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highly charged with camphire. In the kitchen it is 

 used as an ingredient in sauces and stuffings, and 

 in what are technically called forced meals. The 

 plant may be propagated either by seed or by suck- 

 ers, and requires only to be kept free from weeds 

 or grasses. 



TOMATOES (Solanum Lycopersicum) . This plant is 

 of the same family with the potato, and, like it, is a 

 native of Southern America. It has several species, 

 two of which fall under our notice as garden vege 

 tables, and are distinguished from each other only 

 by a difference of size.* The smaller of these is 

 held to be the parent plant, and has. the advantage 

 of ripening sooner than the other, and better resist- 

 ing cold weather. To have an early crop, sow the 

 seed in a warm and dry soil, and sheltered situation, 

 in October,! and cover the bed with straw or stable 

 litter during the winter. For summer and fall use 

 sow again in May, and water freely. If the soil 

 and situation be favourable, and the culture proper, 

 the product will be great. Bosc says, " J'ai vu de 

 ces pieds qui couvraient une toise de terrain, et qui 

 fournissoient plusieurs centaines de fruits. "j The 

 distance between the plants should not be less thar 

 two feet. 



JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE (Helianlhus Tuberosus) is a 

 native of the mountains of Chili, and a species of 

 sunflower, having roots somewhat resembling pota- 

 toes in bulk and shape, and more nearly approach- 

 ing the artichoke in taste. Its nutritive principles 

 are less abundant than those of the potato, carrot, 

 &c. On analysis it yields neither sugar nor amidon, 

 and is not susceptible either of the panary or the 



* The varieties are now numerous, and differ in size and 

 colour. J. B. 



t They may as well be sown in a hotbed in April. The plants 

 will attain sufficient size to be planted in the open ground as 

 soon as the season will permit. J. B. 



t I have seen as many of these plants as covered a space of two 

 yards square, producing several hundred heads of fruit. 



