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VEGETABLES FOR THE GARDEN 



Fig. 19.— "Warted Hubbard Squash. 



TOMATOES * 



Earliana. — The earliest large, smooth variety. The vines 

 being small, permits close plantiDg (3 to 3| ft). Fruit bright 

 red, nearly round, some specimens growing heart shaped. 

 Quality poor, being too soft for sloping, except in small pack- 

 ages. Cracks badly after a long rain. Recommended for early 

 use only. Profitable lintil other better varieties begin to ripen. 



Dwarf Champion. — Sometimes called the tree tomato. Plants 

 grow very dwarf and bushy ; leaves dark green, thick and 

 robust. Season early to medium. Fruit small to medium, 

 smooth, color crimson tinged with purple. Quality excellent. 

 Plants should be set 3 to 3| ft. apart, thus requiring more 

 plants per acre than of the larger growing varieties, therefore 

 increasing the tfost of plants as well as setting, while the yield 

 is no greater. 



Stone. — A strong-growing mid-season variety. Fruits large, 

 smooth, deep, nearly round. Color bright scarlet ; very solid 

 and firm, thus making it a splendid shipper and a fine all round 

 market sort. Highly recommended. 



* Other varieties, etc., see N. H. Exp. Station Bulletins, Nos. 42 and 73. 



