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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 191 



Typical fruit of Stone. Greatest diameter in cross 

 section 



which is now so much in vogue, it is abso- 

 lutely unsurpassed. Fruits are borne in 

 clusters, are handsome, of good quality, 

 with solid meat of fine flavor. Magnus 

 is a great favorite with Southern planters 

 because the heavy foliage resists insect 

 attacks and protects blossoms and fruits 

 from the scalding sun. However, it does 

 equally well in other parts of the country 

 and really deserves more attention. The 

 plant shown in the illustration was trimmed 

 of its foliage on one side to display the 

 fruit. 



Trucker's Favorite may be called the 

 purple "Stone." While neither so large 

 nor so heavy, it is the purple main crop 

 tomato in many parts of the country, but 



especially in the East. Fruits are very 

 attractive, always smooth, of good market 

 size and have a quality which makes the 

 man who uses them once, ask for more. 

 Vines are thrifty and resist disease splen- 

 didly. Fruits are uniform in size, smooth; 

 meat solid and of fine mild flavor. 



TRIAL CONDITIONS 



In connection with the comparative 

 schedule following, bear in mind that the 

 average is considered in each and every 

 instance. Every gardener knows that 

 neither the first nor the last fruits a plant 

 will bear are representative specimens of 

 the variety tried. In order to get the 

 correct average weight, two dozen fruits 

 from the beginning to end of season were 

 weighed in the case of each variety. The 

 total weight divided by twelve furnished 

 the average mentioned in table. The dates 

 mentioned apply to central Ohio and 

 territories of the same latitude. The plants 

 producing the results given were uniformly 

 twelve inches high when set into the garden. 

 Space devoted to each plant was 2 x 2\ ft. 

 Clay soil enriched by a small shovelful 

 of chicken manure per hill nourished the 

 plants. 



When 2\ feet tall, the plants were thinned 

 to three of the strongest branches and 

 tied to 4 foot stakes with raffia. Every 

 side shoot, superfluous branch or young 

 plant starting between joints was conscien- 

 tiously removed as the plants developed. 

 Going over the plants once a week is 



Typical fruit of Globe. Greatest diameter in long 

 section 



sufficient to accomplish this. When plants 

 were four feet tall, the tops were clipped. 

 On an average, three clusters of three fruits 

 each had set on each of the three branches. 

 Not all developed to become fit for use. 

 Some sorts showed more blossom end rot 

 than others, a disease fostered by pro- 

 longed dry weather. Three dozen plants 

 handled in this manner will furnish all 

 the fruits a family of four will ordinarily 

 use for daily meals and for canning. 



More exact information on pruning will 

 be found elsewhere in this issue. 



Relative Size, Earliness and Quality of Tomatoes 





Date 

 Seeds 



Date 

 Plants 



First 

 Fruit 



diameter 

 (inches) 



Weight 



of 



Average 



Fruit 



Solidity 



Season of Bearing 



Average 

 Number 

 Fruits 





Names of Sorts 



a 



S3 



Remarks about Quality and Individual Characteristics 





Sown 



Set 



Ripened 



w# o 



_* •-« 



Class 





per 









Out 





2a 



CJcn 



a 



£3 



Ounces 







Plant 





Red or Scarlet 





















[stem end 



Spark's Earliana 



4-1 



5-25 



7-12 



A 



2 



6 



D 



Short, 2 pickings 



IS 



Decidedly acid. Inclined to be rough around 



Chalk's Early Jewel 



4-1 



5-25 



7-20 



■& 



2i 



7 



B 



Long, 4 pickings 



!0 



Mild and excellent 



Stone 



4-1 



5-25 



7-28 



•si 



2h 



q* 



A 



Late, 3 pickings 



20 



Semi-acid. Sure cropper 



Coreless 



4-1 



5-25 



8-5 



ti 



3 



Q* 



A 



Late, 3 pickings 



iS 



Acid. Nearly round. Fine slicer 



Dwarf Stone 



4-1 



S-2S 



7-25 



2\ 



2i 



6i 



C 



Late, 3 pickings 



12 



Semi-acid. Best "fixed" dwarf 



Pink or Purple 























June Pink 



4-1 



S-2S 



7-10 



2h 



2\ 



6 



D 



Short, 2 pickings 



IS 



Mild and handsome 



Beauty 



4-1 



5-25 



7-20 



3 



2\ 



7 



B 



Early, 3 pickings 



16 



Mild, fine sheer 



Globe 



4-1 



5-25 



7-26 



3 



2* 



7i 



A 



Early, 4 pickings 



18 



Round, mild, blight resisting 



Magnus 



4-1 



5-25 



8-4 



35 



2h 



7 



B 



3 pickings 



20 



Semi-acid, fine for tropics 



Trucker's Favorite 



4-1 



5-25 



7-28 



3 



2* 



6i 



B-C 



Late, 3 pickings 



16 



Mild, handsome eastern market sort 



Note — Skin and color of flesh vary so greatly on different soils in one and the same locality that no attempt has been made to classify these characteristics. 



Class A 



Class B 



Class C 



Class D 



Showing the four grades of solidity as indicated in the above table 



