THE POTATO AND THE POMATO 



Reversing this act, he grafted the same kind of 

 tomato plant upon the same kind of potato 

 plant and produced, underground, a strange- 

 looking potato with marked tomato character- 

 istics. Two distinct species of tomatoes were 

 crossed, producing an exceedingly interesting 

 ornamental plant about twelve inches high by 

 fifteen inches across. It has remarkably at- 

 tractive and unusual leaves and compact clus- 

 ters of uniform globular fruit, the whole 

 presenting a unique appearance. In this 

 connection Mr. Burbank suggests the possi- 

 bilities for the development of the tomato on 

 the part of amateur and commercial plant 

 breeders — opportunities for the developing of 

 tomatoes With greater nutrition, more pal- 

 atable, and with better keeping and canning 

 qualities being pronounced. He looks upon 

 the tomato as a desirable vegetable as it 

 stands, but as one which by no manner of 

 means has been brought up to its proper 

 plane. 



But important as is the work of Mr. Bur- 

 bank in potato culture, both in the production 

 of the world - famous potato which bears his 

 name and in the large tests now under way in 



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