. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. TOMATO 1819 cUlo sed American effort slimild In- employed to continuously. Plants that become root-bound or yellow and pinched cannot be expected to give good results. Some bottom - heat should be applied. If the soil is as shallow as i inches, care should be taken that pipes are not too close to the bot- tom o
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. TOMATO 1819 cUlo sed American effort slimild In- employed to continuously. Plants that become root-bound or yellow and pinched cannot be expected to give good results. Some bottom - heat should be applied. If the soil is as shallow as i inches, care should be taken that pipes are not too close to the bot- tom of the bench or that the heat is not too great. From 5 to 6 inches is a better depth for soil on Tomato benches, and the pipes for carrying steam , !, like that which is adapted to .... nut of doors. It should be Id . manure and also with some â r which is relatively rich in the Care should be exercised that the i-ora a Tomato field, for in that case be brought into the house. Every the plants to grow Hid be inches beneath the bot- tom. The temperature of the house at night should not fall below 60°, although a lower temperature than this, providing the house is dry and the plants are not growing very rap- idly, may result in no appreciable harm. It is better, however, to maintain a temperature of 65° at night. The day temperature should run from 75 to 80°. The house should have an abundance of light and should be high enough only to allow the plants to have free head-room. The Tomato plant is very likely to grow too rapidly when it is given too much water and the temperature is too high. This is par- ticularly true in the dull cloudy days of midwinter. The plant then fills with mois- ture, becomes soft and flabby and is likely to develop the oedema, or dropsy. This disease manifests itself in brown elevations on the stems and in the curling of the leaves. _ When a plant is once seriously affected it is worthless. The preventive is to keep the houses well ventil
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