ILLUSTRATIONS 



1. Where new varieties of tomatoes are developed 



and tested .... Frontispiece 



2. Tomato flowers ....... 



3. Two-celled tomato . . . . . . 3 



4. Three-celled tomato ...... 3 



5. Currant tomato and characteristic clusters . . 5 



6. Red cherry tomato . . . . . .6 



7. Pear-shaped tomato ...... 8 



8. Yellow plum tomato ...... 9 



9. One of the first illustrations of the tomato . . 11 



10. An early illustration of the tomato ... 12 



11. Typical bunch of modern tomatoes ... 27 



12. Tomatoes trained to stakes in the South . . 35 



13. Three-sash hotbed ...... 52 



14. Cross-section of hotbed ..... 53 



15. Cold-frames on hill-side ..... 54 



16. Transplanting tomatoes under cloth-covered frames 56 



17. Spotting-board for use in cold-frames . . 61 



18. Spotting-board for use on flat .... 62 



19. Tomatoes sown and allowed to grow in hotbeds . 69 



20. Planting tomatoes on a Delaware farm . . 75 



21. Training tomatoes in Florida to single stake . 81 



22. Tomato plant trained to single stake ... 82 



23. Method of training to three stems in forcing-house 



and out of doors ...... 83 



24. Training on line in greenhouse ... 84 



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