276 



The Cook's Favorite Tomato. 



THE COOK'S FAVORITE TOMATO. 



This tomato was introduced some four or five years since by Mr. H. A. 

 Dreer of Philadelphia, where it soon became a leading variety, and viras 

 extensively cultivated by the market-gardeners for that market, and for 

 supplying the large canning-establishments in that vicinity, for which pur- 

 [iose this fruit is particularly adapted. 



It is rather late in coming into bearing, and for this reason has not been 

 so largely cultivated in this vicinity for the main crop as the variety known 



W'' 





ui . 



i^rij 



here as the Boston Market, which is earlier, and considered more profita- 

 ble. This variety, however, I consider a very valuable one to follow the 

 earlier sorts, as it bears abundant crops of smooth, solid, handsome fruit, 

 which, for canning-purposes, is excelled by few if any other varieties. 



The fruit is of medium size ; form oval or roundish ; skin smooth, fair, 

 and shining ; color deep crimson ; flesh firm, solid, containing little water' 

 and few seeds as compared with most varieties ; bears carriage better, and 

 keeps longer after being gathered, than most varieties ; and, for general 

 cultivation as a medium or late variety, one of the best. C. N. B. 



