CHAPTER XXXIY. 



TOMATOES. 



THERE is no crop raised under glass that has given 

 better results of recent years than the tomato. Several 

 causes have led to this very marked increase in popu- 

 larity, and these will continue to make it a popular 

 product both with growers and consumers. But the 

 enormous foreign supplies flooding the markets at Id. 

 to 3d. per pound from July to September, will induce 

 the British growers to produce their crops, as far as they 

 can, either before or after those months. The quality of 

 the home-grown is always far superior to any yet 

 received from abroad, and this excellence must be 

 maintained, and if possible improved upon, by selecting 

 the very finest of the many sorts now in cultivation. 



The matter of flavour has not yet been sufficiently 

 appreciated either with growers or consumers, and 

 tomatoes are almost entirely valued by their outward 

 appearance and size. As the demand is every year 

 increasing for salad (arid for dessert), the production 

 of those more sub-acid flavoured sorts, like Carter's 

 Greengage, Hathaway Excelsior, Blenheim Orange, and 

 other small firm fruits must be encouraged. The larger 

 favourite market varieties to-day are Perfection, Dedham 



