Show ROjP AN tp l FAQ Jjv 1 < iI < N ANEW A-NEW VARIETIES OF TOMATOES 5 For Special Table UseRequired by Large Hotels GreenHouse Grown Fruit Most Desirable i Tho forcing of tomutooH under glass has assumed considerable proportions r In tho middle and northern states nnd tho demand for tho green h houso grown crop Is steadily Increasing In-creasing This Is duo to tho fact that tomatoes when grown under glass are superior to those that are grown in tho extreme southern slates ands and-s which must necessarily be picked partially green and shipped long distances dis-tances before reaching our markets jFor special table use ouch as Is demanded de-manded by large hotels the green housegrown fruit will always bo In demand A number of varieties have I J been put on tho market for cultivation cultiva-tion under glass Some of these are very good but none has alltho characteristics char-acteristics which would render It Ideal Tho ideal tomato Is ono with tho following characters combined 1 A fruit without n depression at tho stem and 2 A round fruit without ridges 3 A fruit with the Interior well formed nnd compact 4 A fruit of medium size growing In largo clusters t > M < < iI d 1 < z 1 < t I r y t t f 5 S 4F 7 i i I J A Desjrable Tomato Ii t A plnnt having tho first flowers as near tho root as possible that Is between the ninth and tenth nodes 6 A plant with tho above characters charac-ters showing tho largest weight of fruit For tho last three or four years tho crossing of varieties has been carried car-ried on with a view to securing types with characters approximating those discussed above Out of a largo number I num-ber of forms a few kinds wore se I S e I I v i S 7 7 The Undesirable Type cured which gave promise of good results re-sults and seedlings of these have been selected Only about 20 of tho last selection showed decidedly promising prom-ising results As the time taken to tost a new tomato thoroughly Is Ion or than with most vegetables the work will continue In an experimental state for some limo The illustrations Illustra-tions show ono of the now seedlings a desirable form compared with un undesirable typo |