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though generally not distinguishable when stewed or other- 

 wise prepared for the table. 



The variety is hardy, yields abundantly, and comes to 

 perfection with the Large Red. It is, however, not gener- 

 ally cultivated, the Red descriptions being more commonly 

 used, and consequently better adapted for cultivation for 

 the market. 



Fruit large, smooth, frequently of an oval Mexican, 

 form, bright red, often tinted with rose, or 

 bright pink ; flesh pink, solid, filling the fruit to the centre. 



It is similar to, if not identical with, the Perfected. 



A recently introduced and somewhat dis- Perfected, 

 tinct variety. Plant remarkably healthy and FEC S TED.' S /O E MO 

 vigorous, often attaining a height or length of )O BANO! TB ~ 

 six or eight feet, and, in strong soil, of more 

 than ten feet ; fruit pinkish-red, or rose-red, of large size, 

 smooth and regular, flattened, well filled to the centre, and, 

 when cooked, yielding a large return in proportion to its 

 bulk ; flesh firm, well flavored, with few seeds intermixed ; 

 in this last respect, not unlike the Seedless. 



When started at the same time, it ripens two weeks after 

 the early varieties, and continues to yield in great abun- 

 dance until the plants are destroyed by frost. It is consid- 

 ered one of the best sorts for cultivation for the market, and 

 by many is preferred to all others for the garden. 



On the authority of a recent writer, the variety has 

 already, to some extent, degenerated. Impure seed, or the 

 influence of some peculiar locality, may have furnished 

 grounds for the statement ; but if the variety is genuine, or 

 unmixed, it will, in almost any soil or exposure, commend 

 itself by its hardiness, solidity, and great productiveness. 



A small, red Tomato, nearly spherical, and Bed Cherry- 

 about half an inch in diameter. The fruit is 



