"Colored with crimson, mellow, rich and ripe." 



TOMATOES 



Native of Peru and South America. 

 Less than a century ago it was almost un- 

 known in northern gardens. It was cultivated 

 as a novelty and called "Love Apples." 



"Never, the little seed stops in its growing. 

 More and more richly the rose heart keeps glowing, 

 Till from its nourishing stem it has riven, 

 The delicious love apple, for which it has striven." 



Sow the seed in boxes and place in the hot- 

 bed in January. Prepare the soil in boxes by 

 mixing leaf mold and sand with a little well 

 rotted cow manure. Sow the seed broadcast 

 and work the seed into the soil with the fingers 

 and cover lightly, pressing the sand down 

 gently to settle it around the seed. Water 

 lightly every day and do not let the ground 

 dry out. When the plants are an inch high 

 thin out those in the box or transplant them 

 to another box placing the plants three inches 

 apart and remove the box to the cold frame 

 in the day time if the weather is pleasant. Put 

 under the glass at night to protect them from 



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