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Fig. 86. Bonny Best tomato. 



are very large and often shouldered, and thinning is 

 necessary to obtain fruit of satisfactory size. The liberal 

 feeding of the plants of this variety after the fruit is well 

 set is also an advantage in increasing the size of the fruit. 



Comet (Fig. 87) is undoubtedly the best known of the 

 English type. The plants are thrifty in growth and 

 highly prolific. The roundish, solid, bright red, large- 

 celled fruits are exceedingly attractive and their quality 

 is excellent. The Comet and other English varieties do 

 not require as much attention in pollination as American 

 varieties. 



Earliana, the most largely cultivated of early American 

 varieties, is not extensively grown under glass. A few 

 growers have found it highly profitable for spripg cul- 

 ture, but the comparatively poor quality and irregular 

 shape of the fruits have resulted in its condemnation by 

 most greenhouse growers. If this variety is used, the 

 best strains should be selected. It is doubtful, however, 

 whether Earliana should ever be chosen in preference to 

 Bonny Best. 



Frogmore is a peach-shaped English variety of good 



