TOMATO. 637 



skin fine, deep-red, smooth, and shining ; flesh paler, the inte- 

 rior of the fruit well filled with pulp, and, when cooked, 

 yielding a large product in proportion to the bulk. Prolific 

 and well flavored, but not early, ripening at the time of the 

 Large Red. 



The variety is exceedingly liable to degenerate, constantly 

 tending towards the Large Red, and can only be maintained 

 in its purity by exclusive cultivation, and a continued use of 

 seeds selected from the fairest, smoothest, best ripened to- 

 matoes, having the peculiar oval form by which the variety 

 is distinguished. 



Plant, in its general character, not distinguish- Large 



Yellow, 

 able from the Large Red. The fruit, also, is 



quite similar in form and size, the principal mark of distinc- 

 tion being its color, which is a fine, clear, semi-transparent 

 yellow. Flesh yellow, well filling the centre, and perhaps a 

 little sweeter or milder than the Red, though generally not 

 distinguishable when stewed or otherwise prepared for the 

 table. 



The variety is hardy, yields abundantly, and comes to per- 

 fection with the Large Red. It is, however, not generally 

 cultivated, the Red descriptions being more commonly used, 

 and consequently better adapted for cultivation for the market. 



Fruit large, comparatively smooth, frequently Mexican, 

 of an oval form, bright red, often tinted with 

 rose or bright pink ; flesh pink, solid, filling the fruit to the 

 centre. 



It is similar to, if not identical with, the Perfected. 



A recently introduced and comparatively dis- Perfected, 

 tinct variety. Plant remarkably healthy and PERFECTED. 



* J J POMO P'ORO 



vigorous, often attaining a height or length of 

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