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cooked, is unattractive ; and it is rarely seen in the mar- 

 kets, and seldom cultivated for family use. 



A yellow variety of the Red Cherry- Yellow Cherry- 

 tomato, differing only in color. 



Quite showy, but of little value for culinary purposes. 



A sub-variety of the Red Pear-shaped, Yellow Pear- 



with a clear, semi-transparent, yellow skin Tomato, 



and yellow flesh. Like the preceding, it is ^To^I 10 " 

 little used, except for preserving and pickling. 



A variety of the Red Plum, of the same Yellow Plum- 

 size and form, and equally symmetrical, 

 distinguished only by the color of its skin, which is a fine, 

 clear, transparent yellow. It is used principally for pre- 

 serving, its small size rendering it of little value in any 

 other form. 



When the two varieties are intermixed, the colors pre- 

 sent a fine contrast ; and a basket of the fruit is quite a 

 beautiful object. 



This variety, or more properly species, differs Grape or 



. . : /. I,. Cluster 



essentially in the character of its foliage, and man- Tomato. 



ner of fructification, from the Garden Tomato. SOLAKUMSp - 

 The leaves are much smoother, thinner in texture, and have 

 little of the musky odor peculiar to the Common Tomato- 

 plant. The fruit is nearly globular, quite small, about half 

 an inch in diameter, of a bright-scarlet color, and produced 

 in leafless, simple, or compound clusters, six or eight inches 

 in length, containing from twenty to sixty berries, or toma- 

 toes ; the whole having an appearance not unlike a large 

 cluster of currants. 



The plants usually grow about three feet in height or 

 length, and, in cultivation, should be treated in all respects 



