208 VEGETABLE GARDENING, 



the best tomatoes from vines producing the largest amount of 

 good fruit. The tomatoes should be thrown into a barrel as 

 fast as they ripen and be allowed to ferment until the seed 

 separates readily from the pulp, when they should be put into 

 water and thoroughly stirred. The skin and pulp being 

 lighter, the seed is readily separated from it. The seed should 

 T^e dried at once by spreading it out thinly in a dry place. 



Varieties. There are many varieties of tomatoes adapted 

 to general cultivation. Among the best of these are Acme 

 and Dwarf Champion, which are early, smooth kinds having 



Fig. 115.— Tomato Rot. 



a pink skin. Of the red-skinned sorts Perfection and Beauty 

 are very good. The earliest varieties are not always the 

 best to grow for a general crop, as they are uneven and in- 

 ferior to the varieties mentioned. However, in many unfav- 

 orable locations, it may be best to grow them, as they do 

 very well for home use. Of these the earliest is called Earliest 

 of All, but there are several other very early kinds. 



Insects. The tomato is subject to few insect pests. It is 

 sometimes attacked by the potato beetle when potato 

 vines are not convenient for them. The remedy is Paris 

 green and water, as recommended for the same insect when it 

 attacks the potato. 



Tomato Rot. There are several diseases that attack the to- 



