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South Jersey — From D. Landreth and Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. An upright, 

 •, igorous growing plant, but it requires too long a season for this climate. 



Stone — From the Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, Ohio. One of the best of its 

 class and largely grown for canning purposes. The fruit is large, bright red and 

 very firm and smooth and of excellent flavor. 



Success — From Burpee and Co. A very productive variety that is worthy of a 

 place among the standard sorts. The plants are strong and vigorous, and the 

 fruits are large, smooth, firm and have attractive bright scarlet color. 



Table Queen — From Henry A. Dreer and Co. A bright red variety, smooth and 

 of good quality. 



Thorburn's Century — From J. M. Thorburn and Co., New York, N. Y. Productive, 

 early and of medium quality. 



Trophy — From J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111. One of the best varieties grown. 

 Very productive, firm, and solid; color dark scarlet and of fine flavor. It is medium- 

 late but usually ripens before the frost kills the vines. 



Volunteer — From W. W. Kawson and Co., Boston, Mass. A very productive 

 %'ariety, resembling the Ruby, but the fruit is larger and of a brighter color. 



Waldorf — From Harry L. Holmes, Harrisburg, Pa. The vines are vigorous and 

 the tomatoes are large, smooth, solid, rose red in color and of good quality. One 

 of the best sorts for home use or fancy market. 



Wealthy — From J. Bolgiano and Sons. Promises to be of considerable value. 

 Productive and of good quality. 



Fifty Day — From John A. Salzer Seed Co. Is an extra early variety, but too 

 rough to be of value. ■ 



YELLOW SOKTS. 



The following varieties are of especial value for preserving purposes: 



Clusterosa — A small, pear-shaped, yellow variety, of pleasant flavor, and quite 

 desirable for preserving purposes. 



Golden Queen — Is one of the best varieties of the yellow sorts. It closely resem- 

 bles the Trophy in growth and shape. It is bright yellow and of excellent flavor. 



Golden Strawberry — ^From James Vick's Sons. Is similar to Red Strawberry 

 except in color. The fruit is very small, is covered with a husk and has an insipid 

 laste. Its only value is for preserving purposes and it is not much used. 



Golden Dome — From John A. Salzer Seed Co. Quite similar to Golden Queen, 

 except that it is less firm and solid. 



Red Plum — From H. W. Buckbee, Rockford, 111. A small red variety sometimes 

 used for preserving purposes. It is oval or plum-shaDed. 



Red Pear— From H. W. Buckbee. • Similar to Red Plum In habit of growth and 

 quality but it is pear-shaped. 



Silver Egg — Has very strong growing vines and is quite productive. The toma- 

 toes are light yellow, egg-shaped and rather soft. It has no special value. 



Sumatra Fig — From John A. Salzer Seed Co. Seems to be identical with 

 Clusterosa. 



POTATOES. 



The soil is a sandy loam mixed with clay and a good per cent of vegetable mat- 

 ter. It is rather heavy for an ideal potato soil, especially in wet seasons, and 

 although it is well underdrained, the past season was such that the ground was too 

 wet. It was fitted in the same manner as described for tomatoes. 



The crop was very free from potato scab, owing to the seed being treated with 

 corrosive sublimate (one ounce in sixteen gallons of water) for about forty min- 

 utes before planting. The early varieties were planted May 1st and late sorts on 

 June 18th. 



The trench system w^s followed in planting both the early and late varieties. 

 The rows were three and one-half feet apart and each variety was given forty feet 

 of space in the rows. Nearly one hundred and fifty varieties were grown, two 

 pound.s of seed being used for each sort. 



The seed was selected at the time of digging. None but the most uniform tubers, 

 true to the type of the variety, were used. The seed was cut into twenty-five pieces, 

 each medium-sized tuber giving four pieces and one piece was used for each hill. 



