CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 455 



June Pink is a popular variety for markets which pre- 

 fer pink tomatoes. It is not so prolific as Earliana. 



Globe is a purple, medium early variety, valued for 

 its solid globular fruits. While it is exceedingly popular 

 among many growers, it has not met with universal 

 favor ; it should, however, be thoroughly tested by every 

 commercial grower. 



LATE VARIETIES 



Stone takes first place in its popularity among late 

 varieties grown for market or for canning. The plants 

 are strong and vigorous and produce a heavy setting of 

 large, solid, bright-red tomatoes. It is, grown almost 

 exclusively for canning. 



Matchless is a remarkably fine, late tomato which 

 matures slightly earlier than Stone. The fruits are as 

 solid and as fine in quality. This variety should be 

 chosen for sections where the summer is too cool and 

 too short for the best results with Stone. 



Dwarf Stone is a favorite with some growers, espe- 

 cially in home gardens, where upright plants are wanted 

 on account of limited space. 



Coreless and Hummer are new varieties gaining in 

 popularity. The fruits are red, globular and solid. 



Beauty is probably the most largely planted late pink 

 tomato. The fruits color thoroughly over the entire 

 surface. Like other pink tomatoes, the skin cracks badly 

 in wet weather. 



Trucker Favorite, a purple-fruited variety, has been 

 largely planted for many years. The tomatoes are large, 

 solid and of fine quality. 



PoNDEROSA is a very large, purple-fruited variety, val- 

 ued by many home gardeners on account of the few seeds 

 and extremely solid flesh. The quality is excellent, but 

 the fruits are often ill-shaped. 



