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Tlio standard plants have, as a rule, done better, but jx^rhaps in 

 a soil more congenial to tomatoes the dwarfs might be as prefer- 

 able. The latter, being smaller, may be planted much closer and 

 permit of horse tillage where the standards sjn-ead and interfere 

 with the cultivator or ploAV. Certain of the dwarfs did reniaik- 

 ably well, giving some of the finest fruits that Avere grown. The 

 test, in continuation of the ''JMagnerosa-Dwarf Champion" 

 (T5/1.5;>) crosses, offered an opportunity to study the sul)jec.t of 

 size and ty]>e of ffiliage at the same time. Rows were set with 

 ]>]ants of the following four iDossible combinations: (1) standard 

 fine-leaved; (2) standard coarse-leaved; (3) dwarf fine-leaved 

 and (4) dwarf coarse-leaved. The rows were side by side, and, 

 as far as possible, the same conditions prevailed with all plants 

 as to time of seed-sowang, transplanting and field culture. The 

 dwarfs were given the same ground space as the standards, which 

 was to their advantage. Under the above-named circumstances, 

 the general conclusion was that the standard fine-leaved plants 

 were superior and the relative merit of each of the four groups 

 is expressed by the order in which they are given above. This 

 corresponds with the report of the same test made last season, and 

 therefore cne year earlier in the history of the development of 

 these four types from the single mother fruit. Where the dwarfs 

 are set a half more to the acre than the standards, it is likely that 

 the yield will equal that of the standards for any given area. The 

 fruits upon the dwarfs vary less in size than upon the standard 

 plants, that is, they are neither as large nor as small, and in this 

 respect are superior. Again, the dwarfs are more apt to ])ear the 

 fruits up from the ground, and are therefore more perfect in ex- 

 terior and somewhat better flavored. When a dwarf ''falls over," 

 it makes a one-sided plant that is much less shapely than the stand- 

 ard and more apt to get broken off near the root. A single stout 

 stake would help to hold a dwarf in place much better than a 

 standard that is not pnined to a single stem, in which case the 

 lattei" would become tall and troublesome. 



The yellow foliage was more or less in evidence in nearly all 

 the crosses where it is a, parental characteristic. In a double com- 

 bination of "Honor Bright" (with yellow foliage) and "Fortune" 

 upon "Fortune," in which, therefore, the "Honor Bright" is repre- 

 sented by one-quarter, there were no yellow-leaved plants among 

 the five of the row. But in the ci'oss of "Honor Bright" with 



