TOMATO 



1967 



an important bearing upon the success or 

 failure of a variety, and ttie growing of 

 a variety for one year is not sufficient to 

 determine conclusively its merits or de- 

 fects. 



A variety test should extend over a 

 series of years. Work at experiment sta- 

 tions shows that new varieties are usually 

 great yielders. In some cases, after a few 

 years they run out and are replaced by 

 others. Such varieties usually run high 

 in yield for the first few years. Examples 

 of this performance may be illustrated by 

 the Ignotum, Greater Baltimore and 

 others. 



I desire especially to recommend At- 

 lantic Prize for the home garden. Spark's 

 Earliana also is a most desirable early 

 variety. Early Ruby, Sutton's and Stone 

 are subject to rot, a disease which attacks 

 the blossom end about the time of ripen- 

 ing. 



Varieties Tested at Yirginia Station 



The following table, giving a list of va- 

 rieties, is taken from Bulletin 8 of the 

 Virginia Truck Experiment Station, of 

 Norfolk, Virginia. This bulletin was pub- 

 lished May 1, 1912. While this list has 

 not been tried in the various sections of 

 the Northwest it will be found useful 

 from which to select varieties for trial. 



Table 1 



First 

 Ripe 



•Character tColor Fruit at 



of of Idaho 



Variety — fJrowth. Fruit. tForm. Station. 



Acme S P R Jul.v 



Atlantic Prize.... W R R July 6 



Beauty S R R July 



Buckeye State .... S P R .July 11 



Chalk's Early Jewel M R R June 26 



Cherry S R R June 27 



Cherry S T R June 22 



Coreless S R R July 19 



Crimson Cushion.. S R R July 11 



Dwarf .Aristocrat. S R R June m 



Dwarf Champion.. S P R June in 



Dwarf Purple.... S P R June 2r, 



Earliana M R R July G 



Earlibell W R R June 27 



Early Freedom ... M R R July 



Early Jewel S R R July 10 



Emperor S P R July 1 1 



Fayorite S R R June 2r, 



Globe W P R June 2G 



Golden Ball S Y R June 26 



Grandus W P R June SO 



Honor Bright .... S R R June 30 



Hummer S R R June in 



I. X. L W P R June in 



• S — strong : M — medium : W — weak. 

 t P — pink : R — red : Y — yellow. 

 t R — regular ; I — Irregular. 



First 

 Ripe 



•Character fCoIor Fruit at 



of of Idaho 



Variety — Growth. Fruit. JForm. Station. 



June Pink M P R July 19 



Magnitude S R R June 26 



Magnus S P R June 27 



Mascot M P R July 9 



Matchless S U I July 9 



Mikado M P R July 9 



New Discoyery . . . W R R June 19 



Norfolk S R R July 9 



Peach W P R July 11 



Pear M R R July 6 



Pear S Y R July 6 



Perfection S R R July 6 



Plum s B B June 27 



Ponderosa S R I July 19 



Royal Red S R R June .30 



Stirling Castle . . . M R R June 26 



Stone S R R June .30 



Tenderloin M R R June 30 



Trophy M R R .Tune 26 



Yellow (large) ... S Y R July 19 



For a market tomato one should choose 

 a type of fruit which has few seeds, thick, 

 meaty cavity walls, tough skin, and runs 

 uniform in shape and color. For canning 

 a type should be chosen with the follow- 

 ing characteristics: 



1. Flesh firm and well formed. 



2. Fruit smooth and without depres- 

 sions. 



3. Vine a good grower, with strong 

 stems and resistant to disease as far as 

 possible. 



4. Plant producing a large yield of 

 fruit throughout the season. 



5. Uniform red color that remains 

 bright during the preserving process. 



The Stone variety is grown considerably 

 for canning purposes in some states and 

 is a good variety for the Northwest. 



Other varieties worthy of trial are: 

 Bolgania, Royal Red, Greater Baltimore, 

 Livingston's Globe, Field's Early June and 

 Maul's Success. As already stated, the 

 varieties fluctuate rapidly, and while these 

 varieties are generally mentioned today 

 for canning purposes they may not be as 

 desirable as others in the future. 



Method of Starting the Plants 



While the use of the greenhouse facil- 

 itates the work and is the ideal way to 

 start plants, yet equally good results may 

 be secured by the use of a hotbed. In 

 either method the gardener is compelled 

 to exercise his best judgment and atten- 

 tion to bring out strong, thrifty plants. 



