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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT ON TOMATOS AT CHISWICK, 1903. 



Fifty-three stocks of Tomatos were received for trial in the Gardens. 

 Two plants of each were grown and fruited in ten-inch pots under glass. 

 The season was a very unfavourable one for Tomatos, but all made good 

 growth, setting and sweUing an average crop of fruit. The trial proved 

 that there was no new variety of particular excellence. And again, so 

 many varieties of Tomatos are so similar that only the slightest difference 

 in form, colour, or growth distinguishes them from each other. The Com- 

 mittee examined the collection on two occasions. 



F.C.C. = First-class Certificate. 

 A.M. = Award of Merit. 



1. Advance (Laxton). — Flat round ; large, bright red ; usually smooth ; 

 solid ; averaging four fruits in a cluster ; short- jointed. Good crop. 



2. Best of All (Sutton). — Round ; medium size ; deep red ; smooth ; 

 solid ; averaging five fruits in a cluster ; short-jointed. Heavy crop. 



3. Bouncer (Laxton). — Very similar to No. 41. 



4. Bunn's Superlative (Bunn). — Deep round ; medium size ; smooth ; 

 solid ; handsome ; dark red ; averaging six fruits in a cluster ; short- 

 jointed. Heavy crop. 



5. Canary Isles (Carter). — Deep round ; large ; smooth ; solid ; deep 

 red ; averaging five fruits in a cluster ; short-jointed. Heavy crop. 



6. Chiswick Peach, F.C.C. August 15, 1899 (J. Veitch).— Round ; 

 smooth ; skin lemon-yellow, covered with down like a Peach ; solid ; fine 

 flavour ; averaging six fruits in a cluster ; short- jointed. Heavy crop. 



7. Coronation (Parr). — Flat round ; very large ; slightly corrugated ; 

 solid ; dark red ; averaging five fruits in a cluster ; short-jointed ; heavy 

 crop. The Committee considered this variety too large to be generally 

 useful. 



8. Cranford Prolific (Shawyer). — Very similar to No. 4. 



9. Dwarf Gem (Sutton). — Deep round ; medium size ; smooth ; solid ; 

 yellow ; averaging four fruits in a cluster ; short-jointed. Heavy crop. 



10. Dyer's Seedling (Dyer).— See Vol. xxvii. p. 634. 



11. Earliest of All (Sutton). — Flat round ; medium size ; usually 

 smooth ; dark red ; solid ; averaging three fruits in a cluster ; short- 

 jointed. Good crop. 



12. Fame (Laxton). — Flat round ; rather small ; smooth ; solid ; 

 bright red ; averaging three fruits in a cluster ; short-jointed. Fair crop. 



13. First and Last (Sharpe). — Similar to No. 7. 



14. Futurity 1901 (Holmes). — Deep round ; small ; smooth ; solid ; 

 dark red ; great trusses of 25 to 30 fruits in a cluster ; short-jointed. 

 Very heavy crop. 



16. Futurity 1902 No. G (Holmes). — A larger-fruited and equally pro- 

 ductive form of No. 14. This is a very promising variety, and if the fruit 

 were only a little larger it would be a very valuable acquisition. 



