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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT ON TOMATOS AT CHISWIOK, 1897. 



Thirteen new varieties of Tomatos were sent to the Gardens 

 for trial. These were all grown, for comparison, with well-known 

 and valuable sorts already in cultivation, the result being that 

 the new varieties were not considered by the Committee to be 

 any improvement on the older ones. They were all sown on 

 March 10, and examined by the Committee on September 8. 



The following older varieties of proved merit were grown — 

 viz. The Conference, Ham Green Favourite, Perfection, Young's 

 Eclipse, Sutton's A 1, Comet, Duke of York, Blenheim Orange, 

 and Chiswick Dessert. 



The new varieties were as follows : — 



1. Aubergine Tomato (Handyside). — This was supposed to be 

 a cross between the Aubergine and Tomato, but no sign of the 

 Aubergine cross having taken could be discovered. Growth 

 loose, poor crop, fruit purple, corrugated ; large and very coarse. 



2. Dwarf King (Lansdell). — Growth compact, poor crop, 

 fruit red, corrugated ; large and of fair flavour. 



3. Dwarf Queen (Lansdell). — Growth compact, good crop, 

 fruit bright red ; medium size, smooth, heavy, and of good 

 flavour. 



4. Fincham's No. 1 (Fincham). — Growth compact, heavy 

 crop, fruit purple ; large, corrugated, and of poor flavour. 



5. Harrowgate Beauty (Dale). — Growth compact, moderate 

 crop, fruit red ; medium size, smooth, firm, and of good flavour. 



6. King of the Yellows (Cutbush).— Growth fairly compact, 

 moderate crop, fruit beautiful golden yellow ; medium size, 

 smooth, and of good flavour. 



7. Majestic (White). — Growth compact, heavy crop, fruit red, 

 corrugated ; large and of inferior quality. 



8. New Tree Tomato (Goody). — Growth very compact, poor 

 crop, fruit medium size ; smooth, red, and fair flavour. 



9. Red Drop (Lee). — Very similar in every point to Royal 

 Sovereign. 



10. Royal Sovereign (Corbett). — Growth compact, heavy 

 crop, fruit red, handsome ; large, smooth, and of very good 

 flavour. 



