226 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Marvel and Table Queen were from Dreer. Marvel is a smooth, red 

 variety of good quality. Table Queen is purple and is inclined to be a 

 little rough about the stem, but the flesh is firm, solid, meat has a pleasant 

 flavor. They are both strong growers and quite productive. 



Melrose, and Waldorf were received from Holmes. Melrose is a quick 

 growing and early maturing purple variety. The fruits are smooth and 

 of good quality, but not numerous. Waldorf is very similar, except that 

 the color is more of a rose tint and the season is a little later. It is more 

 productive and the quality is about the same. 



Michigan, from Ferry, is a choice second early variety. It is productive, 

 smooth, meaty, of good flavor and has an attractive bright red color. Very 

 desirable. 



Model, from Vaughan, is an extra early bright red variety. The vines 

 have an upright, but dwarf habit. They averaged only about two feet in 

 height and were well loaded with fruit, of good quality. The plants can 

 be set much closer than many other varieties. 



Morning Star and Perfect Gem, were from Salzer. They are red 

 varieties of some merit. Morning Star is a very large and rough late 

 sort. Perfect Gem is of medium size, smooth, meaty and of good quality. 



New Glory, Redfleld Beauty, and Wealthy were received from Bolgiano 

 and Son. New Glory is a very large red variety but it did not become 

 fully ripe. Redfleld Beauty seems to be a selected strain of Beauty. 

 Wealthy was one of the earliest varieties in the test. Some of the fruit 

 was a little rough, but the bulk of it was round, solid, and meaty. It has 

 a bright red color, and is of good quality. The vines were about forty- 

 two inches long, stout and with spreading habit. Not very productive. 



Niagara, introduced by John A. Bruce and Co., Hamilton, Canada, is a 

 smooth, medium to large bright red variety ; texture firm and meaty. The 

 quality is good and its firmness makes it a good handler. The vines are 

 thrifty and very productive. 



Nolte's Earliest, also from Ferry, seems to be quite a choice early 

 variety. Many of the fruits failed to properly ripen but the plants are 

 vigorous growers and productive. The fruit is rather small, slightly 

 rough at the stem, but solid and meaty. 



Peachblow and President Cleveland were received from Farquhar. 

 Peachblow, (Suttons), is a small, smooth purple variety. It is very pro- 

 ductive and of good quality for its size, but it is too small for commercial 

 use. President Cleveland is a slightly rough red variety. The vines are 

 large coarse growers, and were loaded with large tomatoes, but they 

 failed to fully ripen. 



Princess, from Livingston Sons has a smooth, purple fruit with foliage 

 of the Potato leaf type but is of no especial value. 



