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Number, I am certain there are some among your numerous 

 readers, who, seeing it there, will not hesitate to try it; and 

 that, in a short time, we shall not (at least in this part of the 

 country) hear of people being obliged to cut the fruit, and hang 

 it up in a warm room to ripen. Sow the seeds thinly, either in 

 pots or pans, about the 1st of February, in a warm frame, or 

 house ; and as soon as they appear above ground, let them 

 have as airy a situation as possible, to prevent their drawing 

 up weak. When they have partly made two leaves, besides 

 their seed leaves, let them be pricked into pans about 2 in. 

 apart each way; and, when they begin to get crowded, pot 

 them into 60-sized pots, one in each pot ; afterwards shift- 

 ing them, so that their roots may not become matted in the 

 pots, and giving plenty of water. When the weather is warm 

 enough, plant them out in the garden, one in each place (if 

 against a wall or broad fence the better, but they will succeed 

 as espaliei's). Train the stem of each plant upright (without 

 stopping), and the side shoots horizontally, about afoot apart, 

 using the knife as little as possible. By growing the tomato 

 plant as large as possible before planting out, they have 

 the advantage of the summer for ripening their fruit, and by 

 planting only one in each place, the small space usually left 

 between the fruit trees may be used for them. Whereas by 

 growing them three in a pot (as usually practised) they take a 

 great deal of room, and require continual cutting, which causes 

 them to push afresh, instead of blossoming and ripening their 

 fruit. By training the plants horizontally at the above dis- 

 tance, they enjoy plenty of sun and air, and do not grow so 

 strong as when too much pruned. I am. Sir, yours, &c. 

 Tottenham, December 24. 1831. E. S. 



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Brick Tallies printed upon before they are baked. — I have 

 seen flower-pots made, upon which numbers were marked, in 

 regular succession, from No. 1. upwards; and they were, of 

 course, as lasting, and as imperishable from wet or weather, 

 as the material upon which they were impressed. The stamps 

 for this purpose were cut on wood ; and, consequently, as far 

 as numbering alone is required, they were done cheaply and 

 readily enough. Now, it appears to me that even the print- 

 ing of the names of plants might be executed in a similar 

 manner, at as small an expense as is now incurred for paint- 

 ting or marking upon the tallies at present in use. It would 



