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(3) An adventitious bud producing a branch may be formed on 

 the callused apex of the axillary branch that has been 

 "stopped." 



It might be thought strange that, in the face of the excessive 

 abnormalities of the leaves and flowers, the fruit, as a rule, should 

 remain normal. But it must be remembered that varieties are 

 cultivated for the fruit alone, and those with badly shaped fruit 

 drop out of cultivation. 



As far as my observations have gone, I have found that in 

 every case where malformation and abnormality are excessive, 

 overculture may be looked upon as the immediate cause, and it is 

 a significant fact, that in those houses showing the maximum 

 of abnormality, there was also found the maximum of fungoid 

 disease, the converse being equally true. In no case, however, 

 have I found Tomatoes under cultivation free from abnormality, 

 generally at least two or three kinds on each plant, and invariably 

 (except perhaps on plants which have been absolutely starved), 

 dormant buds as described are found on the midrib of the leaf. 



