EXPERIMENTS IN VEGETABLES. 



By James Clayton, Assistant Horticulturist. 



The following results of experiments with a few leading 

 varieties of vegetables on the A. & M. College Experiment 

 Station for 1893, are given in a brief and simple form, hop- 

 ing that they may be of some practical use to our people. 

 Where conclusions have been drawn, they are based upon 

 the painstaking and careful observation of several year's 

 experiments. 



TOMATOES. 



Seeds of the varieties named below were mostly furnished 

 by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, 

 and only a few packages were purchased from seedsmen. . 

 ^-The seeds were planted on an open bed March 15th and 

 on April 27th, the plants were set in rows 3.^ feet apart each 

 way. On August the 10th cuttings about 10 inches in 

 length were made from the "Matchless" and planted, just 

 as plants grown from seed, all of which lived and grew 

 vigorously. At this writing, October 20th, the vines are 

 fruiting heavily and the tomatoes are beginning to ripen. 



Especial attention is called to the above method of plant- 

 ing for a fall crop, as much difficulty is experienced in 

 growing plants in the summer months. It is suggested 

 however that the cuttings he planted about the middle of 

 Jul}', instead of in xA.ugust. 



The following is a brief description of the different va- 

 rieties : 



Atlantic Pme— Landreth. Light red, medium size, very 

 wrinkled and flat. Prolific. Ripe July lOtli. 



Baltimore Prize Taker — Landreth. Light pink, medium 

 to large size, wrinkled and round. Not prolific. Ripe 

 July 12th. 



