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No. 232. "The Don." This is a standard, fine leaved variety, 

 medium early, giving red, "apple"-shaped fruits 

 of fair size. 



No. 233. "Earlibcll." The plants of this standard, fine-leaved 

 variety are early bearers but produce irregular 

 fruits. 



No. 234. "Giant Purple." The plants were thrifty with 

 foliage between a fine and a coarse leaf. The 

 smooth purple fruits ripen early but are not abun- 

 dant. 



No. 235. "Golden Gage." This variety, a standard, fine leaf, 

 is medium late, bearing good-sized, bright yellow 

 fruits resembling those of "Golden Queen." 



No. 236. "Marvelosa." A station novelty resulting from com- 

 bining the "Marvel" and "Ponderosa," wdiich is 

 fine-leaved and thrifty, bearing smooth, round, red 

 fruits. 



No. 2T,y. "Sutton's Gold Mine:'' This is a medium early, 

 standard, fine-leaved kind, yielding fair-sized 

 round, pink fruits. 



No. 238. "Japanese Tree." The plants are a compact, coarse 

 leaf dwarf, late in bearing with red, irregular 

 fruits of medium size and not prolific. 



No. 239. "Magnum Bonuni." This standard, fine-leaved 

 variety is an early bearer of irregular fruits. 



No. 240. "New Wonderful." Failed. 



No. 241. "Pink Skin." Failed. 



No. 242. "Scarlet Skin." The plants are standard, fine-leaved 

 early bearers but produce irregular fruits. 



No. 243. "Triumph." This is a standard, fine-leaved sort and 

 a medium early bearer of many good-sized, flat, 

 irregular red fruits. 



No. 244. "Queen City." Failed. 



HAIRS OF TOMATOES. 



Work toward the removal of the hairs of tomatoes is pro- 

 gressing. These hairs are of two general types, namely, the 

 long pointed kind that is quite showy and gives the young parts 

 in particular of both stem and leaf a decidedly fuzzy appearance. 

 This form of slender hair is generally present upon the ordinary 

 tomatoes from the time the seedling is three weeks old until the 

 end of the life of the ])lant but disappears quite largely from the 

 older portions. On the other hand, the "Currant" tomato is 



