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regular, moderately firm; very productive. This seems likely to take the 

 place of Beauty, which it much resembles. 



218. Matchless — Burpee. In many respects this variety is similar to 

 Ignotum but it is smaller, less productive, and not so even in size of fruit. 

 It also lacks the shouldered appearance, and the solidity that distinguish 

 that variety. Rather too late for this section. 



219. Mitchell — Gregory. Very similar to Matchless in both fruit and 

 plant, but as it was a week earlier it was nearly twice as productive of ripe 

 fruits. The fruits are occasionally somewhat irregular, and show a dis- 

 position to crack around the stem. With selection it promises to become 

 a valuable sort. 



220. Stone — Livingston. Rather late for seasons like the last. Fruits 

 very regular, quite large and solid. The best of the late varieties. 



221. Yellow Peach — Raivson. Differs from the "Peach" tomato in 

 being of a slightly yellow color. Excellent for canning and preserving. 



222. No. 400 — Henderson. Leaves large, something like Mikado. Fruits 

 very large (from eight to twenty ounces), fairly regular, and quite firm. 

 Season rather late. Very productive. If a very large, coarse tomato is 

 desired the "400" should be selected. 



223. Early Ruby — Henderson. Plants small, leaflets slightly curled. 

 Fruits small to medium in size, red, slightly angled. Quite early and pro- 

 ductive, but it is surpassed in both respects by Vaughan's Earliest, which 

 is also fully as large and smooth. 



224. Dwarf Champion — Harris. By far the strongest and best strain 

 of this variety we have ever grown, evidently produced by careful selection. 

 Plants stocky. Fruits large for the variety, very smooth. Quite 

 productive. 



225. Potomac — Harris. Plants of medium size, foliage dark green. 

 Medium in ripening. Fruits large, very regular. One of the most pro- 

 ductive kinds grown. In an ordinary season it would have been very near, 

 if not at the head, of the list. A very promising variety. 



226. Nicholson — Wm. Nicholson, Framingham, Mass. This variety is 

 very highly esteemed by Mr. Nicholson for forcing purposes. Out of 

 doors it is a very regular small to medium-size tomato, not perceptibly 

 different from Advance. Quite productive. 



227. Optimus — Ferry. A new strain of Optimus; seems to be well 

 worth growing. Moderately productive, medium in earliness; fruits 

 medium in size, quite firm, and of good quality. It is an excellent sort for 

 home use or for markets that call for a red tomato of high quality. 



228. No. 1 — Horner & Sons. Plants quite small. Foliage somewhat 

 wrinkled. Medium early. Fruits of medium size, fairly productive, flat, 

 slightly ribbed, and angular. Not as valuable as many of the other sorts. 



In order to see what the effect would be if seeds were selected from green 

 fruits, we saved in 1890, seeds of Potato Leaf from half -grown green fruits, 

 and from others that were dead ripe. They were planted and were given 

 the same care. The results will be found at the bottom of the tomato 

 table. It will be noted that there was no difference in the earliness, and 

 that although the number of tomatoes that matured before the vines were 

 killed by frost was the largest from green seed, the total weight of fruits 

 green and ripe, and the average weight of the ripe fruits was the larger on 

 the plants grown from ripe seed. There was little difference in the growth 

 and appearance of the plants, although if anything those from ripe seeds 

 were the stronger. 



