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the market only two or three years. From well selected stock it 

 easily ranks at the head of the red tomatoes. 



Ithaca. (Cornell University). — Small to medium, light cherry, 

 firm, smooth, of good quality, but appears to possess no character- 

 istics which render it more valuable for field culture than some of 

 the older varieties. The variety is a local one grown by gardeners 

 in the vicinity of Ithaca, N. Y.. for many years. It is not yet 

 catalogued by any of the seedsmen. "We have the variety growing 

 in the house at the present time, and are very much pleased with 

 it as a forcing variety, 



Lorvj Keeper. ', TLorburn) . — Of medium size, light purple, 

 smooth, symmetrical, ripens f-venly without tendency to rot. 

 Promising. 



LorW.ard. (Cornell University). — Of medium size, nearly 

 spherical, bright red, smooth, fairly productive. The special value 

 of this variety is as a forcing tomato. For this purpose it is one 

 of the best. 



Mitche U. (Gregoi-y) . — Small to medium, inclined to be irregular, 

 bright red. A rampant grower. 



Peach. (Thorbum) . — Small, purple, very prolific ; soft but keeps 

 well. Unlike any other tomato, this variety has a rough skin and 

 when just maturing the resemblance to a peach is quite noticable. 

 Valuable for amateurs. 



Potomac. (Harris). — Of the Acme type: large, purple, corru- 

 gated about the stem, soft. 



Prelude. (Thorborn). — Small, nearly spherical, smooth, uni- 

 form, early, very prolific. Valuable for the amateur. 



Red Gross. (Farquhar). — Of medium size, smooth, bright red. 



Henderson). — Small, red, inclined to be angular. 

 Plant ; habit. Not as satisfactory as in 1^ 



Stone. L _^ston) . — Medium to large, smooth, regular, bright 

 scarier, pre fcive. Promising. 



The Tai which appear to us most valuable for general cul- 



ture are. Igi urn, Perfection, Beauty and Golden Queen, with 

 the possil Hon of Prelude for the home garden. 



Of the new;:- varieties, Long Keeper and Stone are promising. 

 Euby does not hold its own. Ithaca is a promising variety for 

 forcing. 



