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Title: Spring 1897
Identifier: CAT31282709 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: John A. Salzer Seed Co.
Subjects: Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: La Crosse, Wis. : John A. Salzer Seed Co.

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Salzer's First Prize, This is the finest, earliest large Tomato in the world. It has been tested along side of every seeds- men's earliest sorts and proved earlier by at least a * week than any of the earliest sorts offered by other seedsmen. It is not as early as 5alzer's Earliest of All Tomato, but the fruit is larger, sweeter, and is a better shipper. It ripens fully 2 weeks sooner than any of the Eastern early Tomatoes, such as the Extra Early Trophy, Atlantic Prize, Dwarf Champion and the like. The vines grow unusually strong, and when trained and trimmed, as shown in our cut, present a very handsome appearance. From the first day that the Tomato plant is set out it begins to grow rapidly, setting fruit when but very young. The fruit is borne in great clusters, each vine producing from 80 to 100 fine marketable specimens of fruit, very solid and of finest quality, being unusually free from core^ and seeds. It's unusual value is that the fruit ripens evenly to the stem without a crack and is exceedingly solid and firm-fleshed. It is an excellent shipper, a re- markable keeper, and is remarkably attractive. We do not know of any Tomato that ripens its fruit more evenly and* abundantly than this. Salzer's Earliest _ _ ripens its smaller fruit earlier, and is a magnificent To- mato for family use, as also for extremely early market. Salzer's First Prize follows this closely in earliness and ripens its large solid crop at a time when no other variety of Tomato except Sal- zer's Earliest is in the market. It is not only the largest early variety, but it is the smoothest, best flavored and brightest red colored. The market gardener, whose trade demands a very early fruity will find in this a regular gold mine, for its yield is enormous, and its frait is ripe at all times when Tomatoes bring fancy prices. Our plan would be to plant some of Salzet's Earliest, Salzer's First PHtp I a Crosse Seedling, Morning Star, Ferris Wheel and the Perfect Gem. These sorts will bear abundantly tS^^ the long se^on. Pkg., gOc; 3,50c.; 7, «100; % oi., 35c,; oz„ 60c., V, lb.. 82.00. Salzer's La Crosse Seedlini^. In 1889, on trial grounds (where the year before we had tested many different Tomato seeds), we discovered, standing alone, upright and strong, heavily laden with rich, round, reddish-tinted fruit, a Tomato hill of unusual ap- pearance and low growing habit. As it was a chance setdling we thought nothing of it that Its luscious fruit should ripen by July 15th. But the following year, when on a patch of over 2 acres the ripening fruit appeared the first week in July, of unusual size, very handsome ap- pearance and delicious flavor/fit for a king, our surprise and pleasure were great, and we wondered not that o1ir head gardener, who had cared for and reared the seedling, ex- claimed in wild delight,"Eureka, Eureka!" While Salzer*s Earliest leads the world in early medium-sized fruit the La Crosse Seedling lollows so closely upon its heels that we think in a year or two of careful selection it will outrival that sort in earliness. Has large, finely-flavored fruit, averaging in weight 12 to 14 ounces, while specimens on our ground this year weighed 18 ounces, the former being just the size so much sought in the market and for the home Its strong stalks, upon which the fruit hangs closely, enable one to plant more per acre than of any other variety known to us. It is extremely prolific, a single vine on our grounds yielding 87 pounds. This variety will be ripe and sold before sorts like Volunteer, Trophy, Livingston's Beautv, etc., show signs of ripening. The fruit is of a fine size, light purplish red in color; few seeds; rfpens evenly; finest family variety ever introduced. Price of La Crosse Seedling Reduced to: Pkg., 15c.; 5^ oz., 30c.; oz., 50c.: % lb., «1.50. 4»*There Is one thing as sure as the rising of to-morrow*8 sun, and that is that Salzer's 60 Day the Earliest Tomato is the earliest Tomato in America.
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