ADAPTATION OF VARIETIES III 



ciency, while 30 told the opposite of the truth. Even 

 if a complete, exact and reliable description of a vari- 

 ety was published by disinterested persons, one could 

 not be sure of getting seed from seedsmen which 

 would produce plants of that exact type, since there 

 is no agreement or uniformity among them as to the 

 exact type any varietal name shall stand for. 



One way of getting seed of the exact type wanted 

 is to do as the South Jersey growers did : go to work 

 and breed up a stock which is uniformly of the type 

 wanted ; but this involves more painstaking care than 

 many are willing to give, though I think not more 

 than it would be most profitable for them to expend 

 for the sake of getting seed just suited to their needs. 



A second and easier way is to secure samples of the 

 most promising sorts and from the most reliable 

 sources and grow them on one's own farm ; select 

 the stock which seems best for him and buy enough 

 of that exact stock for several years' planting, and in 

 the meantime be looking for a still better one. Toma- 

 to seed stored in a cool, dry place will retain its vital- 

 ity for from three to seven years. 



