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and a strong confil^rce in its medical properties 

 is necessary to induce the uninitiated to pronounce 

 it "delicious." The plants may be started in mod- 

 erate hotbeds, and transplanted as early as the 

 weatlier becomes warm, or Ln the latter part of 

 May, though much will depend on location, and the 

 object of delay will be to secure the plant against 

 cold or frost. The plants need support ; but, if 

 placed at a considerable distance, say five or six 

 feet from each other, they will ripen their fruit with- 

 out. 'Vhv Tomato may also be grown by sowing the 

 seed early in May in a warm border, on mellow, 

 rich ground, to be transplanted in June ; or, perhaps 

 better, they may be sown wh^re they are to stand in 

 hills, and superfluous plants pulled out. 



Tomatoes are used for the table in various ways ; 

 served up in sugar as a dessert, or substitute for 

 peaches, strawberries, &c. ; made into pies and tarts ; 

 preserved as other sweetmeats ; pickled in brine for 

 winter use ; and converted into a capital catsup. 

 In preparing the latter article, put one pint of salt 

 to a peck of tomatoes : bruise the fruit, and let it 

 stand two days ; strain it dry, and boil the juice till 

 the scum ceases to rise ; add two ounces of black 

 pepper, as much pimenta, an ounce of ginger, an 

 ounce of cloves, and half an ounce of mace. Boil 

 the whole together, and bottle for use. 



TURNIP. Brassica Rapa. 

 For summer turnips, sow early in the spring, on a 

 moderately rich soil, and if new, or abounding in 

 vegetable matter, the turnips will be better than if 

 sown on land rendered rich by recent manuring. 

 The seed may be sown broadcast and raked in. 

 Some get two crops in a year from the sanit- ground 

 by sowing the first in .March and the last in .August. 

 Where new land is not to be had, sandy or gravelly 

 soils will produce the sweetest turnips, and usually 

 the largest roots. For the fall crop the seed should 



