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grow on any soil, and after being once started, 

 requires but little attention. The main point is 

 lo have good, strong, stocky plants by the loth 

 of May, to set out in the open ground. Every- 

 one can grow tomatoes, and nearly every one 

 does, who has a few feet of land ; and since they 

 will flourish where a weed will live, success 

 crowns the most careless culture. But in having 

 tomatoes very early, any amount of skill and 

 effort can be expended. In the height of the 

 season, there are times when they will not sell 

 at any price, while I have sold those first ripen- 

 ing at twelve cents a quart. Therefore every 

 year we have half a dozen or more " novelties " 

 introduced, each said to be earlier than any- 

 thing ever grown before. But gardeners are 

 annually losing their childlike faith in regard to 

 these. Still try a few. It is an innocent form 

 of gambling and will add interest to the garden. 

 But we would advise that the main supply be 



