THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



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THE MAYFLOWER TOMATO. 



Those who have seen the Tomato 

 grown as a garden vegetable only, to 

 supply the wants of the family, can 

 hardly be aware of the important posi- 

 tion which it now occupies among mar- 

 ket crops. In some localities, in fact, 

 it rates in importance before any other 

 product of the soil. This is owing to 

 the immense quantities used in the 

 canning factories, amounting in some 

 establishments to over a million of cans 

 a year. 



The principal points to be desired in 

 a Tomato are earliness, firmness, good, 

 uniform size and shape, bright color, 

 })ure flavor, perfect ripening, good 

 keeping quality and productiveness. 

 To unite all these in one variety has 



The Mayflower Tomato. 



been the aim of originators of new 

 seedlings. 



The Mayflower is the latest compe- 

 titor among these claimants. It was 



raised by Mr. F. H. Hosford of Ver- 

 mont, and after several years* trial, 

 considered superior, in several respects, 

 to any of the older kinds. It is very 

 early, ripening but a few days later 

 than Little Gem, and averaging in size 

 about one-third larger than Acme. It 

 is of a glossy, bright red color, ripens 

 evenly and completely up to the stem, 

 is perfectly smooth and almost globular, 

 slightly flattened ; flesh solid, with few 

 seeds, and of a rich pure flavor. Its 

 productiveness and shipping qualities 

 are claimed not to be equalled by any 

 other variety. The Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society, at its last exhibition, 

 held in connection with the American 

 Pomological meeting, awarded the first 

 prize for the best new Tomato to the 

 Mayflower. 



THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS IN 

 PEACH GROWING. 



A good degree of special knowledge 

 of the business, and a taste suited for 

 the work. 



Selecting suitable land upon which to 

 plant. Land upon which the peach has 

 grown within 15 or 20 years is unsuit- 

 able; wet land is not good ; but moderate- 

 ly rich corn land upon our high hills is 

 quite suitable. 



Continuous good culture, with hoed 

 crops (if desired), for two yeai^s, after 

 which clean culture continuously, and 

 no crop but the peach. 



A moderate dressing of unleached 

 wood ashes, ground bone and slacked 

 lime annually. The orchards should 

 not be forced to make a heavy growth 

 or a late growth in autumn ; therefore, 

 keep mellow and clean in early summer, 

 and stir the soil as little as need be after 

 August 1. 



Guard well against the peach borer. 

 To do this, in May supply a wash of 

 this nature: Use 10 pounds of good 

 lump lime and 1 pound of sulphur, slack 



