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This is the new tomato developed at the University of New Hampshire. 



Note the characteristic, prolific plant. The smooth fruits of High C 



(see lower picture) are of medium size and have double the ascorbic 



acid content of common tomatoes. 



CONTINUED WORK WITH 

 HIGH-VITAMIN C TOMATOES 



A selected indeterminate plant 

 which has somewhat larger fruits 

 than High C and is a little later in 

 ripening had an average vitamin C 

 content of 54 mg. in 1947. This se- 

 lection, known at present as Neiv 

 Hampshire No. 50, was distributed 

 for test in 1949. In Massachusetts, 

 this variety analyzed from 37 to 68 



mg. and, at the University of New 

 Hampshire from 51 to 65 mg. 

 Samples grown at the North Dakota 

 Agricultural College analyzed as 

 high as 69 mg. A third series of 

 backcrosses have also been made, 

 using a large-fruited early variety, 

 which was distributed as K-14, from 

 the Campbell Soup Company. From 

 these backcrosses still larger fruited 

 types have been selected. Their gen- 

 eral characteristics are that the fruits 



