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The Canajman Horticulturist. 



A HUGE TOMATO. 



ARL.Y last month the writer received from Mr. John Kerman, 

 Grimsby, samples of his fine Ignotum tomatoes grown 

 under glass here at Grimsby. The samples were accom- 

 panied by the following note : — 



Sir: — I would like to call your attention to the large 

 tomato which weighed when picked i lb. iii^ oz. This 

 is the largest tomato I have ever grown. I picked one a 



few days ago which weighed i lb. 8}4 oz. I sent it to Prof. Bailey, of Cornell ; 



when acknowledging it he said it was by far the largest hot house tomato he 



had ever seen, and he had only grown one larger outside, which was of the 



variety Ponder jsa, and weighed i lb 10I/2 oz. 



Fig. 979. — Ignotum, Reulcku nkakly one-ualf. 



We measured the large sample referred to, and found it was i6j^ inches in 

 circumference ; and then we photographed it that our readers might see it also. 

 Mr. Kerman has about four hundred feet of glass devoted to growing the 

 tomato, and seems to thoroughly understand his business. He has wide con- 

 nections with the best American markets where his fine stock commands the 

 best prices. 



Wash for Peach Trees. — We usually wash our peach trees in May 

 with a solution composed of 15 pounds of potash to a 48 gallon cask of water 

 and I quart of crude carbolic acid, and lime enough to make a good paste. We 

 have used cotton hull ashes for a wash, but it burned the trees some. A bushel 

 of ashes was put in a barrel of water and applied in May. The acid, potash and 

 lime wash is so offensive to borers that we have but a small preccntage of them. 

 — J. H. Hale, Connecticut. 



