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HORTICULTURE 



LEOT. VIII 



like to try, grow tomatoes in their gardens. Plants 

 must be raised under glass, and persons who have 

 not the requisite convenience for the purpose should 

 buy strong plants at the end of May. They are cheap, 

 and good crops of tomatoes are very profitable. 



FIG. 30. RAISING TOMATOES. 



1 Too thick sowing and spoiled plants (3). 2. Thin sowing and sturdy 

 plants, potted (4), shifted (5), and grown strong for planting, flower 

 buds showing. All axillary or side growths (t>) should be pinched oft' 

 as indicated by the bars on the left side of the figure. 



Mushrooms. Attention must be directed to yet 

 one other esculent, or important food crop mush- 

 rooms. Though belonging to a low order of vegeta- 

 tion (fungi), mushrooms contain more nitrogenous 

 matter, and in that respect more nearly approach 

 animal food than does any other vegetable, while 

 when fresh and properly cooked, they are considered 

 by most persons to be very delicious. In Australia 



