. Agriculture of New York : comprising an account of the classification, composition and distribution of the soils and rocks ... together with a condensed view of the climate and the agricultural productions of the state. Agriculture; Soils; Fruit-culture. 298 TOMATO, ARTICHOKE. Fiff. 5. Fig. ( Red Tomatoes. ? quantities, it greatly improves it. oven, and kept for winter's use. It is also pickled constant in the markets, and sells for a high price. The plant bears a large amount of fruit when well manured. The fruit is at first of a green color, and becomes red or yellow when ripe. It runs
. Agriculture of New York : comprising an account of the classification, composition and distribution of the soils and rocks ... together with a condensed view of the climate and the agricultural productions of the state. Agriculture; Soils; Fruit-culture. 298 TOMATO, ARTICHOKE. Fiff. 5. Fig. ( Red Tomatoes. ? quantities, it greatly improves it. oven, and kept for winter's use. It is also pickled constant in the markets, and sells for a high price. The plant bears a large amount of fruit when well manured. The fruit is at first of a green color, and becomes red or yellow when ripe. It runs into numerous varieties by cultivation : the large red-lobed or torulose va- riety is one of the best. Some of the varieties are figured as in figs. 3, 4, 5, 6. The small round yellow fig. 4 is a beautiful berry, and is less acid than the large fig. 3. The tomato is eaten in various ways, as raw and mixed with sugar, or fried, etc. Added to soup in pro- . It may be dried in the sun, or in The Artichoke, fig. 7 (Cynara colymus), takes its name from the stiff hard spines of the head (which is much like a, thistle) , and which resemble the teeth of a dog. As spiny as the head appears, it is still regarded with favor, and is prepared for the table. The fleshy receptacle and interior part of the plant, and the upper part of the stalk, on being boiled and well buttered, furnish a very savory dish. It is a native of Europe, but has become naturalized here. It is cultivated from suckers plant- ed in rows, and about three feet apart. It flowers in September or late in 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 Emmons, Ebenezer, 1799-1863. Albany, C. Van Benthuysen
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