LESSONS OX TOMATOES FOE EUEAL SCHOOLS. 



planted annuallY for canning, for soup, and for catsup. The home 

 garden always contains a few tomato plants. The fruit is now so 

 popular that hundreds of greenhouses are devoted to its culture to 

 supply" the trade during the winter or cooler seasons of the year. The 

 census of 1910 shows the value of the tomato crop to be 113,707,929. 



Study questions: In what respects are tomato plants, eggplants, 

 and pepper plants alike ? In what respects unlike ? In what respects 

 are the fruits of these plants alike ? Unlike ? Compare the seeds of 

 each. For what pui^poses are tomatoes grown in the community — 

 market, canning factories, home use ? In what forms do canning-club 

 members dispose of their products ? 



References. — Farmers' Bui. 220. 



Practical exercises. — ^Make a study 

 tomatoes grown in the community, 

 similar to the followins:: 



of the types and varieties of 

 For this purpose use tables 



Community survey of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants 





Variety. 



Number 

 of homes 

 at which 

 grown. 



Special 



uses. 



Early. 



Late. 



TOMATO. 



Commercial Group 





[ 









Preserving Group . . 





















PEPPERS. 



1 i 



; ! 1 







Mild fruited 









EGGPLANTS. 



Black fruited 

























