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Fruit free from core ; in color, a rich cardinal red, and less 

 liable to crack in wet weather than any other large tomato. It 

 is good every way. 



Trophy. — An old favorite on account of superior solidity 

 and quality of fruit, which, however, is not always smooth. 



Acme. — A popular sort for early market. Of purplish 

 color; round, smooth, solid and productive. 



Beauty seems to be an improvement on it. 



Paragon, 



Perfection, 



Favorite, 



Mayflower, 



Cardinal. — All these are excellent for market and canning 

 factory use, varying but slightly in their leading characteristics. 

 Fruit large-sized, red, smooth, solid. 



Turner Hybrid, Mikado. — Mammoth in plant, foliage, fruit, 

 and productiveness, but fruit not always smooth. 



Potato Leaf Tomato. 



Potato-Leaf. — Similar in habit of growth and foliage to 

 the preceding ; fruit of good size, purple color, and uniformly 

 smooth. One of the best for home use or early market. 



Essex Hybrid, 



Volunteer, 



Optimus, and many others might be named that prove to 

 be good and reliable sorts for all purposes. 



Golden Queen. — One of the best of the yellow sorts. 



Peach. — Quite distinct. Foliage much serrated and deli- 

 cate. Fruit small, fine color and shape, growing in clusters. 

 More interesting than practically useful, however. 



Lorillard. — Superior for forcing, but also does well in 

 open air. Fruit early, large, smooth and solid. 



Strawberry Tomato (Alkekengi), Physalis. — Fruits yel- 

 low, of size of cherry, growing enclosed in a husk ; of sweetish, 

 fruity flavor. Sometimes grown for preserves. The plant, when 

 once grown, is apt to reproduce itself year after year from self- 

 sown seed. 



