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kind, that are entirely worthless in all respects, not even having the merit of 

 earliness. We are satisfied that Hubbard's Curled Leaf is the earliest Tomato 

 grown, and this is its only merit, for it is small and far from being smooth. 

 The plant is small and will bear close planting, the leaves curling as if wilted. 

 Gen. Grant is an excellent early Tomato, about ten or twelve days later than 

 the Curled Leaf, but Hathaway's Excelsior is as early as Gen. Grant, and the 

 best Tomato we are acquainted with. It received a certificate of merit from 

 the Koyal Horticultural Society of England, is pronounced by the press of Eu- 

 rope the best variety produced, and is everywhere popular. It is smooth, 

 solid, of good flavor, excellent color, and productive. Pinching off a portion 

 of the side branches, and stopping others beyond where the fruit is formed, 

 hastens the ripening very much. To obtain plants early, sow seed in the hot- 

 bed early in March. In about five weeks they should be transplanted to an- 

 other hot-bed, setting them four or five inches apart. Here they should re- 

 main, having all the air possible, and becoming hardened, until about the 

 middle of May, when they may be put out in the ground ; that is, if there is no 

 danger of frost. Very good plants can be grown in boxes in the house, start- 

 ing them even in the kitchen. Those, of course, who live in a southern clime 

 will be spared a good deal of this care. The soil for early Tomatoes should 

 not be too rich, and a warm, sheltered location selected, if possible. The To- 

 mato may be made very pretty by training on a fence or trellis, like a grape- 

 Tine. No plant will better bear trimming. We have tested hundreds of va- 

 rieties of Tomatoes in our grounds during the past ten years. Every season 

 we put on trial every new kind we can obtain from any source, and feel quite 

 competent to speak on the subject. Still, we can judge well of the influence 

 of soil and climate only as we receive re^Dorts from our friends in diff'erent sec- 

 tions of the country. 



The engraving, fig. 1, represents the Cherry Tomato, useful only for pick- 

 ling ; 2, Persian Yellow; 3, Hathaway; 4, Gen. Grant; 5, Early Smooth Eed; 

 6, Curled Leaf. All are, of course, very much reduced in size, though very 

 well representing the form and characteristics of each. 



TUKNIPS. 



There are two quite distinct species of turnips grown, one called the English 



Turnij), and the other the 

 Swede or Rut a Bag a Tur- 

 nip. As they require 

 somewhat different treat- 

 ment, serious mistakes 

 are sometimes made on 

 that point. In ordering 

 seeds, care should be 

 taken to state which kind 

 is desired. The English 

 Turnip, if designed for 

 early use, should be sown 

 as soon as the ground can 

 be prepared in the spring, 

 so as to have the benefit 

 of early showers, for the 

 Turnip will not grow in 

 dry, hot weather. For 



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