VI PREFACE 



son, who made the excellent drawings for this book 

 under Professor Johnson's direction. 



Tomatoes are among the most generally used and 

 popular vegetables. They are grown not only in gar- 

 dens, but in large areas in every state from Maine to 

 California and Washington to Florida, and under 

 very different conditions of climate, soil and cultural 

 facilities, as well as of requirements as to character of 

 fruit. The methods which will give the best results 

 under one set of conditions are entirely unsuited to 

 others. 



I have tried to give the nature and requirements of 

 the plant and the effect of conditions as seen in my 

 own experience, a knowledge of which may .enable 

 the reader to follow the methods most suited to his 

 own conditions and requirements, rather than to rec- 

 ommend the exact methods which have given me the 

 best results. 



Will W. Tracy. 



Washington, April, ipo/. 



