Professor Massey doubts (July issue, p. 434) the possibility of any one being able to fruit the tomato within 115 days from seed, and states that he has yet to see the tomato that will yield ripe fruit in less than four months ; but it is certain the thing can be done in this latitude in much less time and without the aid of glass or any other protection.

At the experiment station here 48 varieties were sown in open ground on March 28th. Every variety germinated in less than a week, but the plants were not moved until April 28, when they were set out in their fruiting quarters. The first ripe fruits were gathered from Little Gem, a small-fruited variety, on June 19. This was 84 days after sowing the seed, and 53 days from the time of transplanting. On June 24th ripe tomatoes were gathered from every variety, and this was 88 days after sowing the seed. Dwarf Champion grows only moderately here, but the fruit is of fair size. Prelude is about two days earlier than Dwarf Champion. The fruit is smaller than the latter, but otherwise much similar. - H. W. Smith, Baton Rouge, La.