VEGETABLE NOVELTIES 



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Early Trojan* 

 (Young). — A second 

 early, medium-sized va- 

 riety; fruit scarlet, soft, 

 smooth ; cracked quite 

 badly. 



Fig. 17.— Early Trojan Tomato. 



Garden Sowing (Childs). — Similar to Mills' and Salzer's 

 Earliest, if not identical. Season early ; fruit smooth, pur- 

 ple ; too small for market use. 



Golden Nugget (Iowa). — Fruit yellow, very small and 

 egg' shaped. Worthless for market. 



Great Mississippi * 

 (Childs). — A rank 

 iZTowing late variety ; 

 quite productive ; qual- 

 ity fair; rather coarse. 



Fig. 18.— Great Mississippi Tomato. 



Jerrard's Neiv* (Jerrard). 

 Plant very small, setting its 

 fruit near the hill; fruit 

 medium in size, smooth, soft, 

 somewhat flattened ; color 

 scarlet; season very early. 

 Plants 'can be set closely. 

 Valuable for first early. 



Fig. 19. --Jerrard's New Tomato. 



