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stem. Some larg-e and irregular. Color crimson. Undesirable. 



65. State Fair (Bnckbee). Eound, mosth' smooth and regular 

 fruit. Medium size. Most all fruit cracks star shape at stem end. 



66. Improved Trophy (D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich.). 

 Fine, large, round, deep red variety-. Strong plants, regular in 

 shape. A ver^' desirable variety for market. See the accompany- 

 ing figure of this fruit. 



67. Burhank''s Preserving (Burpee). Small, round fruits which 

 grow in a large cluster and are \&vy desirable for preserving. 

 The plants are very compact and contain numerous ckisters of 

 fruit; also large, curly leaves. See illustration. 



FKt. 27. SAMPLK of IMPROVKD TROPHy. 



68. Dwarf Golden Champion (Burpee). Strong, erect plants, 

 well laden with smooth fruit. Medium size fruit, very regular 

 and fine. Color yellow. A desirable yellow variety. 



69. Fordhook Fancy (Burpee). Dwarf purple variety. Fruit 

 medium size, smooth and round. Vines j)otato-leaved and very 

 dense foliage. Did not give very satisfactory returns under ordi- 

 nary conditions. 



70. New Comhination (Burj)ee). Vines rather stalwart. Leaves 

 large and thick, almost too dense. Fruit medium size, usually 

 smooth and round; a small per cent irregular. Color, some me- 

 dium red, others purple. Fairly productive. 



71. Best of All (Weeber & Don, New York City). Growth of 

 vines very rank. Leaves medium to large; foliage dense. Fruit 

 medium to large, round in shape. Color deep red. A ver^^ good 

 tomato. 



72. Seedling (Johnson & Stokes, Philadelphia). Strong, grow- 

 ing vines, well branched and containing many clusters of purple 

 fruit. The fruit is below average in size and borne in clusters 

 of from three to five, and are verj^ smooth, regular, and round. 



