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States, Mexico, West Indies, Egypt, Canary Islands, ete. It is 
estimated that in Italy, in the Province of Parma c chiefly there are 
4,000 tons of fruits preserved annually (L’ Agric. Commerciale, 
Ist Sept. 1911, p. 464; Inter. Inst. Par Howe, Bull. Bur. Agric. 
Intell. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1911, p. 2296), and Italian Tomato Paste 
is largely imported into the United States—15,458 tons out of 
25,338 tons in 1913 from Naples district (Cons. Rep. Ann. No. 
10, 000, 000 cases are turned out from the canning factor SEA 
Dept. Agric. Farmers’ Bull. No. 435, 1911, p. 8). Shipenia of 
ripe tomatoes from the Gulf Coast region of Mexico and Cuba 
are made in large quantities to the United States markets, and in 
the United Kingdom the imports, chiefly from' Canary Islands, 
hannel Islands, Spain, alia rance, Portugal and Italy, 
amounted in 1913 to 1,582 ue ewts. value £1,348,682 (Trade of 
ihe United Kingdom, Vol. . 1914, p. 208). 
An oil obtained from me Mods suitable for soap-making has 
recently appeared on the market from Italy. 
Under St there are many varieties. Tracey (U.S. Dept. 
rie. Bureau of Pl. Industry, Bull. No. 21, 1903, pp. 353-371) 
pir aditu 468 varieties. Upwards of 100 kinds have been 
specially tested at Wisley , (Journ. Roy. Hort. xxix 
pp. 675—678) and of those already on the markets it is difficult to 
recommend one more than another. ‘Sunrise "—fruits medium 
- and even in size, dark red, round, smooth, averaging 11 fruits in 
vy e 
c.); *'Matchless," *'Livingstones Beauty." ‘‘ Acme, 
: 1 on ainerop," ‘ Trophy " and 
** Challenger," were grown mer ini: ott at or Calabar, 
and so the it of suitable varieties to grow might be readily 
extended. According to Paros (The N. Nig. "uk: April 30th, 
1910, p. 101) the tomato is thoroughly at home in Zaria. 
Seeds may be sown in pots boxes or nursery beds, pricked off 
when large enough to handle and planted out in permanent places 
when about 6 inches high, or when about 4—6 weeks he 
main requirements are a warm climate, moderate PAT good, 
well-drained soil, and careful training and thinning out of neces- 
sary growth; all parts of the plant require full light and air. In 
field work the rows should be from 31-4 ft. wide and the plants in 
them from 23-3 ft. apart. The yield may vary according to the 
variety and cultural conditions from 5-12 tons per acre. e 
plants begin to bear in from 10-18 weeks, continuing for several 
weeks if the fruits are taken off immediately they begin to show 
colour, at which stage they will ripen in a few days if carefull 
id out in store, exposed to light and air, or packed for transit. 
By sowing at lar intervals of say from 4-6 weeks a supply 
could be maintained nearly the whole year roun 
