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the plants were vigorous and of upright growth.'' (32) "The plant was very 

 large and strong. The fruit was variable, most of it being very small. 

 There were a few very large ones of good shape and tine flavor. (33) 

 "The vines were very dark in color and very healthy. They were trained on 

 poles and grew seven feet high. The tomatoes are nice and large, smooth 

 and of good flavor." (34) "These tomatoes were very good considering the 

 dry weather; the fruit was of good size and color." (35) "The fruit is 

 small, round and solid. The vines bore plentifully." (36) "This is of good 

 quality." (37) "The color of this fruit is bright red, the size is uniform and 

 the quality is good." (38) "This was the finest-flavored tomato of its kind 

 I ever tasted." (39) "The plant is strong and dense, bearing red fruit with 

 small cores." (40) "Vigorous plant ; fruit bright red and of uniform shape." 

 (41) "This tomato is very nice; the fruit is very solid and of excellent 

 quality." (42) "This tomato was fine, quality good and color red." 



reports from testers of station tomato no. 8. 

 ("Globe-Brinton's Best.") 



(i) "The vines were strong and thrifty and the yield was medium. The 

 fruits were of medium size, uniform shape and very smooth." (2) "The 

 fruit is smooth and nice, not very large but solid." (3) "The tomatoes are 

 fine and smooth and very uniform." (4) "This strain of tomato was very 

 prolific with erect vines. It was a prodigious bearer of smooth and well- 

 formed fruit. A very desirable kind for table use." (5) "The tomatoes are 

 large and the plants are thrifty." (6) "The vigorous vines were six feet 

 long from root to tip. Xhere are at least seventy sets on some of the vines. 

 Most of the tomatoes are round and smooth, with a color between pink and 

 purple. They ripen up nicely and are very good tasting and solid." (7) "I 

 found this tomato grew very well for me. The plant grew quickly, large and 

 bushy, and the fruit was a medium size and very smooth." (8) "The plant 

 is thrifty, the fruit is a fine shape and firm, and of fine flavor." (9) "These 

 plants grew a strong, healthy vine and yielded a good average crop of toma- 

 toes, nearly but not quite globe shape." (10) "There were many tomatoes of 

 fine uniformity in size and color." (11) "The tomatoes were of good size, 

 being round and of uniform size; the plants were productive." (12) "The 

 tomatoes were of medium size, very smooth and solid." (13) "The tomato 

 was fine, being large and round in size. The vines grew very large and were 

 thrifty." (14) "The tomatoes did well and grew to a nice size." (15) "This 

 is a good tomato and the plants are very prolific. The fruit is of good size 

 and shape, being very deep from stem to blossom end ; the flesh is solid, the 

 quality of the best and the color is handsome. The tomatoes ripen well and 

 are very uniform." (16) "The tomatoes are a rich, very solid and large, 

 some weighing one pound." (17) "This tomato is the finest I ever raised; it 

 is of fine flavor, a good yielder and ripens early." (18) "I find great satis- 

 faction in this tomato. The plant is large with an abundance of fruit. The 

 fruit is large with a very smooth surface. The tomatoes have a fine taste." 

 (19) "I succeeded in raising fifteen plants, which were quite large and filled 

 with fruit of medium size with a few large ones. The fruit was perfect in 

 shape and very smooth; the quality was extra good." (20) "The color of 

 this tomato was bright red. The fruit was small but perfectly smooth. It 

 ripens to the stem. The vines grew the length of five feet. The flavor was 

 good." (21) "The plants grew very large and bore a great many fruits. The 

 fruit was very round and firm." (22) "In spite of the dry season, your 

 tomatoes grew with much vigor to an unusually large size and produced fruit 

 in abundance. The fruit is very smooth and plump." (23) "The plant is 

 large, very vigorous and productive. The fruits are tmiform in shape and 

 very fine." (24) "This tomato is unexcelled for firmness and flavor. The 

 color is light red and the shape globular. The fruit does not crack like 

 some varieties." (25) "Speaking of this tomato, I would say that it is fine. 



