. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 258 Bulletin 231. rather than round. It is borne in large clusters. The fruit ripens evenly, and the only objection to it is its small size. It is a little too small for a fancy trade, in which respect the Sterling Castle, an ex- cellent English variety, is also deficient. Perhaps the four best varieties for general midwinter forcing are Lorillard and Combination (American), Frogmore and Holmes' Supreme (English). Others of secondary excellence are Sterl
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 258 Bulletin 231. rather than round. It is borne in large clusters. The fruit ripens evenly, and the only objection to it is its small size. It is a little too small for a fancy trade, in which respect the Sterling Castle, an ex- cellent English variety, is also deficient. Perhaps the four best varieties for general midwinter forcing are Lorillard and Combination (American), Frogmore and Holmes' Supreme (English). Others of secondary excellence are Sterling Castle (English), and Pepper (American). Both of these varieties have given good results in late winter when the fruits were thinned to the extent of removing about half of that which set under favorable conditions. Other varieties of promise are Eclipse, Spark's Earliana and Lester's Fig. 8.—Size as a marketing factor. Enemies. Diseases—In the forcing of Tomatoes at Cornell Experiment Station, there has been for several years exceptional freedom from disease. Last winter, however, our floor beds were given a copious watering preced- ing a week of cloudy cold weather, when it was impossible to ade- quately ventilate or dry out the houses. This appears to have brought on an obscure trouble which caused the yellowing and spotting of the leaves, resulting finally in a decided check to the plants. On the return of clear and warmer weather, the houses and the soil lost a large amount of moisture and the plants recovered to a certain extent, but were in poor condition to bear heavy crops. Nothing in the way of bacterial or fungous growth could be discov-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Ithaca, N. Y. : The University
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