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Early Dwarf Red Tomato.— A sub-variety of the preceding 

 kind, from which it differs in having the stem shorter and branching, 

 and bearing fruit closer to the ground, its other characteristics being 

 the same. Its dwarfer habit renders it easier to cultivate, and 

 especially more suitable for forcing. When grown under the same 

 conditions as the other, it commences to ripen its fruit two or three 

 days earlier. The fruit is somewhat more flattened, more ribbed, 

 and smaller than that of the preceding kind, but the difference is 

 very slight. 



Tree Tomato. — This variety, raised in the gardens of the Comte 

 de Fleurieu at the Chateau de Laye, near Villefranche (Rhone), 

 differs from all others in having a very short stiff stem, which grows 

 perfectly erect without any support and bears leaves which are 



Upright Red Laye Tree Tomato, 



very much curled, reticulated, and almost black-green. The fruit 

 resembles that of the Large Red Tomato and ripens nearly as 

 late. It would be very interesting, and, no doubt, would not be 

 impossible, to raise different varieties of Tomatoes which would 

 combine the best features of the ordinary kinds, as regards shape 

 and earliness, with the stiff, firm, and thick-set habit of growth of 

 the present variety. 



Belle of Massy Tomato. — A vigorous, half-early, very pro- 

 ductive variety, of dwarf growth, not exceeding 3 ft. 3 in. ; stem 

 very thick ; leaves smooth, much divided, with purplish stalks. 

 Fruit slightly ribbed, produced in clusters, large, thick, resembling 

 somewhat Atlantic Prize ; flesh firm and delicate, not liable to split 

 when ripe. Not quite so early as the sort just named, but ripen- 

 ing nevertheless very early and producing beautiful fruit of good 

 keeping quality. 



