TOMATO, OR LOVE-APPLE 



729 



Peach. — A very distinct, tall-growing, fairly vigorous variety, 

 characterised by the metallic blue of its foliage. Fruit perfectly 

 round, of the size of a greengage plum, and a peculiar and pleasing 

 pink ; it is produced in long clusters of from ten to twelve. A 

 half-late variety. 



Scarlet Turk's Cap. — A curious red-fruited kind, with fruit 

 under the average size, and distinguished for the abnormal 

 development of a portion of the carpels, which forms in the centre 

 of the fruit a protuberance similar to that which is seen in the 

 Turk's-cap, or Turban, Gourds. This variety is half-early and 

 moderately productive. 



Stone. — A vigorous-growing variety, with large, regularly 

 shaped fruit, scarlet, very smooth ; flesh quite solid and firm. 



Yellow Pear-shaped. — This is simply a variety of the Pear- 

 shaped Tomato with bright yellow fruit. As in the case of the 

 red-fruited form, there are numerous kinds of it, differing from 

 one another in size and earliness. 



STRAWBERRY TOMATO, SMALL MEXICAN TOMATO, 

 or BARBADOES GOOSEBERRY 



Physalis pubescens^ L. Solanacece, 



French^ Alkekenge jaune doux. German, Judenkirsche. Flemish, Jodekers. Italian^ 

 Alchechengi giallo. Spanish, Alquequenje. Portuguese^ Alkekengi. 



Native of South America. — Annual. — A plant with 

 branching, angular stem, from about 2\ to over 3 ft. high, 

 heart-shaped or oval, soft, 



hairy, and somewhat 

 clammy; flowers solitary, 

 small, yellow, marked 

 with a brown spot in the 

 centre ; calyx bladder- 

 shaped, very large, en- 

 closing one juicy orange- 

 yellow fruit about the 

 size of a cherry ; seeds 

 small, lenticular, smooth, 

 pale yellow ; their germi- 

 nating power lasting for 

 eight years. 



Culture. — In the 

 south of France this plant 

 grows very well in the 

 open air, without requir- 

 ing much attention, but 



a very 

 Leaves 



Strawberry Tomato (f natural size). 



