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The Yellow Cherry (Small Yellow), is the same as the Eed Cherry, except 
that the fruits are yellow. 
The Pear-formed Tomato of Barr & Sugden (Pear-shaped, Thorburn), has 
the fruits from l£ to 2 inches in length, red, of the form of a small Pear; 
the earlier and smaller fruits very regularly and evenly so, while the later 
fruits on the same plants, which are somewhat larger, are nearly all oblong 
and obtusely angular, showing a very marked difference from the earlier 
ones. It is very prolific and hardy, the fruits borne in clusters in great 
abundance, and the plant consequently very handsome. 
The Yellow Plum Tomato of Thorburn (Plum-formed, Barr & Sugden), 
has the fruits small, yellow, oval in shape like a Damson, and of about the 
same size; the earlier fruits very evenly formed, the later ones somewhat 
angular. It is very prolific, hardy, and handsome. 
The Round Red Tomato of Barr & Sugden (Extra Early Bed, Thor¬ 
burn ; Sims’ Mammoth, Barr & Sugden), is a few days later than the fore¬ 
going ; the fruits are red, roundish, ovate, and smooth, about the size of a 
Washington Plum. It is very prolific. 
The Large Red Italian of Barr & Sugden (Orangefield, Williams), is the 
earliest of the large-fruited sorts; it is very dwarf and prolific, bearing fine 
fruit within 6 inches of the ground. The fruits are very large, broad, red, 
and deeply corrugated, or ribbed. It is an excellent variety, and one of the 
best in the collection. 
Keyes' Early Prolific of Carter, is a tall-growing variety, with the divisions 
of the leaves larger and fewer in number, and also of a lighter colour than 
in any of the other sorts. The fruit is medium-sized, roundish, pale red, 
slightly corrugated, somewhat later than the Orangefield, and very pro¬ 
ductive. It is altogether a first-class variety. 
The Grosse rouge hdtive of Yilmorin, is later than the Orangefield. The 
fruits are large, broad, corrugated, red. It is very prolific, and vigorous ; 
and the leaves are of a very pale green. 
The Great Mammoth of Barr & Sugden (Large Bed, Thorburn), has 
smaller and more finely cut leaves, with the fruits very similar to those of 
Grosse rouge hative. 
The Large Red of Yeitch, is synonymous with Powell’s Prolific. The 
fruits are medium-sized, roundish, and slightly corrugated, and the plants 
are very prolific. 
The New Giant of Barr & Sugden, is a very large and coarse late variety; 
the fruits red, very deeply corrugated, and irregular. The plant is robust, 
and not very prolific. 
The Tilden of Thorburn (Bed Valencia Cluster), is a very strong¬ 
growing variety, much praised in America. The fruits are large, full, 
roundish, slightly corrugated near to the stalk only, of a deep red colour. 
The leaves are deep green. It is rather late, and not so prolific as others, 
but very excellent. 
The Fiji Island (Lester’s Perfected, Thorburn), is very similar in all its 
characters to the Tilden, excepting that its fruits are of a decided crimson, 
quite a distinct colour among Tomatos. The fruits are large and very fine, 
both of this and of the preceding variety. 
The Large Yellow of Yeitch is the same as the common Large Bed, ex¬ 
cepting that the fruits are yellow; they are large and deeply corrugated, and 
the plant is very prolific. 
The Tomato de Lctye (Grenier; Upright or Tree Tomato, Yilmorin), is of 
a stiff erect habit of growth, and will stand without stakes. The leaves are 
