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Fig. 86.—Bonny Best tomato. 
are very large and often shouldered, and thinning is 
necessary to obtain fruit of satisfactory size. The liberal 
feeding of the plants of this variety after the fruit is well 
set is also an advantage in increasing the size of the fruit. 
Comet (Fig. 87) is undoubtedly the best known of the 
English type. The plants are thrifty in growth and 
highly prolific. The roundish, solid, bright red, large- 
celled fruits are exceedingly attractive and their quality 
is excellent. The Comet and other English varieties do 
not require as much attention in pollination as American 
varieties. 
Earliana, the most largely cultivated of early American 
varieties, is not extensively grown under glass. A few 
growers have found it highly profitable for spring cul- 
ture, but the comparatively poor quality and irregular 
shape of the fruits have resulted in its condemnation by 
most greenhouse growers. If this variety is used, the 
best strains should be selected. It is doubtful, however, 
whether Earliana should ever be chosen in preference to 
Bonny Best. 
Frogmore is a peach-shaped English variety of good 
