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Livingstones Beauty — A nice tomato, round, smooth and of a bright crim- 

 son color, tinged with purple. It is solid and does not rot readily, a good 

 tomato, but with me rather late and not productive enough for market. 



New Peach Tomato— There are two varieties of the peach tomato, one rose 

 color and the other lemon-yellow. They are round and about the size of a 

 peach, very uniform in size and appearance. Fine flavor and nice to eat from 

 the hand. Good for preserving. Medium early. 



Atlantic Prize — This is one of the earliest of tomatoes and a good bearer. 

 The first season I grew it it did remarkably[well with me, yielding a large crop 

 quite early, and I was much pleased with it, although some of the fruit was 

 rather rough. The past two seasons it has cracked so badly that it has been 

 unprofitable ; on some soils it may prove profitable. 



Early Ruby — This tomato so closely resembles the Atlantic Prize with me 

 that I think they are closely allied, if not identical. It is early and productive 

 but somewhat rough and cracks badly. 



Brandy Wi?ie — This new tomato, introduced by Johnson & Stakes, ha> 

 been grown by me for three seasons with satisfaction. It is medium early-, not 

 quite as productive as some sorts, but it is the largest really good tomato I have 

 ever tried. I have grown perfectly ripened fruit of it that would weigh two 

 pounds each. The fruit is somewhat flat at the stem and ripens evenly and 

 does not crack. It is of a good red color and mostly smooth. A bushel of 

 them can be gathered in half the time that it would take to gather a bushel of 

 medium sized fruit. And the saving of time in harvest is a big boon to the 

 market gardener. 



The varieties described have all been tested by me, as well as many other 

 sorts not described that I have tried and rejected. There are also, no doubt, 

 many good sorts that I have tested that will prove valuable. I wish it to be 

 distinctly understood that varieties that have not been a success with me may 

 prove valuable in different locations, and on other soils. My advice to those 

 who grow largely for market would be to test carefully new varieties in small 

 quantities and grow those that are best adapted to your soil and location for 

 main crop. As a rule, those that grow a strong vine of average length will 

 be found best adapted for light sandy soils. And those that grow short vines 

 for soils that are strong and heavy. 



St. Marfs, Ont. S. H. Mitchell. 



Acknowledgment. — For the handsome sketch entitled " Summer," to be 

 found at the end of this number, our thanks are due to Mr. George Brigden, of 

 the Toronto Engraving Company. Mr. Brigden is rapidly pushing himself to 

 the front among our local artists, and we wish him every success. 



