. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. I'er 02 eeeds are large, exhibited at the Massachusetts Horticultural Exhibition, and highly commended by the Committee for ornamental purposes. For planting in shrubberies, it is a acquisition. Salad oil of superior quality is extracted from it. To poultry-keepers it is invaluable for ita extraordinary productiveness. Per ,10. GEITERAl, GRANT TOMATO. TOMATO (SoLANUM Lycopersictjm). German,
. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. I'er 02 eeeds are large, exhibited at the Massachusetts Horticultural Exhibition, and highly commended by the Committee for ornamental purposes. For planting in shrubberies, it is a acquisition. Salad oil of superior quality is extracted from it. To poultry-keepers it is invaluable for ita extraordinary productiveness. Per ,10. GEITERAl, GRANT TOMATO. TOMATO (SoLANUM Lycopersictjm). German, Liebesapfel. — French, Tomate. — Spanish, Tomate. There is no vegetable on the catalo^e that has obtained such popularity in so short a time as the one now under consideration. Culture. The Tomato is raised from seeds, which shonld be sown in a hotbed in Jfarch, or in pots in a warm window. They should be started as early and forwarded as rapidly as possible, whether by hotbed or open-air culture. When about two inches high, they should be transplanted, in single plants, to warm, light, rich soil. Water freely at the time of transplanting. Shelter from tne sun for a few days, or until they are well established. If sown \n the open ground, select a sheltered situation, pulverize the soil fineh', and sow in drills. This may be done the last of March or first of April. When the plants are three or four inches high, transplant to where they are to remain, as before directed. per 01. Little Gem. (The earliest variety known.) The vines are of medium length, com- pact growth, and excessively loaded with bright-red fruit of medium size, rouna, and of uniform shape, varj'ing from ibur 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 strawben'ics. Per pkt. This ncio and heauiifxil rcriety far exceeds any thing ev
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