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must be kept tied to the support, and all super- 
fluous growth be removed. 
I have known people who raise tomatoes to 
grow one variety year in and year out. This is 
a mistake if the fruit is for home consumption. 
Grow a number of standard varieties, and also 
some of the more unusual sorts which have 
very distinct flavours. Last summer I grew one 
hundred and fifty plants and had seventeen 
varieties — a different kind of tomato for dinner 
every day for two weeks! Moreover, some of 
the smaller tomatoes are excellent for garnishing 
salads, etc. All the different varieties can be 
found in any reliable seedsman’s catalogue. It 
must be distinctly understood that these directions 
are for amateur, and not commercial, growers. 
The latter handle the plants for profit, and al- 
though quality receives some consideration, it 
is secondary to the matter of growing the plants 
cheaply. On whatever scale you grow tomatoes, 
however, if they show any tendency toward 
rust, spray them with Bordeaux mixture. I 
would always rather spray as a preventive; al- 
though it means some trouble, I think it pays. 
Forcing tomatoes for winter is quite a differ- 
ent proposition, as the following outline of a 
season’s work will show. ‘The seeds are sown in 
