DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



made from eight to ten inches in depth, manured well, and covered about three- 

 fourths of an inch deep. Keep the earth about the plants loose and clean, 

 removing the Surplus vines from time to time, allowing not more than three 

 plants to a hill. " 



TOMATO. ■ 



SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM, 



Fr. Pomme de A'mour. — Ger. Liebesapfel. 



The Tomato, until within a few years, was almost wholly unknown in this 

 country as an esculent vegetable, and only to be found in borders and flower 

 gardens, for ornament and curiosity, under the name of Love Apple. Since 

 its introduction to the use of the table, and the discovery of its exceedingly 

 wholesome properties, it has been rapidly gaining favor, and is now one of the 

 most common of all culinary vegetables. It is extensively grown near the large 

 markets, where its high price early in the season, is a great inducement to gard- 

 eners to undertake to produce an early crop. 



TOMATO— Hubbard's Curled TOMATO— Perry's Improved Early 



Leaf. Large Smooth Esd. 



Hubbard's Curled Leaf* — The earliest variety hiown ; medium size, 

 irregular in form, bright red, of excellent flavor, and very productive. The 

 plant is quite dwarf, and the leaves are crimped and curled, and look as though 

 they were suffering from excessive heat. Best for first crop. 



Ferry's Improved Early Large Smooth Red. — A valuable variety ; 

 medium size, oval form, fair skin, deep crimson, very productive, and of excel- 

 lent flavor. This is one of the earliest varieties known, and comes into market 

 ten days before the Large Red ; is perfectly s?nooth on its surface, solid and of 

 uniform size, and is particularly recommended to 7narket gardeners for general 

 crop. 



Canada Victor. — This Tomato we have grown this season in considera- 

 ble quantity, and find it sustains its reputation admirably. Very early, thin 

 skin, solid, few seeds, round and tolerably smooth, and ripens and colors to the 

 stem. It yields well, and we think will give entire satisfaction to the market 

 gardener. 



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