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color, and they ripen as early as any other variety. Bonny Best 

 is a better variety in some respects than Earliana, but it begins 

 to ripen several days later. The fruits are red, solid, and of good 

 size. Chalk's Jewel is somewhat similar to Bonny Best. It is a 

 red tomato of large size. June Pink is a popular early pink sort, 

 and Globe is a pink, medium early tomato that has made many 

 friends. 



Of the large red varieties, Stone and Matchless are the most 

 popular. Beauty and Trucker's Favorite are excellent pink sorts. 



Earliana, Bonny Best, and Matchless, planted early and at 

 the same time, should give a succession of fruit from early in July 

 until frost kills the plants in the fall. 



There are many other varieties of merit, but we should select 

 those which produce large crops of smooth, solid tomatoes, and 

 which are liked by the family or by the market to be supplied. 



1. What varieties are preferred by your local market ? 



2. What varieties are liked best by your family ? 



3. What varieties should be selected for a succession of fruits ? 



4. Select varieties that you will plant. Give reasons for their 



selection. 



5. Name the leading early varieties. 



W-VG : 454. C : 442. 



6. Name the leading late varieties. 



W-VG : 455. C : 442. 



7. Classify by color the varieties that you know. 



8. What varieties are grown mast largely for canning f 



