134 KITCHEN-GARDENING. 



Pull off all the Squashes but two or three on each vine. One 

 good squash is better than three or four of an inferior quality 

 and size. 



HOW TO EXTERMINATE THE GRUB. 



Many times, when the vines are a few feet long, and young 

 Squashes have appeared, grubs may be found in the middle of 

 the vines, near the root. Sometimes I have found six white 

 grubs, more than an inch long, in a single vine. They bore 

 into the vines an inch or two above the surface of the ground ; 

 and the holes may be discovered readily, as foam and fecal 

 matter are constantly being worked out by the worms. 



In order to dislodge the grubs, thrust a thin blade of a sharp 

 knife through the vine, and split it open so that the grubs can 

 be discovered and killed. This is the only effectual way to 

 raise Squashes when the grub attacks the vines. Laying the 

 vine open will not injure it. 



TOMATO. 



TOM ATE, ou POMME D AMOUR. Solanum lycopersicum. 

 The Tomato, or Love-Apple, is much cultivated for its 

 fruit, which is used in soups and sauces, to which it imparts 

 an agreeable acid flavor. It is also stewed and dressed in 

 various ways, and is considered very wholesome. The seed 

 should be sown early in the spring, in a hotbed, and the 

 plants set out in the open ground, as soon as the ground 

 has become warm. In private gardens, it will be necessary to 

 plant them near a fence, or to provide trellises. They may 

 be planted four feet distant from each other every way 

 Tomatoes may be brought to perfection late in the summer, 

 by sowing the seed in the open ground the first week in 

 May. These plants will be fit to transplant early in June, 

 and the fruit may ripen in time for preserves or catsup. 



