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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TOMATOES.- Concluded. 



NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



The following eoi t?, most of them new, have not been previously described 

 in our bulletins: 



Diadem. — The plants were of sfrong growth and quite free from disease. 

 The fruits are large, round, regular, somewhat flattened. Color a rich red 

 with golden yellow streaks running from base to apex. Unique and hand- 

 some in appearance. The flesh is bright in color and of very good quality. 



Fiji. — The plant is of healthy, stout, tree growth, closely like Dwarf 

 Champion and the fruits closely resemble those of that variety, but are 

 larger in size and darker purple in color. Dwarf Champion, while ripen- 

 ing a few fruits early, is rather late to ripen the bulk of the crop. Fiji 

 was a few days later in ripening first fruits, but produced a much larger 

 crop before frost than did Dwarf Champion, and as the fruits are larger it 

 seems preferable to that variety for the grower. 



Honor Bright. — Plants of strong, healthy growth; leaflets small, light 

 yellowish green; leaf-stalk and stems yellow. Distinct in plant appearance, 

 Fruits of medium size, round, flattened, regular form. The color is light 

 green, then white, changing to yellow and finally becoming a rich red when 

 fully ripe. The flesh is very solid, of high quality, and firm, and the 

 variety would be excellent for shipping. 



Lemon Yellow. — Plant of Dwarf Champion type, though larger and 

 stouter in growth. Fruit round, somewhat elongated in form; color a 

 bright, clear yellow; skin thin; cells quite large, open. Of fair quality. 



Mayjlower. — Closely resembles Igaotum in plant, but the fruits are 

 scarcely so large and the color is darker red. The tomatoes grow in clus- 

 ters, color very evenly, do not crack and are of best quality. 



Number 81. — Plants are of weak growth and badly defoliated by fungus. 

 Fruits are of medium size, flattened, often quite irregular and yellow in 



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