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were only four plants in the set and they were all quite alike in 

 their long slender type of stem and the fine foliage of the "Cur- 

 rant." 



It is evident that the last named sort has a very great in- 

 fluence upon the progeny for, while with it represented as one 

 among four, it asserted its peculiarities very strongly. The fruits 

 were of the general forms, namely, a small plum and a fruit that 

 had the same general shape of the "Ponderosa," it being broad, 

 flat and somewhat ribbed, and showed many locules when sliced, 

 and contained a fair percentage of medium-sized seeds. Those who 

 saw it were inclined to call it "Baby Ponderosa," and this became 

 its "nursery" name. The fruits were borne in clusters somewhat 

 after the manner of the "Currant" — they were all pink in color 

 like the "Ponderosa," but had the number of plants been large it 

 is probable that the red of the "Currant" would have shown itself 

 freely. The "Currant" fruits have a flavor that is different* 

 from the ordinary tomato, and the combination in question con- 

 tained this in a marked degree, so that there is hope of getting a 

 fruit of marketable size with a distinct and very agreeable flavor. 



The "Oligosperm" Tomato, No. 220. 



One of the results of the breeding together of the "Dwarf 

 Champion" and "Golden Sunrise," in 1898, is a mutant that has 

 been preserved from year to year under the garden name of 

 "Giant." The original plant, grown in 1899, was remarkable for 

 its great size and has certain peculiarities of foliage associated 

 with it. Furthermore, the fruits were below the size naturally 

 expected in the cross and quite limited in number, and contained 

 almost no seeds, many being entirely seedless. The plants, in all 

 the succeeding generations, have repeated closely the parent type, 

 and from it has come a tomato that appears to merit specific dis- 

 tinction. 



For several seasons, repeated attempts have been made to breed 

 this tomato with the ordinary types, but until the present year the 

 records show only failures. To what this lack of success is due is 

 not clear to see. Those who have had this work in hand claim 

 that there seems to be no lack of good, plump pollen. During 



