it stands without a peer. Per ounce 15c, I pound 50c Dwarf Champion.âA tomato plant of the new habit, stems short, thick, stiff, almost self-supporting. Leaves very dark in color, much curled and twisted, the plants altogether having many of the characteristics of the Laye tomato. Fruit borne in showy clust- ers, quite large, solid and of good color. A sort desirable for the family gardener and market, as it requires but little space. The dwarf habit of the vines makes it very desirable for forcing, as it can be planted closer to the glass, and more closely on the bench, than the tall growing kinds. Per ounce 15c,
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pound 50c Paragon.âHere we have a variety â the perfection of a toma- to â large, solid and smooth as an apple, and deep red. It is superb. No praise can be to high. Per ounce 15c, Yi pound 50c T. T. T., ur Ten Ton Tomato. â Profitable to the grower^ to the canner, and to the shipper. Fruit deep red, large, round, half flat,smooth as an apple, free from green core or other imperfections. T. T. T. stands for Ten Ton Tomato, the name being intended to im- ply ten tons to the acre. Per ounce 15c. i pound 60c Stone. This variety has obtained great favor with canners. Southern growers, and market gar- deners everywhere. Its solidity and carry- ing qualities are re- markable. Its color is a desirable red ; in shape, perfectly smooth, and thicker from stem to blossom end than most varie- ties, making it very handsome and salable Oz. 15c, % ft 50c Crimson Cushion.âMore symmetrical in shape than the Ponderosa. Color a brilliant scarlet crimson. It ripens up almost completely to the stem. Flesh firm, meaty and of a superb quality. Pkg. 5c Cardinal.âThis is a beautiful tomato, being of a beautiful cardinal red, very glossy looking when ripe, the flesh of the same brilliant color; ripens evenly through, having no hard green core, like many others: it possesses fewer seeds than any other tomato: in shape it is perfect, being round and un- usually smooth and solid. Per ounce 15c. \ pound 15c

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