TOMATO, OR LOVE-APPLE 



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almost round, or slightly heart-shaped, as thick as broad, flattened 

 very seldom, and only when very large. This thickness and 

 solidity of flesh gives to the Chemin Tomato the prominent place 

 it occupies. It is productive, and one of the best for canning. 

 Its relative earliness suits it to the climate of Paris. In the south 

 of France its long productivity and the beauty of its fruit are much 

 appreciated. 



Purple Champion Tomato. In habit intermediate between 

 the Upright Tree Tomato and 

 the other varieties ; the stem is 

 short, stout, and erect, unless 

 overloaded with fruit. Leaves 

 dark green, stiff, much reticulated 

 and crimped. The fruit is 

 medium-sized, very smooth, well 



Marvel of the Market Tomato. 



Champion Tomato. 



shaped, and rather flattened. A half-early variety, vigorous, 

 productive, and fairly hardy. Its only defect, to French taste, is 

 its purple colour. 



Scarlet Champion Tomato. Obtained in France by selection 

 from the Purple Champion Tomato and has all the characteristics 

 of the latter, differing from it only in colour, which is a beautiful 

 scarlet-red, for which reason it is fast superseding the Purple variety 

 in France. 



