DIVISIOX OF HORTICULTURE 



809 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



TOMATOES. 



The season was quite favourable for the tomato crop. Thirteen varieties were 

 under test. The seed was sown in the hotbeds April 10, pricked out, and transplanted 

 June 10. 



Five plants of each variety were planted 4 by 4 feet apart, and allowed to grow 

 under ordinary field conditions. However, it was found that owing to the short quick 

 growing season, the earlier varieties gave better results, and especially when trained to 

 stakes or trellises. 

 • Only the ripened fruits were harvested and weighed. 



Variety. 



Earliest on Earth (0 23-11) 



Alacrity X Dwarf Stone (0 23-54). . . . 



Alacrity X Ponderosa 



Alacrity 14-B 



Alacrity 12-B 



Jack Rose 



Earliana Sunnybrook Strain 



Extra Early Wealthy 



Florida Special 



Prosperity 



Langdon Northern Adirondack No. 1 



Chalk Early Jewel 



Round Scarlet Skin xxx Rennie Early 



Ready 

 for 

 use. 



Sept. 

 Aug. 



Sept. 

 A.ug. 

 Sept. 

 Aug. 



Sept. 

 Aug. 



Quality. 



Medium 

 ft 



i( 



Fair 



(t 



Medium 



Fair 



it 



Poor 



it 



Medium 



Weight of 

 ripe fruit 

 ill pounds. 



7 



24 



27 



5' 



18' 



2- 



5 



1 



6 



4:- 



3- 



2 



9' 



5 



75 



16— 55J 



Lennoxvii.i.p. 



