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Misfit Tomato Seed; Who Responsible 
Some of our readers will be interested 
in the following statement of an actual 
case which was referred to us for at¬ 
tempted settlement. A number of farm¬ 
ers in Southern New Jersey grow toma¬ 
toes for a canning factory. Especially in 
a time when the crop is heavy is it neces¬ 
sary to have choice red tomatoes for this 
trade, and the selection of seed becomes 
a very important matter. These growers 
bought their seed from a local dealer, 
who in turn bought it of a Western seed 
house. Former seed obtained from these 
parties having been satisfactory, these 
growers assumed that it would be safe to 
go ahead as usual, so they planted their 
seed in the ordinary way. cared for the 
plants, and when they were ready set 
them out. Of course, there is no way of 
telling from the appearance of the plant 
just what its color is likely to be. The 
plants bloomed, but when the fruit rip¬ 
ened it was found that a large proportion 
of the tomatoes were yellow, rather than 
red. Of course, these yellow tomatoes 
were of no value whatever at the canning 
factory, and they were promptly rejected 
by the canners. A small quantity of these 
yellow tomatoes were disposed of in other 
places, but the balance of them proved a 
complete loss, in some cases, running as 
high as $1,000 on a single farm. It is 
probable that the total loss to all growers 
who used this seed was from six to ten 
thousand dollars. Now who was respon¬ 
sible for this loss, and who should make 
it good? The farmers bought the seed 
in good faith, and were assured that it 
was pure and true to variety. They had 
no means of determining until the fruit 
ripened. Surely they were in no way 
responsible, and should not suffer loss. 
They bought seed from a dealer who in¬ 
sisted that it came to him in sealed pack¬ 
ages, that it was the same kind of seed 
apparently that he had obtained in for¬ 
mer years, and that, naturally, he did 
not attempt to test it. as it would not 
have been possible for him to do so. The 
Western seed grower who supplied the 
seed insisted that he did not ship any 
yellow seed at all to the dealer. He 
claimed that this lot of seed was tested 
in their own fields and trial ground, and 
produced a choice red tomato. They 
grew some of the same stock during the 
same season and found it true to name 
and" type. They claim that their seeds 
are tagged, tested and sampled with even 
greater care than a druggist would at¬ 
tempt in handling his drugs, and they 
claim to keep a strong record of all or¬ 
ders and seed. They claim to have sold 
seed out of the same bag or lot to other 
parties, who reported that it produced 
first-class red tomatoes. On the other 
hand*, the local dealer insists that he took 
the seed direct from the sealed packages 
which came from this large seed store, 
and that it was this regular seed which 
he sold to those farmers. The fanners 
know positively that they planted this 
seed in their beds, and that it produced 
plants which gave them the yellow crop. 
These are the brief details of the case, 
and the question arises, “Who is respon¬ 
sible for this mix-up, and who should pay 
for it?” Naturally iu auy case at law 
the farmers would bring suit against the 
local dealer, as they dealt directly with 
him. and have no dealing with the whole¬ 
sale seedsman, and yet the local dealer 
insists that what he sold was seed which 
came direct from the wholesaler. In set¬ 
tling such a case, if it were put up to 
you, where •would you place the blame, 
aud who should pay the damages? 
Propagating Rambler Roses 
(’an Rambler roses be rooted by laying 
them down the same as raspberry canes? 
Eaton Rapids, Mich. w. B. B. 
Rambler roses are easily rooted by lay¬ 
ering, preferably iu the Spring. Lay 
down a ripe branch, cutting a little 
“heel’’ in the outer bark at the place 
where it is to be covered with soil. Peg 
down with a crotch of wood, and cover 
with soil. By the following Spring it 
should be well rooted, and may he sev¬ 
ered from the pareut plant. It is also 
easy to root ripe wood cuttings of most 
Rambler roses during the Summer. We 
make cuttings six or eight inches long of 
the ripe wood from shoots that have fin¬ 
ished flowering. Foliage is trimmed off. 
and the cutting set with one. sometimes 
two, buds above ground, iu a shady, well- 
drained spot, sandy loam preferred. A 
mulch should he given in Winter, and the 
cuttings left undisturbed until Spring, 
when they may be set iu their permanent 
place. A good percentage will root, un¬ 
less it is an extra dry Summer. 
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