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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



Rosette. 



The condition known as Rosette usually occurs in a large proportion of 

 plants in abnormally wet seasons. The stems become bunched together and 

 the leaves much reduced in size — the normal spreading habit of the plant 

 being entirely lost. This aborted condition seems to prevent the plant giving 

 rise to flowers and fruit. The calyx may present abnormalities. In cases 

 where fruit is produced it is hard and mottled with red and yellow. A large 

 number of adventitious roots are sometimes produced from the stem. No 

 curative or preventive treatment is known. It is advisable to secure seed 

 from known reliable sources and to avoid seed from affected plants. 



Tomato Top showing Rosette. 



