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size. It is larger than Comet and is recommended for 
spring planting. 
Globe (Fig. 88) is a popular, pink American tomato, 
well adapted to greenhouse conditions. It is quite ex- 
tensively planted for the spring crop. The plants are 
vigorous and very prolific; fruits large, solid and of good 
quality. It is seldom grown as a winter crop. 
Lorillard is one of the oldest of the American varieties 
Fig. 87.—Comet tomato. 
used in greenhouse culture. It was probably the most 
prominent forcing variety from 1890 to 1900, but has been 
almost wholly displaced by better sorts. It is not nearly 
so prolific as Bonny Best or Comet. 
Magnus, a large-fruited pink tomato, has been a 
favorite among Ohio growers, and it has been planted 
under glass to some extent in other sections. It belongs 
to the potato leaf type, so that the foliage is much more 
extensive than on the most common forcing varieties. 
The fruit is solid and of excellent quality. 
Peerless (Fig. 89) an English variety, is a selection of 
Lord Roberts, developed by Chauncey West of Ironde- 
