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| Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 643) (6002102767).jpg TOMATO 643 <br> as to keep the plants erect In addition to this all laterals <br> that have no flowers and after the fifth topping all late- <br> rals whatsoever are nipped off In this way the ripe sap is <br> directed into the fruit which acquires a beauty size and ex- <br> cellence unattainable by other means Gard Chron <br> Varieties These are quite numerous Some are merely <br> nominal many are variable or quite obscure and a few appear <br> to be distinct and in a degree permanent The principal <br> are as follow <br> Apple-Tomato <br> Apple-shaped <br> Fruit somewhat flattened inclining to globular depressed <br> about the stem but smooth and regular in its general outline <br> The size is quite variable ; but if well grown the average <br> diameter is about two inches and a half and <br> the depth two inches Skin deep rich crim- <br> son ; flesh bright-pink or rose-color the <br> rind being thick and hard and not readily <br> reduced to a pulp when cooked <br> The Apple-tomato is early hardy pro- <br> ductive keeps well and for salad and certain A PP ie-tomato <br> forms of cookery is much esteemed ; but it is more liable to <br> be hollow-hearted than any other of the large varieties <br> In form as well as in the thick tough character of its rind <br> it resembles the Bermuda <br> Bermuda <br> This is a red or rose-colored apple-formed sort exten- <br> sively imported from Bermuda into the Middle and Northern <br> States in May and the early summer months <br> Like the preceding variety it varies considerably in size <br> some specimens measuring little more than an inch in dia- <br> meter ; while others from the same plant matured at nearly <br> the same season frequently exceed a diameter of two inches <br> and a half 29062981 92326 42073 Page 643 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062981 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062981 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062981 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002102767 2015-09-10 20 59 01 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script | ||||
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