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Koyal Eed (Livingston). A good red tomato, showing a tend- 

 ency to angular fruits, like tkose in cultivation some years ago. 

 It x'eminds one of the Valencia Cluster, which was popular six 

 and ten years ago. 



Belmont (Breck). A promising, regular, red tomato, uniform, 

 early and productive. 



The following table shows the earliness and yields of these 

 vaTieties : 



Table XXIV. — Varieties. 



Variety . First picking . 



Belmont August 1. . 



Mchol No. 5 August 8. . 



Plentiful August 22. . 



Telegraph August 22. . 



Picture Eock August 8. . 



Eoyal Eed August 8. . 



We tried no introductions this year which give promise of 

 unusual merits. In order to determine the character of thej 

 varieties now prized in G-ermany, we sent to a leading seed firm 

 there for the best six market varieties of tomatoes. The varie- 

 ties received were Paragon, King Humbert, Yellow Plum, Earliest 

 Dwarf, Monstrous Giant and French Upright. Of these, only 

 the Paragon would be considered of any value in America for 

 market cultivation. The Earliest Dwarf and Monstrous Giant, 

 which are second best, represent the old angular sorts which 

 we have long since outgrown. A singular Gennan variety is 

 that shown in the accompanying engraving, and which may be 

 called the German Striped. It comes to us under the name of 

 Medriche Gestreifte, or "Low Striped." It belongs to the old 

 angular type of tomatoes. The ground color is a deep clear red, 

 and this is overlaid with splashes and bands of bright orange. 

 Sometimes the orange is the prevailing color and the red takes 

 the position of stripes. The fruit is very striking and its qualityj 

 is also good. In general productiveness and merit it will prob- 



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