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Tomatoes, S. B. Green {Minnesota 8ta. Bnl. //7, pjj. 313-330, Jigs. 

 3). — This consists of variety tests and brief notes on foicing and spray- 

 ing tomatoes. Tabnlated data and descriptive notes are given for 46 

 varieties, indicating the yiekls and the ability of each variety to resist 

 rot. In addition, an ilUistration, reduced from a photograph, is given 

 of 50 varieties of tomatoes grown at the station in 1895. The largest 

 yield was obtained fioni the variety Early Advance, Belmont ranking 

 next. The largest percentage of good frnit (05) was i)roduced by Lan- 

 dretli No. 1. The most rotten frnit was afforded by the varieties Long- 

 keeper and Volunteer, each giving 50 per cent. 



Tomatoes were forced in rich soil over well-rotted horse manure in a 

 barrel, and trained up the south side of a building, with good results. 

 Experiments conducted for '1 and 3 years past with potassium sulphid 

 and Bordeaux mixture for the prevention of rot in tomatoes have given 

 unsatisfactory results, and the best method of avoiding rot is believed 

 to be the selection of resistant varieties and the use of uninfected land. 



Much variation was found among different varieties in susceptibility 

 to rot. Early tomatoes were, as a rule, found to be inferior in quality to 

 later varieties. The varieties Acme, Dwarf Champion, and Beauty are 

 generally recommended for commercial planting, with the use of Early 

 Euby, Maule Earliest, and Earliest of All in sections where the seasons 

 are short. 



Vegetables, L. C. Corbett ( West Virginia Sta. Bui. 42, pp. 211-226, 

 pj. l,jigs. 2). — This bulletin comprises notes and tabulated data of 19 

 varieties of bush beans, 9 of pole beans, 30 of cabbage, 35 of peas, and 

 42 of tomatoes. The fruits of the different varieties of tomatoes are 

 illustrated from a photograph. To test its value for preventing tomato 

 rot a mulch of straw was applied to one plat of tomatoes, while two 

 others received sprayings with Bordeaux mixture and no treatment, 

 respectively. The plants treated with the straw mulch developed the 

 least rot. The experiment is to be continued during succeeding years 

 to test varying atmospheric conditions. A comparison of methods of 

 training tomato plants showed that those plants supported on brush, 

 over which they were allowed to fall at will, gave the greatest yield, 

 while the earliest fruit was obtained from plants trained in a trellis 

 made of barrel hoops fastened to stakes. 



Vegetable tests, H. P. Gladden and U. P. Hedrick {Michigan 

 Sta. Bnl. 131, pp. 12-36).— T\n^ consists of tabulated data and descrip- 

 tive and brief cultural notes on 20 varieties of bush beans, 8 of pole 

 beans, 5 of beets, 9 of celery, 12 of cucumbers, 8 of lettuce, 27 of 

 radishes, 17 of sipiashes, 00 of tomatoes, and 60 of peas. 



Twelve plats of tomatoes, each containing a square rod, were used to 

 test the eftect of various fertilizers. The variety employed was Ignotum, 

 and 20 plants were set in each plat. The largest yield, 352^ lbs., was 

 obtained from a plat to which 3 lbs. of dissolved bone had been applied, 

 but as the next largest yield, 309-| lbs., was obtained froai an unferti- 

 lized plat, the result is believed to be inconclusive. 



