194 Subtropical Vegetable-Gardening 



Fungus blight attacks the plant from the soil. The 

 leaves turn yellow and die from below upwards. Rotation 

 is the only remedy. 



Sclerotium blight also lives in the soil, and the first 

 symptom is the wUting of the top of the plant. This 

 disease may be prevented by spraying around the stem 

 with ammoniacal copper carbonate. 



Bacterial blight spreads from an infected leaf and soon 

 kills the plant. Infected plants should be immediately 

 destroyed. 



White mold is due to an invisible mite and can be 

 promptly cured by spraying with sulfur or one of the sulfur 

 solutions. 



The tomato fruit-worm may be controlled by destroying 

 all wormy tomatoes ; especially by destroying those that 

 appear during the time when the earliest tomatoes are 

 being picked. 



Varieties of tomatoes. 



The varieties which are the most grown for the market 

 in the southern states and the West Indies are Earliana, 

 Beauty, Stone, Perfection, and Acme. Perfection, Match- 

 less, Favorite, and Quarter Century have given good 

 results in tests. Success has been grown for the late 

 summer crop. Ponderosa is one of the best of the large- 

 fruited kinds, but is better suited for private gardens than 

 for the market. Some markets prefer red, some pink 

 varieties. The yellow-fruited sorts are not of much 

 value. For canning, a mediimi large red tomato, that 

 colors well right through, is preferred, if it is smooth and 

 solid. 



