ripen as they soon rot if left on the vines. The 

 vines will have a good many white and green 

 unripe tomatoes on them in the fall. These 

 can be made to ripen if you pull the vine up 

 with fruit attached and hang it in a dry, warm 

 place. The fruit will ripen sooner if tied up 

 in a small paper bag. The large smooth round 

 tomato is the best for canning and market use. 

 The Ponderoso is a large pink variety. The 

 cross of the pink and the red are desirable for 

 their size and flavor. Cross the two varieties 

 by planting them close together. The early 

 red tomato is smaller than those ripening later, 

 but they come in two weeks earlier. The large 

 yellow tomato is very showy when dished with 

 the red in salad. It is not as good flavor as 

 the red and never will be as popular. There 

 are small red and yellow tomatoes. These are 

 used for pickles. 



The tin can can be used for planting the 

 young tomato plants taken from the box in 

 the hot-bed and grown in the can until from 

 four to six inches high. Transplant from tin 

 can to open ground about May first. 



Tin Cans. 



Take a large tomato can and unsolder the 

 ends and side, leaving a bent piece of tin. Tie 

 the can with a piece of string to hold it to- 

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