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myself upon, it is my tomatoes. Mr. Burpee, of 
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., gave'me, in 1884, the small 
paper of seed sent them by a customer, and I planted it, 
as stated in the general chapter on tomatoes, and was 
so much pleased with it that since that time I have 
planted it altogether for my own use, with the single 
exception of a few plants of the Golden Queen. It 
is a rank, strong grower, with peculiar foliage, the 
TURNER HYBRID TOMATO. 
vines strongly resembling potato tops. The fruit is 
very large and remarkably early for the size of the 
tomatoes; the average weight of the fruit is from 
twelve to eighteen ounces, so it will readily be seen 
that the size is very large, while, as above stated, I 
do not think it is possible to recommend the quality 
too highly.* 
* Mr. Darlington has only named some of the best of the large varieties 
