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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
OcroBber, 1906 
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think, very largely due to the fact that the 
canneries do not begin to put up the fruit 
until about September, at which time the 
cool nights are generally due. Near New 
York City, and further north, the warm 
summer season is of shorter duration, 
and the cool nights more prevalent—con- 
sequently, the red tomatoes are more dis- 
tinctly acid, and the pink or purple fruited 
sorts will have much the best flavor, and are 
not liable to crack, except in very wet weather. 
The yellow tomatoes, of which I consider 
the Golden Queen or Golden Sunrise the 
finest sorts, are sweet, but decidedly insipid. 
Personally, I think the addition of sugar 
in cooking tomatoes for the table destroys 
the flavor of the fruit to a considerable ex- 
tent, and for this reason we add a small 
portion of bi-carbonate of soda, fer frying 
(with cream, country style) which counter- 
acts the acidity, and prevents the gravy (the 
most essential part of the dish with the 
children) from curdling. 
It is quite difficult to really confine one’s 
self to the limits of a magazine, as subjects 
like this are apt to run away with an en- 
thusiastic gardener. 
Doylestown, Pa. E. D. DARLINGTON. 
Ripening Green Tomatoes 
AL Oe will not stand frost, and late 
in the fall there are often a great many 
green fruits still left onthe vines. These can 
be ripened in many ways. Spade up a piece 
of ground in a warm and sheltered corner. 
Pull up the plants with the fruit on. 
Spread them on the ground, and cover with 
straw, leaves or burlap. Here the fruits 
will ripen beautifully. Another way is to 
turn a dry goods box into a ripening house. 
Put in sliding shelves that can easily be 
shoved in and out to enable you to examine 
the tomatoes, and a close-fitting door. Keep 
a warm, moist atmosphere in the box and 
the fruits will ripen well without the sun. 
Be careful that no rotting fruits are allowed 
to remain in the box, as they will spoil the 
good ones. 
New York. E. M. Barron. 
Important October Work 
GEN up the vegetable garden, burn 
diseased plants, plow under all the 
manure you can get, and leave the ground 
rough all winter, as advised by Prof. Sander- 
son, in the August GARDEN MaAGaAzINe, 
page 40, and page 82 of the September issue. 
Before October 15th divide and rearrange 
perennials in the hardy border. 
A fortnight after the killing frosts, or when 
sufficiently ripened, dig up all tender bulbs, 
e. g., cannas, gladioli, dahlias, tuberoses, 
caladiums. Dry thoroughly, shake off dirt, 
and store for winter. 
Cut off all the old stalks of the asparagus 
bed, and burn them. Some people give 
the ground a mulching of manure at this 
time, but others do not, as it introduces too 
many weed seeds. Warm, well drained, 
sandy soil suits asparagus best. 
Give the rhubarb roots a good heavy mul- 
ching of well decayed manure—a foot deep. 
They are gross feeders. 
