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tomato was chosen for the iuvestigatiou of certain' principles 

 because of the rapidity with which results may be obtaiued.) 



The ideal in mind at the beginning of our work* with tomatoes 

 was a smooth regular fruit of uniform [size and- early maturity, 

 bears in large clusters on a sturdy vigorous plant. To this end a 



FIG. 4— CURRANT TOMATO. 



cross was made between the little Currant tomato (Fig. 4), which 

 possesses the qualities of earliness, productiveness, and uniformity ; 

 and the Lorillard, (Fig. 5), which is of good size and vigorous 

 habit. The resultant hybrid (Fig. 6) was described and figured in 

 a former report.* This hybrid was a^ain crossed with Lorillard 

 for two generations. The prolific habit of the resulting product 



