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P. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



TOMATO. 



NEW. STONE TOMATO.-BEST FOR MAIN CROP. 



i oz. to 1500 plants. 4 to 6 oz. (to transplant), 

 for an acre. j 



Culture. — Seed may be started in hot-beds in 

 March or sufficient plants for family use can be grown 

 in pots or boxes in-doors with very little trouble. 



Be particular to give plants the benefit of the 

 fresh air and sun whenever judicious, for the purpose 

 of hardening them : and cover with mats when neces- 

 sary to prevent them from frosting. The two ex- 

 tremes of heat or cold are equally injurious. It is 

 customary with the best gardeners to remove the 

 plants from the hot-beds to the cold frames, allowing 

 a distance of several inches between the plants. In 

 May select and prepare the soil, and set the plants 

 three feet apart each way. Hoe and draw earth to 

 the stem. When the plants crowd, the fruit will be 

 small. Have the soil very rich. For general crop, 

 sow from middle of April or during May, in open 

 air, selecting good soil, in a location much exposed to 

 the sun and sheltered by a hill, fence or woods on the 

 North 



DWARF CHAMPION TOMATO. 



IVew Stone.— This tomato ripens for main crop, is very large and of bright scarlet color, very 

 smooth, ripens evenly to the stem without a crack, exceedinglv solid and firm flesh, (as its name in- 

 dicates). (See cut). Pkt. 5c. Oz .20c. H lb. 60c. Lb. $1 75. 



