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the instances in all cases are too few to admit of any conclusions 

 being drawn. As yet, not being impressed with the economic 

 importance of the yellow foliage, the observations upon it have 

 been entirely an aside. 



This yellow foliage is not usually very noticeable until after 

 the middle of the growing season, when it is so evident that the 

 plants with it are easily seen among their green associates. A 

 cursory study of the plant seems to lead to the impression that 

 they have fewer of the glandular hairs than the ordinary foliage 

 and through them there may be a way of reducing this disagree- 

 able coating of rank-scented gummy substance. 



The fruit of plants with yellow foliage behaves differently 

 than that of the ordinary because of its losing its green color 

 and being nearly white (lemon- white) for several days before it 

 begins to take on the red or pink. In the row of "Aristocrat- 

 Princess," two of the plants with the yellow foliage bore fruits 

 that were yellow when ripe. This may be a novelty among to- 

 matoes but the advantage of it to the grower is not at present 

 apparent. 



Increasing the Length of Large Tomato Fruits. 



The commercial tomatoes, for convenience of classification, 

 may be divided into small and large, the latter making up the 

 ordinary marketable sorts, while the former (grown only in 

 comparatively small quantities) are used for special purposes. 

 The smallest, from its size of fruit and arrangement upon the 

 stem, is known as the "Currant" and, next to it in size, is the 

 "Cherry," followed by the "Plum" and the "Pear," all of which 

 tvords are applied because they express quite closely the size and 

 shape of the tomatoes. In the second group, to which the truly 

 commercial sorts belong, the smallest may be spoken of as apple- 

 shaped, especially when the surface is smooth, and this term ad- 

 mits of a wide range in the relative length of the polar axis for 

 some apples are quite flat and others decidedly longer than broad. 



To elongate the polar axis of the commercial sorts of toma- 

 toes is desirable for purposes of household economy and to ob- 

 tain a fruit that has a smooth, thick flesh at the end where, too 



