EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 221 



Good Times, Mark Hanna, McKinley and Million Dollar, all of which 

 are nearly identical in growth and yield. 



Cannon Ball represents the large round, red class and is a heavy 

 yielder. 



' California Rnsset is a true russet potato and in such wet seasons as 

 1902, seems to be more immune to the rots than the white varieties. 



Enormous, Commercial and Hilers Choice are of a rougher type and 

 have pink markings. The late varieties gave average yields ranging from 

 190 to 400 bu. per acre. 



TOMATOES, 1902. 



One hundred variieties of tomatoes were tested in 1902. About one hun- 

 dred plants each of Beauty, Dominion Day, Ignotum, Lorillard and 

 Trophy were grown to single stems and trained to stakes about four feet 

 high with very good results. The fruit was larger, at least two weeks 

 earlier and very free from the (cladosporium fulvum) rot which usually 

 attacks the tomato in wet seasons. The staking method is one of the 

 best ways to grow tomatoes of superior quality. The extra labor con- 

 nected with this plan is in setting the stakes, pinching out all laterals 

 and tying up the plants, which can be quickly done if attended to. 

 Cultivating can be done much better and the plants can be set closer 

 than when planted in the ordinary way. 



Aristobright, Dandy Dwarf, Multi Colors and Royal Colors are novel- 

 ties sent out by the Livingston Seed Co. last year as numbers 1, 2, 3, and 

 4. They are described in Bulletin No. 196 and are of no value. Many 

 of the newer sorts are so nearly identical it is diflBcult to note any dis- 

 tinguishing characteristic. 



Bolgiano's Best, from J. Bolgiano and Son, Baltimore, Md.. has vines of 

 a rank, sDreading habit. It is a medium early variety. Fruits bright red, 

 firm and solid, but with a tendency to be slightly rough. 



Acme, early, medium size, purple, rather rough. Very productive. 



Advance, extra early, small to medium, bright red, very smooth. Good. 



Atlantic Prize, early to mid-season, medium size, bright red, slightly 

 rough. 



Beauty, second early, medium to large, purple, smooth, very desirable. 



Belmont, mid-season, medium to large. Trophy type, bright red, smooth. 



Best of All, mid-season, large, bright red, nearly smooth, productive. 

 Good. 



Bird, early, small, dark red, smooth, very productive. 



