REPORT OF TEE HORTICULTURIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



TOMATOES— TEST OF VARIETIES. 



Name of Variety. 



1 Baltimore Prize Taker 



2 Child's Ruby Queen.. 



3 King Humbert; 



4 Creekside Glory 



6 Extra Early Red 



6 Extra Early Advance. 



7 Turner's Hybrid 



8 Early Bermuda 



9 Freedom 



10 Early Michigan 



11 Maule's Earliest 



12 Burpee's Climax 



13 Extra Early Purpk 



Advance 



14 Extra Early Jersey . . 



15 Acme 



16 Money Maker 



17 Long Keeper 



18 Improved Trophy 



19 Essex Hybrid 



20 Bright and Early 



21 Sutton's Eclipse 



22 Liberty Bell 



23 Early Bird 



24 Conqueror ... 



25 Sparks' Earliana 



Date 



of first 



ripe fruit. 



Aug. 14. 

 24. 



9. 

 19. 

 5. 

 6. 

 1. 



3. 



8. 



24. 

 12. 

 14. 



6. 



5 



18. 

 3. 



15. 

 12. 



19. 



Yield 



of 



ripe fruit, 



first three 



pickings. 



Lbs. ozs. 



15 



1 



6 



13i 



84 



4 



2 



4 

 6 



15 



6 

 8. 



Yield 



of 



ripe fruit, 



balance 



of 

 pickings. 



Lbs. ozs. 



127 15 



124 9 



118 13 



118 2 



116 14 



113 5 



109 7 



107 13 



107 4 



107 10 



105 34 



103 4| 



102 10 



101 00 



100 7 



98 13 



98 10 



98 00 



96 12 



96 1 



94 4 



92 12 



91 6 



91 14 



86 6 



Total 



yield of 



ripe fruit. 



all 

 pickings. 



Lbs. ozs. 



127 15 



124 9 



119 12 



118 2 



117 15 



113 11 



110 44 



108 

 107 



61 



107 10 



105 12 

 104 9 



102 12 



102 54 



100 

 99 



98 14 



98 6 



96 12 



96 1 



94 4 



92 12 



92 5 



92 4 



89 144 



Remarks. 



Above medium size, smooth, pur- 

 plish pink. 



Large to very large, deep red, 

 wrinkled. 



Below medium, wrinkled, scarlet. 



Above medium, wrinkled, scarlet. 



Below medium, smooth, scarlet. 



Below medium, smooth, scarlet. 



Large, smooth to slightly wrinkled, 

 purplish. 



Medium to above medium, wrinkled, 

 scarlet. 



Medium to below medium, smooth, 

 scarlet. 



Medium, smooth, scarlet. 



Medium to large, wrinkled, scarlet. 



Medium, smooth, purplish pink. 



Medium to below medium, smooth, 

 purplish pink. 



Medium to above medium, wrink- 

 led, scarlet. 



Medium, smooth, purplish pink. 



Medium to aoove medium, wrink- 

 led, scarlet. 



Medium, smooth, purplish pink. 



Above medium to large, smooth, 

 scarlet. 



Above medium, smooth, purplish 

 pink. 



Below medium, smooth, scarlet. 



Medium, smooth, scarlet. 



Medium to above medium, smooth, 

 scarlet. 



Below medium, smooth, purplish 

 pink. 



Medium to large, wrinkled, scarlet. 



Medium, smooth, scailet. 



TOMATOES — SIX EARLIEST VARIETIES. 



Name of Variety. 



Sparks' Earliana . . 



Earliest of All 



Extra Early Jersey 

 Dominion Day .... 

 Extra Early Red . . 

 Essex Early South. 



Date of 



First Ripe 



Fruit. 



July 27. 

 Aug. 3. 



5. 



1. 



5. 

 .. 3. 



Yield of 

 Ripe Fruit, 

 First Three 



Pickings. 



Lbs. Ozs. 



81 



3 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 



7: 

 b\ 

 \{ 

 1 

 15* 



Yield of 



Ripe Fruit, 



Balance of 



Pickings. 



Lbs. Ozs. 



86 



53 

 101 



71 

 116 



74 



6 

 8 

 

 

 14 

 6 



Total Yield 



of 

 Ripe Fruit, 

 All Pickings 



Lbs. Ozs. 



89 



54 

 102 



72 

 117 



75 



144 

 15| 



54 



if 

 15 



Bi 



Remarks. 



Medium size, smooth, scarlet. 

 Above medium, wrinkled, scarlet. 

 Medium toabove, wrinkled, scarlet 

 Above medium, wrinkled, scarlet. 

 Below medium, smooth, scarlet. 

 Below medium, smooth, scarlet. 



The first fruit of a few other varieties was ripe earlier than some of these, but 

 the yield from the first three pickings was smaller. Sparks' Earliana was the best 

 early tomato in 1901. 



