. E. Fred Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower & kitchen garden for 1880 . GEXEBAL GKAXT TOMATO. TOMATO (SoLAxuM Lycopersictjm). German, Liebesapfel. — French, Tomate. — Spanish, Tomate. There is no vegetable on the catalogue that has obtained such popularity in so short a time as the one now under consideration. Culture. The Tomato is raised from seeds, which should be sown in a hotbed in ilarch, or in pots in a warm window. They should be started as early and forwarded as rapidly as possible, wliether by hotbed or open-air culture. "When about two inches high, they sh
. E. Fred Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower & kitchen garden for 1880 . GEXEBAL GKAXT TOMATO. TOMATO (SoLAxuM Lycopersictjm). German, Liebesapfel. — French, Tomate. — Spanish, Tomate. There is no vegetable on the catalogue that has obtained such popularity in so short a time as the one now under consideration. Culture. The Tomato is raised from seeds, which should be sown in a hotbed in ilarch, or in pots in a warm window. They should be started as early and forwarded as rapidly as possible, wliether by hotbed or open-air culture. "When about two inches high, they should be transplanted, in single plants, to Avarm, light, rich soil. Water freely at the time of transplanting. Shelter from the sun for a few days, or until they are well established. If sown in the open ground, select a sheltered situation, pulverize the soil finely, and sow in drills. This may be done the last of March or first of April. When the plants are three or four inches highly transplant to where they are to remain, as before directed. per oz. Little Gem. {The earliest varieUj Icnoion.) The vines are of medium length, com- pact growth, and excessively loaded with bright-red fruit of medium size, round, and of uniform shape, varying from four to six inches in circum- ference; of superior quality either raw or cooked. Its bright, glossy-red color, uniform size, shape, and otherwise beautiful appearance, make a dish of little gems almost as tempting as a plate of strawberries. Per pkt. This neic and beautiful variety far exceeds any thing ever before intro- duced among the many varieties of this valuable esculent. The plants are of a strong and vigorous growth, very productive; the fruit is beauti- ful in form and color, and one of the most perfect ever introduced. Per pkt. of about one hundred seeds 10 ** General ; The unrivalled prize variety. Size above medium, pro- ducing fruit in clusters; form round, slightly flattened, very regular, symmetrical, sel
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