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desired length was evident, but better results obtained with "Hon- 

 or Bright," where the rich "cherry" color of fruit was combined 

 with smoothness, great firmness and productiveness but no ad- 

 vance in length. In the many crosses with "Humbert," either 

 alone or with one or more of several sorts, length was usually se- 

 cured and from one plant where "Ponderosa" was thus added 

 a long egg was in evidence. The "Globe-Magnus" has from the 

 first shown good length and other desirable qualities in both the 

 fine and coarse leaf types. 



The "Red Currant" Hybrids. 



The second generation from the blend of the "Red Currant ' 

 upon the "Dwarf Champion" was grown quite extensively the 

 present season, and the formula for this set of plants is 177/154 

 B-1-5, B-5-9, etc. There were two general types of plants, 

 namely those that were standard, that is, long, slender and wide- 

 spreading, and the compact form that characterizes the dwarf 

 plants. The latter are better because of their more restricted 

 habit of growth, but are perhaps less fruitful. The tomatoes 

 were borne in great numbers, and the clusters, adhering closely 

 to the "Currant" type, were quite attractive with their numerous 

 fruits of the size of cherries arranged in two rows along the 

 common axis. It is likely that the output in pounds is as great 

 from these hybrids as from ordinary large-fruited sorts, and the 

 flavor of the tomatoes is so different as to make it possible for 

 this combination to become somewhat popular when a "cherry" 

 size can be employed. The types of foliage were shown in a 

 plate in last year's report. 



"Acme-Arcadia" "Red Currant-Ponderosa" Cross. 



In this combination, there is first the union of the "Acme" 

 and the "Arcadia" to induce more speed in maturing the fruit in 

 the "Acme," the second union was between two species, namely, 

 the small-fruited "Red Currant" and the enormous "Ponderosa" 

 — and finally these two results were brought together. There 



