TOMATO. 



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other stick under the vines, and lifting them sufficiently 

 to draw out the small roots upon the stem. As is the 

 case with many other vegetables of Avhich the plants or 

 sets are raised in large quantities for sale, it is better and 

 cheaper, when Sweet Potato plants are procurable, to 

 purchase them, than to attempt to raise the small 

 number required in a private garden. A hundred plants, 

 not costing more than a dollar, are all that most families 

 would require. The Nansemond is the favorite variety. 



TOMATO (Lycopersicum esculentum). 



If any vegetable is grown in a family garden, it is 

 almost certain to be the Tomato. Hundreds of people 

 who have only a few feet of ground at their disposal, 

 manage to cultivate a dozen or two of Tomato plants, 



Fig. 137. PERFECTION TOMATO. 



though they may have nothing else. So well is it knowi^ 

 that I think few of my readers will require to be told 

 much about its culture. The Tomato will grow any- 

 where, and under almost any circumstances, provided 



