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were secured. Practically the same results came from a cross in 

 which "South Jersey" replaced "Earliana" in the combination 

 last mentioned. This might be expected as "Earliana" and "South 

 Jersey" are of the same type. The "Giant" with "Globe" and 

 ■"Red Pear" gave a fine large "plum" that may develop something 

 acceptable. This is a good instance of the "leveling power" of a 

 small-fruited variety. There were many instances of this the 

 present season as the "plum" and "pear" types were used upon 

 a wide range of varieties to breed in the long polar axis of the 

 fruit. 



The "King Humbert" Crosses. 



The "King Humbert," as a good representative of the long 

 tomato but having little else of value as a high grade fruit, was 

 represented the present season by forty-four crosses with it as 

 the male parent and nearly as many more where it has been 

 w^orked upon by other varieties. Speaking generally, the "Hum- 

 bert" being of a small type, and, therefore, it is assumed, nearer 

 to the wild condition, had the effect, as remarked above, of re- 

 ducing the cross to the size and shape that goes under the name 

 of "plum." When the combination represented three or more 

 varieties "pulling against" the "Humbert," the size was reduced 

 and the form, instead of being that of the plum, was nearer the 

 apple as that term is used among tomatoes. This is true when 

 ■"Fortune," "Acme" and "Arcadia" were in the combination. The 

 cross of "Humbert" with a cross of "Giant Climbing" with 

 ■"Ponderosa" gave large plants, one approaching the filiform type 

 of foliage and with fruit of desirable length and size. In some 

 of these sets of crosses, the plants were very variable and, while 

 some were plum-shaped, others were irregular like the fruits 

 common to the growers of tomatoes twenty-five years ago, and 

 giving some suggestions as to the possible methods that have 

 been in vogue in developing the more modern types of fruit. 



The "Humbert" has been bred to the "Laycock," a variety 

 procured from England last year because of its superior length, 

 and the crosses this season have shown the long plum form, with 

 the loose interior of the "Humbert" but little improved. Expe- 



