liEPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST. 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The yields of the twenty-five best yielding varieties, only, are published, as space 

 will not permit of a full table being given. In addition to this list, however, will be 

 found the names of the six earliest varieties for this year, also the six wrinlded and 

 twelve smooth varieties which have averaged the best yields in five years. 



The seed of the tomatoes grown this year was sown in hot-beds on April 6; 

 the young plants were pricked out into strawberry boxes on April 30, and planted in 

 the open ground on June 7. They were placed four feet apart each way, and five 

 plants of each variety were used. The soil was a light, sandy loam on which tobacco, 

 which had been well manured, was grown the previous year. The soil was kept culti- 

 vated until the growth of the plants prevented it. The vines were not trained in any 

 way, but were allowed to lie on the ground. Owing to the moist season, the crop 

 was not nearly as good as usual. 



TOMATOES TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Name of A'ariety. 



Bond's Early ilinnesota. (Gregory.. . 



Key's Prolific. 



Alpha 



Baltimore Prize Taker 



Vick. 



Boston Market 



Bright and Early 



Liberty Bell 



Essex Hybrid 



Nicholson's Early F'rcing 



Canada Victor. 

 Acme 



Mayflower , 



Waldorf 



King Humbert , 



Autocrat 



Volunteer 



Large Red Perfection 



Maule's Earliest 



Burpee's Combination . . 



Horsford's Prelude. 

 Best of All 



Earl}' Bermuda 



Thorbum's Long Keeper. 



Burpee's Climax 



Matc-hless 



Gregory. . . 

 Landreth. 



Farquehar 



Vick.. . . 



Johnson & 



Stoke. 

 Henders'n 



Farquehar 



Graham., 

 ti .. 



Steele 



Thorburn 



Dreer . . . 



Thorburn 



Graham.. 



Thorburn 



Maiile . . . 



Burpee. . 



Thorburn 

 Graham.. 



Landreth 



Thfjrburn 



Burpee. . 



Steele.... 



Aug. 



G 



20 



18 

 9 



17 



13 



15 



20 



18 



15 

 15 



20 



IS 



7 



20 

 IS 

 20 



4 



20 



15 

 13 



1-) 



20 



9 



If) 



22 .. 



1 12 



11 

 13 



4 11 



23 10 



.. 15 



.. 3 



7 



7 



1 

 4 

 1 



1 



1 

 2 



2 

 6 



16 



11 



7 

 12 



2 



8 



10 



14 



15 



9 



11 



10 



6 

 6 



7 



5 



8 



Remarks. 



Medium size, regular, smooth, 



purple. 

 Small, scarlet, somewhat pear 



shaped. 

 Medium size, wrinkled, scarlet. 

 Medium size, regular, smooth, 



•purple. 

 Medium size, regular, smooth, 



scarlet. 

 Below medium size, regular, 



smooth, scarlet. 

 Above medium, regular, smooth, 



scarlet. 

 Above medium size, regular, 



smooth, purple. 

 Below medium --ize, slightly 



wrinkled, scarlet. 

 Medium size, smooth, scarlet. 

 Medium size, regular, smooth, 



purple. 

 Medium size, regular, smooth, 



scarlet. 

 Medium size, regular, smooth, 



purple. 

 Below medium, irregular, 



wrinkled, scarlet. 

 Medium size, regular, smooth, 



purple. 

 Medium size, regular, smooth, 



scarlet. 

 Above medium size, regular, 



smooth, scarlet. 

 Medium size, regular, slightly 



wrinkled, scarlet. 

 Above medium, regular, smooth, 



scarlet. 

 Small, regular, smooth, scarlet. 

 Medium size, regular, smooth, 



scarlet. 

 Medium size, regular, wrinkled, 



scarlet. 

 Below medium, regular, smooth, 



purple. 

 Medium size, regular, smooth, 



purple. 

 Large, regular, smooth, scarlet. 



