Gardening for Amateurs 



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fruits already formed on each plant. Dur- 

 ing the last fortnight in May the lights should 

 be taken off the frames in the daytime, and 

 placed on only at night when danger from 

 frost is apprehended. 



Choose a dry day early in June for plant- 

 ing out of doors ; put the plants in rows 

 2 feet apart (15 inches between plant and 

 plant in the row). Press the soil firmly 

 round the roots, give a good watering, and 

 tie the steins to a stake or wire stretched 



and when the fruits are swelling mulch the 

 ground round the plant with half-rotted 

 manure 3 inches deep. Gather the fruit as 

 it ripens ; any green fruit on the plants in 

 late autumn will colour if placed in a warm 

 glasshouse. 



For growing out of doors Sunrise, Open 

 Air, Tresco, Abundance, and Frogmore 

 Selected are good red varieties. Amongst 

 yellow Tomatoes choose Sunbeam and 

 Golden Jubilee. 



Tomatoes grown in a border under glass. 



along the rows. Tie the plants as they 

 grow, and hoe the ground frequently. As 

 the Tomatoes progress many side shoots 

 will form, but all should be cut off close 

 to the stem. 



Flowers will appear in due course, and as 

 soon as four bunches of fruit have formed 

 pinch off the top of each plant and remove 

 the tips of subsequent shoots at the second 

 leaf. This practice prevents overcrowding 

 with foliage and exposes the fruit to sun- 

 shine and air. Water freely in dry weather ; 

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Tomato under Glass. The Tomato is 

 generally looked upon as a vegetable, but 

 it is admitted as a fruit (which, of course, it 

 is) at exhibitions. The Tomato is grown 

 under glass in enormous quantities and to 

 the greatest perfection, especially during 

 late spring, summer, and autumn. During 

 winter the Tomato does not pay to grow ; 

 the cost of fuel is heavy, the crop of fruit is 

 light, and foreign importations are usually 

 abundant. Those, however, wishing to have 

 fresh home-grown Tomatoes during this 



