138 [ ASSEMBLY 
ToMATO. 
Thirty seeds each of seven varieties of the tomato were planted in 
the hot-bed April 7, the temperature of the soil being 92 degrees 
The plants were removed to the garden May 29, in rows four feet. 
apart, the soil being well fertilized with baru-yard manure. 
The varieties and statistics noted were as follows: 

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VARIETY. % __|Days.|Bloomed./Days.| Ripe. |Days.) 23 | 95% | 33’ 
J =o | SE2 | 538 
Mayflower........... Apr. 12 5 | Junelé, 70 | Aug. 8 | 123 8 93.2 
arly "ACme .i..!.... ae ule 5 $*° 5203/08 ‘* 10] 125) 18 93.1 fi! 
Trophy 6..4 pe ke ee 4 5 2 2 4 es 10. yeaa 6 92.6 70 
Bara Oureeu sa. seers em 0 Be 3 £720 3) VFA S22 16) 9129 6 92.4 56 
Turk’sCap orTurban| ‘‘ 12 5 “) BOs. 274 ** JB. S28 incu 5 
Red Cherry......... vale 6 ee Oe Oo tt sae mete See Tol wearers | eaeetaeies 
Yellow Cherry ..... ee ay 5 ‘* 15} 69 ; 16.0302 ceed cee eee 
The time of maturity of the red and yellow cherry varieties was not 
noted. It was, however, about a week earlier than that of the May- 
flower. <A few plants of two varietics were trained upon a trellis to 
discover the effect on the time of maturity. On plants of the May- 
flower allowed to grow upon the ground the first fruit matured August 
8, while on a plant trained upon a trellis the first fruit ripened 
August 16. <A corresponding difference in the time of maturity was 
noticed in the Early Acme. 
A few plants of the latter variety were pinched back shortly before 
the first fruit had ripened, and on a single plant the leaves were nearly 
all taken off to see if pruning would hasten the ripening. ‘The fruit 
did not ripen earlier on these plants than on those not pruned. 
August 7 a few specimens of the Early Acme and Mayflower were 
found to be affected with the tomato rot. The disease increased slowly 
until about the middle of the month, when it had also attacked the 
Paragon and Trophy varieties. Fora few days following it increased 
with great rapidity, threatening to sweep away the entire crop on the 
varieties attacked. By September 1st, however, it had perceptibly 
abated, though it prevailed to some extent throughout the remainder 
of the season. It was most destructive in the Karly Acme variety. 
No traces of insect work could be found. ‘The affected fruits showed 
neither marks of puncture nor larve. The symptomsof rot were first 
visible about the apex of the fruit, which assumed a somewhat lighter 
color than the remainder. Brown spots appeared, which rapidly in- 
creased in size, uniting with each other, and the whole structure of 
the fruit was quickly destroyed. 
A few experiments were made with the view of discovering the 
nature of this disease, which is possibly allied with the potato rot. 
August 28, four’samples of sound fruit of the Karly Acme variety 
were selected, and a small incision made in each near the apex. In 
two of these a bit of matter from a decayed fruit was inserted in the 
incision. September 1, decay had commenced in the two inoculated 
fruits, while the other two remained sound. Later examinations 
