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ably rank fullv as good as General Grrant, whicli was popular a 

 few yeaiis ago. We first grew this German striped tomato in 

 1887. Striped or variously marked tomatoes occasionally appear 

 in plantations, but this is the only one which we have ever known 

 to be permanent, or to " come true to seed " for any length of 

 time. A striped txwnato appeai^ed in an Ithaca garden thi-ee or 

 four years ago, but it ran out in one or two generations. 



The Current-Ithaca hybrid which was described Jind figured 

 last year, was grown again this year from seeds and iiit tings 



German Striped Tomato. 



from one of the original jilants. Among thirty-six plan.ts, there 

 were no reversions to either pai-ent, silthough about one-third of 

 them gave larger fniitis than the others. All tlie plants wer*^ vei-y 

 productive and vigorous, and the fruit is veiw handsome. 



SUMJ^IABY. 



1. Quick and slow fertilizei"s. — This year's experiments con- 

 firm those of last year in sho^ ing that tomatoes need a fertilizer 

 which is quickly available early in the sea.soiL Fertilizer applied 

 late or which give up their substance late in the season, give 

 poor results because they delay fruitfulness and the plant is over- 

 taken by frost before it yields a satisfactory crop. This fact is no 



