30 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS. 



TOMATO. 



(.[tarter Century. 



Originated in Monmouth County, N. J., in 1896 by Dr. William Van 

 Fleet, and introduced in 1900 in trial packets by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 

 In the following- year it was named Quarter Century. It appeared as 

 a sport in the third generation from a cross between Lorillard, a 

 bright scarlet fruit of the ordinary type of foliage, and Dwarf Cham- 

 pion, a purplish-red fruit of dwarf habit. 



The variety is unquestionably, as claimed by the introducer, a valu- 

 able one, and larger in vine, more productive, and larger fruited than 

 Dwarf Champion, which is the recognized standard dwarf variety. It 

 differs also in being a bright scarlet instead of purplish red. The 

 fruits are medium large, very deep or nearly round in shape, perfectly 

 smooth, and of high quality. It is most like Dwarf Aristocrat and 

 Dwarf Stone, but much larger fruited than the former and not quite 

 so deep scarlet in color as the latter. It is claimed to be more dwarf, 

 compact, and erect in habit than any other bush variety. It can be 

 planted as close as '2% feet apart each way. 



Seed furnished by T. \V. Wood & Sons, Richmond. V;'.. 



RADISH. 

 White Icicle. 



Originated by a German grower several years previous to its intro- 

 duction into this country in 1899 by J. M. Thorburn & Co. 



This variety is a decided acquisition to our list of radishes. It is a 

 long, pure white sort, especially superior to other kinds in its good 

 size and length, combined with earliness and strikingly beautiful color, 

 which is of a rich glossy white, entirely free from purple or yellow 

 tints, and very much the same clear white at the top as at the bottom. 

 The stocks run very even in both color and shape, and in the latter 

 respect are very beautiful and different from other long sorts in retain- 

 ing their fullness to the bottom. The roots are of the very highest 

 quality and rich, tender, and sweet. The plants remain tit for use 

 fairly long before shooting to seed. 



Seed furnished by T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond. Va. 



A. J. Pieters. Botanist in Charge. 

 Approved: 



B. T. Galloway, Chief of Bureau. 



[Circular scut to recipients of seeds of novelties and specialties included in Section 3 of the scheme of 



distribution.] 



SECTION 3. 



The varieties included in this special distribution are either new or 

 are not as well known as they should be. The seeds are sent out this 

 year, accompanied Irv full descriptions of the varieties, in the hope 



