68 DREER’S VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS. 
which time the plants are about eight inches high. The 
roots fill the three-inch pots. 
Well-rotted manure of any kind may be used for the 
under-glass tomato bed. Sheep manure is excellent. Finely 
ground bone and bone black are suitable stimulants. ‘‘Be 
careful,’’ says Mr. Shelmire, ‘‘ of commercial fertilizers.’’ 
The tomato plants are set two feet apart in the beds. 
Each is trained to a single stem by pinching off all lateral 
shoots. A heavy string is tied to the plant near the ground, 
and carried to the rafter above. To this string the plant 
is trained, and an upright position thus secured. 
The day temperature of the tomato house ought to be 
from 70° to 80°; the night temperature 60°. 
The fruiting season begins in three or four months after 
the sowing of the seeti; that is, in from one to two months 
after the plants are set in the bed of the forcing house. 
The blossoms must be pollenized regularly, at least 
every other day. This is an important matter, bearing 
directly upon fruit production, and hence upon the cash 
tesults of the business. 
The fruiting season lasts about three months. In winter 
it is best to prepare the tomatoes for market by wrapping 
them separately in paper, and packing in small baskets, 
using plenty of paper as a lining for the basket. In spring 
larger baskets are used, with excelsior as packing material. 
The profits are quoted by Mr. Shelmire as being ‘‘ very 
uncertain.’’ Ifthe cultivator succeeds in getting a crop well 
set on the vines, and if mildew does not get into the green- 
house, the tomato crop may be regarded as a fairly profitable 
one. 
OTHER PoINTs ABOUT ToMATO CULTURE. The Ohio 
experiment station has been growing tomatoes in greenhouse 
beds similar to those made for lettuce, about eight inches 
deep, and sub-irrigated by means of draining tile. It is 
