68 FORCING DWARF TOMATOES UNDER GLASS 



Marketi77g. — In New England tomatoes are sold almost 

 entirely by the pound. It is a difficult matter to give any defi- 

 nite price. In late fall and early spring 25 cents a pound is a 

 popular price for greenhouse tomatoes. During the winter 

 they range higher according to the supply and nature of the 

 season. 



SUMMARY. 



1. Dwarf tomatoes when trained to one stem are believed 

 to have great merit as a greenhouse crop. 



2. The requisites for forcing dwarf tomatoes under glass are 

 practically the same as for the tall-growing varieties ; a night 

 temperature of not less than 60° with 70° or more during the 

 day. The soil should never get very dry, and the house, as a 

 general thing, should be kept moist. 



3. The house adapted for forcing dwarf tomatoes, trained 

 to one stem, should have considerable space overhead, rang- 

 ing about eight feet. 



4. Almost any good fertile greenhouse soil is good for dwarf 

 tomatoes. Add liquid manure as the plants continue to bear. 



5. From data at hand the dwarfs come to maturity fully as 

 early as the tall-growing or standard tomatoes, and on account 

 of their dwarf habit continue in bearing for a much longer 

 period with equal productiveness before reaching the glass. 



6. All three varieties tested did well ; named in order of pro- 

 ductiveness in the test, they were as follows : La Cross Seed- 

 ling, Dwarf Champion, and Golden Dwarf Champion. 



7. A rather stiff trellis, like that made from narrow board 

 strips, is believed to be preferable to cord or string trellis for 

 training the dwarf tomatoes. 



8. Hand pollination is thought necessary for best results. 

 The new method adopted by which the corolla and stamens 

 are removed and used to pollinate directly, is believed to save 

 much time and simplify the work of hand pollination. 



9. Where tall-growing varieties of tomatoes like the Lor- 

 illard can be made a success, dwarf tomatoes under similar 

 conditions and trained to one stem, we believe, will be found 

 much more productive, area for area, and hence more profit- 

 able, when time is taken into consideration. 



