THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



For the private garden the Stone tomato is one 

 of the very best, being smooth, round, large, 

 and prolific, and exceptionally free from spot and 

 with very little seed ; it is not as early a ripener, how- 

 ever, as some of the varieties favoured by market 

 gardeners. Sparks Earliana is an extra-early sort, 

 and is more hardy in plant than the Stone, and a 

 few plants of this variety may be set out to advance 

 the season, using the Stone or other variety for the 

 main crop. Dwarf varieties, like Dwarf Champion 

 and Dwarf Stone are very desirable in gardens 

 of limited space, as they may be planted in close 

 rows or can be supported to a single small stake. 



DIRECTIONS FOR COOKING TOMATOES 



The simplest and most popular way of serving 

 tomatoes is raw, and there are one or two points 

 which make for perfection in the process. In scald- 

 ing the fruit for the removal of the skin, moderate- 

 ly hot water should be avoided, as it is necessary to 

 leave the fruit in it so long that the tomato be- 

 comes warm. Boiling water, which will instantly 

 remove or loosen the skin, should be used, and the 

 fruit removed as quickly as possible. I have seen 



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