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Crimson Cushion, Henderson. — Plants of vigorous, spreading growth. 

 Fruit very large; round, regular form; bright scarlet color; flesh solid and 

 of best quality; cells small and few in number. The plants are very pro- 

 ductive. The fruit is of fine form and appearance and will stand shipment 

 well. A valuable variety. 



Cross No. 1, Va. Agricultural College. — Ignotum type. Fruit round 

 and very regular in form, colors evenly a bright dark red, and is of fine 

 quality. Seems distinct in color and form. 



Cross No. 2, Ya. Agricultural College. — Acme type. Plants of strong 

 growth and quite productive. Fruit of good size, regular form. Color is 

 darker and more red than Acme. Excellent in quality, but rather soft. A 

 good variety. 



Cross No. 3, Va. Agricultural College.— Ignotum type, but lighter and 

 brighter red in color. Ripens evenly and flesh very solid and firm. A 

 good shipper. 



Cross No. 4, Va. Agricultural College. — Closely resembles Ignotum, 

 though fruits scarcely as large. 



Brooke No. 1, F. W. Brooke. — Plants are not of strong growth, but 

 quite productive. Closely resembles Acme. 



Brooke No. 2, F. W. Brooke. — Closely resembles a well-selected type 

 of Ponderosa. 



By careful and continued selection of seed, Earliest, Vaughan, has lost 

 much of its former angularity and has increased in size at no expense in 

 earliness. It has again shown its superiority as an early-ripening sort. 



Advance, ripening a little later than Earliest, but of smooth, regular 

 form and good quality; is a valuable variety. 



Ignotum, Acme, Optimus, and Trophy may be recommended as excel- 

 lent varieties for general growing. 



The following are sorts of recent introduction: 



Ferris Wheel, Salzer. — Plant a strong and vigorous grower. Closely 

 resembles Ponderosa in foliage and fruit, though the tomato is more reg- 

 ular in form and the flesh scarcely as coarse. It is a late-ripening variety. 



Meteor, Thorburn. — The plants are alike in habit of growth and foliage, 

 resembling closely Dwarf Champion. No two plants have the same type 

 of fruit. The color varies from bright red to purplish red, and the form 

 from round and slightly irregular to smooth and regular heart-shape. 



Early Bermuda, Landreth. — Plant of low, spreading growth. Fruit of 

 fair size, somewhat rough and angular. The variety is early and fairly 

 productive. 



Potato-leaf Ignotum, College. — This variety is rather late in ripening, 

 but the large size, good form, and appearance of the fruit, and its good 

 shipping qualities make it an excellent late market variety. 



Terra Cotta, Thorburn. — This unique variety is especially valuable for 

 its very high quality. It is moderately productive. It should have a 

 place in the home garden. 



Lemon Blush, Thorburn. — If one desires a yellow-skinned variety, no 

 sort would give better satisfaction than Lemon Blush. 



