ILLUSTRATIONS 



1. Where new varieties of tomatoes are developed 



and tested .... Frontispiece 



2. Tomato flowers ...... 



3. Two-celled tomato ..... 



4. Three-celled tomato . . . 



5. Currant tomato and characteristic clusters 



6. Red cherry tomato ..... 



7. Pear-shaped tomato ..... 



8. Yellow plum tomato ..... 



9. One of the first illustrations of the tomato . 



10. An early illustration of the tomato 



11. Typical bunch of modern tomatoes 



12. Tomatoes trained to stakes in the South 



13. Three-sash hotbed ..... 



14. Cross-section of hotbed .... 



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



16. Transplanting tomatoes under cloth-covered frames 56 



17. Spotting-board for use in cold-frames 



18. Spotting-board for use on flat 



19. Tomatoes sown and allowed to grow in hotbeds 



20. Planting tomatoes on a Delaware farm 



21. Training tomatoes in Florida to single stake 



22. Tomato plant trained to single stake . 



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



and out of doors ..... 



24. Training on line in greenhouse 



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