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nator for the "Earliana-Fortune" cross indicated by the double 

 slanting hnes and, finally, upon this combination the "Acme- 

 Arcadia" cross was bred, as shown by the three slanting lines be- 

 tween it and the other portion of the combination. In this compli- 

 cated breeding, two parents, namely, "Arcadia'' and "Earliana" 

 tend to make the resulting plants early, while the "Ponderosa" is 

 excellent for a large percentage of flesh, many locules and few 

 seeds, and the "Sumatra Fig" is desi'gned to add length, because 

 of its slender pear shape. As a result, the plants as a whole,, 

 showed desirable qualities in the length of the polar axis, the fine 

 iiesli and good interior generally, but they varied in this regard 

 and in fact were, as to be expected, far from uniform. Seeds were 

 saved from the choicest plant, and, furthermore, a fruit was se- 

 cured from fertilization within the plant for further special study 

 of the combination. In the midst of all this union of various 

 sorts, the two colors, "red" and "pink," kept themselves quite dis- 

 tinct and were evenly divided between the two. The colors are 

 among the most difficult of the tomato characters to blend. 



"Crimson Cushion-Sumatra Fig" Cross (26/181). 



This cross is mentioned not because of great worth the present 

 season, but for its variability and possibility of producing some- 

 thing good in the future. There were two rows of plants, one 

 from seeds of a red fruit and the other from a yellow tomato. 

 The plants were all remarkable for their large size and great 

 length. Of the four plants from the red fruit seed, one was a 

 yellow "plum," one a long "apple" and two were flat like the 

 large-fruited parent. 



These latter plants showed remarkable variation in the fruit 

 in the same cluster, as if the attempt was made to illustrate all 

 the intergrades between the fruits of the two parents. All the 

 plants from the yellow-fruited seed produced yellow tomatoes, 

 which is according to rule if yellow is the recessive color. One 

 plant had its fruits very flat and broad with many deep ribs, thus 

 giving a new type for yellow tomatoes, but one that seems to be 

 of no practical value. The fruits of the other plants were more 

 acceptable as being of large size for a "plum" type of tomato. 



