242 TOMATOES. 



may, in a favorable season, rely upon six or seven 

 hundred bushels of Tomatoes to the acre. 



These figures are based entirely on good cultiva- 

 tion, for we have seen many an acre of Tomatoes that 

 did not yield two hundred Bushels. 



Vaeieties. — There is now a long catalogue of 

 varieties of Tomatoes, many of them recently intro- 

 duced. Among these new kinds, some have special 

 merit for the kitchen-garden, but so far we have 

 grown no variety that will compare, in earliness, 

 quality, and productiveness for market, with the old 

 favorite. 



Smooth Eotjnd Eed. — It is early, smooth, solid, 

 medium and uniform in size, and ripens to the stem. 

 The best market variety. 



Teophy. — This new variety was sent out last 

 Spring for the first time by Col. George E. Waring, 

 of Newport, R. I. 



We have cultivated a number of plants of the 

 " Trophy," and we feel satisfied that it is a valuable 

 acquisition to our list of Tomatoes. In quality, 

 quantity of crop, and size of fruit, it is all that 

 Colonel Waring claims for it ; in fact, for solidity 

 and quality it is superior to any variety with which 

 we are familiar. Until the time comes when Toma- 

 toes are sold by weight, and not by measure, the 

 Trophy will not become a popular market variety ; 

 for the reason that a huckster cannot measure a 

 quart or two of Tomatoes so large as they are. For 

 home consumption, the Trophy cannot help becom- 

 ing a favorite, provided the variety is kept pure. 

 When it is more generally cultivated, this will be a 



