REPORT ON TOMATOS AT CHISWICK, 



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REPORT ON TOMATOS AT CHISWICK, 1902. 



Seventy-four stocks of Tomatos were received for trial, and thirty-seven 

 of the best known older varieties were grown for comparison with them. 

 Two plants of each were grown-on, and fruited in ten-inch pots under 

 glass ; a row of four plants of each were planted outside on a warm south 

 border to test their merits for open-air culture. The season proved to be 

 a very bad one for Tomatos, being cold and wet, with very little sun, and 

 consequently the majority of the varieties did not set their fruits so feely 

 as in former years, but the trial distinctly proved the value for open-air 

 cultivation of those varieties which carried heavy crops in spite of the 

 unfavourable climatic conditions, and all ripened some fruit of good 

 size, form, and colour. The Committee examined the collection on 

 September 12. 



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

 A.M. = Award of Merit. 



1. Abundance (Sutton). — Medium size, round, smooth, red, good 

 form ; averaging three fruits in a cluster ; solid, and of good flavour. 

 Moderate crop inside, heavy crop outside. 



2. Acme (J. Veitch). — Medium size, round, smooth, purplish red ; 

 averaging four fruits in a cluster ; not solid, and of only fair flavour. 

 Light crop inside, moderate outside. 



3. Acquisition (J. Veitch). — Medium to large size, flattish round, 

 purplish crimson ; averaging three fruits in a cluster ; solid ; poor flavour. 

 Moderate crop both inside and outside. 



4. All the Year Round, F.C.C. April 28, 1895 (J. Veitch).— Medium 

 size, longish round, bright red, smooth ; averaging five fruits in a cluster ; 

 solid ; good flavour. Heavy crop both inside and outside. The best of 

 the King Humbert type. 



5. A 1 (Sutton). — Medium to large, deep round, smooth, red ; averag- 

 ing three fruits in a cluster ; solid, and of very good flavour. Moderate 

 crop inside, very heavy crop outside. 



6. Beauty (Masters). — Large, flat round, smooth, handsome, red ; 

 averaging two fruits in a cluster ; solid ; fair flavour. Moderate crop 

 inside, very light crop outside. Similar to 'Perfection.' 



7. Best of All (Sutton). — Rather large, round, smooth, red; averaging 

 three fruits in a cluster ; solid ; good flavour. Moderate crop inside, light 

 crop outside. 



8. Brinton's Best (Masters). — Medium size, round, smooth, red ; 

 averaging three fruits in a cluster ; not solid, and of poor flavour ; very 

 long-jointed in growth. Moderate crop inside, and light crop outside. 



9. Carter's Seedling (Carter). — Medium size, deep round, smooth, red, 

 handsome ; averaging four fruits in a cluster ; solid ; good flavour. 

 Moderate crop both inside and outside. 



10. Cestrian (Dickson's). — Very similar to No. 13. Light crop both 

 inside and outside. 



