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with it in earliness and productiveness, that he paid me two hundred dollars for 

 one-fourth pound of the seed. It soon became very popular, both in America 

 and Europe. It will yield and ripen fruit better than any other variety I know 

 of on heavy soils, where other varieties often fail. The fruit is of good size, 

 grown in large clusters ; not all smooth, but usually growing such a large crop 

 that if all the irregular ones are thrown out there will be as many smooth ones 

 left as most varieties yield. Color, deep red ; smooth, oval shape ; ripens very 

 evenly and does not crack, and is very early. It is well adapted for forcing in 

 frames. 



Mikado — Very large and quite early. Color, same as Acme ; does no* 

 ripen evenly ; and with me grows too rough to be recommended for market. 



Livingston! s Favorite — This I think is the best of all the Livingston varie 

 ties, meeting more fully the requirements of a market variety, than most sorts. 

 Medium early. Size above the average and holds its size well throughout the 

 season. Mostly smooth, ripens evenly and is not subject to rot. It is very 

 productive and a good deep red color. 



Lorrillard — This tomato has been sent out as being well adapted for forc- 

 ing. With me I have not found it as good for forcing as some other varieties. 

 But I have found it one of the best late varieties I have ever tried. It is very 

 large, very smooth and very solid, and a fine red color. Does not crack. Keeps 

 well and is very productive. Its only drawback is that it is rather late. If it 

 had been as early as some sorts I should have pronounced it the best tomato 

 yet introduced. 



Ignottim — This, tomato is of large size and good quality. Good red color 

 and ripens evenly. But on my soil it is quite late and does not produce a full 

 crop. I have tried it two seasons, and with me it did not ripen more than half 

 the crop that some other sorts did. 



MitcheWs New Tomato — This new variety first sent out by me in small 

 packets to the members of Ontario Fruit Growers' Association for trial. The 

 report for season of 1889 from all parts of the Dominion being very favorable 

 led me to sell the seed of it and also place it in the hands of some of our lead- 

 ing seedsmen for sale. It is of large size, averaging ten ounces each ; quite a 

 few of them will grow to weigh a pound each. It is smooth and even in shape 

 and a fine red color. It holds its size well until the end of the season. It is 

 the earliest large smooth variety and excellent for forcing. During the past four 

 seasons I have grown it extensively and it has not failed every season to ripen 

 one-third more fruit than any other sort I have tried. It does not crack and is 

 an excellent shipper. 



Vaughn's Earliest of Ail — Very early, probably the earliest tomato grown. 

 It is red in color and quite productive, but it is small at first ripening, and very 

 small after the first few pickings, besides being quite rough, so that 1 cannot 

 recommend it for market purposes. 



