10 Types of Inflorescence and Fniits in Tomato 



It is of interest to note that the $ plant used in this cross was the 

 type with simple inflorescence, and in the F^. Eighteen plants were 

 simple and two compound. It appears therefore that the $ plant was 

 heterozygous. 



In Li/copersiciim periividiuim I have observed that the stigma pro- 

 trudes considerably beyond the stamens. Many attempts have been 

 made to cross this species with varieties of escalentum, but all have 

 failed, in whichever way the cross was attempted. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



PLATE I. 



Fig. 1. Inflorescence and fruits of "Wonder of Italy" ? , "Lister's Prolific" <f and Fi 



from these. 

 Fig. 2. Fruits and loculi of parents aud F, plants. Tiie remainder are some F'> types. 



PLATE II. 



Fig. 3. An inflorescence of "Wonder of Italy," showing the large dimensions it acquires. 

 Fig. 4. Left figure is " Wonder of Italy" and right figure "Lister's Prolific." Illustrates 

 the position of the inflorescences. 



PLATE III. 



Fig. 5. Left figure is an inflorescence of an b'., plant, showing the dichotomous branching 



of the compound forms. Bight figure shows an F„ simple form of inflorescence. 

 Fig. 6. Inflorescences of two F, plants. Bight figure is the parent plant of family \\. 



PLATE IV. 



Fig. 7. An F-^ plant, showing the characters of the plants with the simple type of 



inflorescence, namely the occurrence of three nodes between the inflorescences and 



the internodal position of the inflorescence. 

 Fig. 8. An F^ plant, showing the same as Fig. 7. 

 Fig. 9. An F^ plant, showing the characters of the plants with the compound type of 



inflorescence, namely the occurrence of six nodes between the inflorescences and 



the nodal position of the inflorescence. 



PLATE V. 



Fig. 10. A plant with the compound type of inflorescence at an early stage, showing the 



inflorescence at the termination of the main axis. 

 Fig. 11. A plant with the compound type of inflorescence, showing the fusion of the 



inflorescence to the lateral growth. 

 Figs. 12 and 13. Two compound types of inflorescence, showing the regularity of the 



fruit. It will be noticed that these inflorescences do not bear foliage, as do most of 



the other compound types which are illustrated. 



