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Direction of Contemporaneous Improvement 

 of the Tomato.^ 



The particular points at present in demand in 

 tomatoes are these : Regularity in shape, solidity, 

 fair size, productiveness of plant. 



The ideal tomato would probably conform closely 

 to the following scale of points : Vigor of plant, 5 ; 

 earliness, 10 ; color of fruit, 5 ; solidity of fruit, 20 ; 

 shape of fruit, 20 ; size, 10 ; flavor, 5 ; cooking 

 qualities, 5 ; productiveness, 20. 



lAdapted from Bulletin 32. Cornell Experiment Station, 183. (October, 1891. ) 



