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several weeks after frost. A green Tomato is excellent for pickles and 

 preserves or it can be ripened in the cellar. It is highly advantageous to 

 start Tomatoes from seed in a coldframe or in a box placed in the sunny 

 window of the house. A small packet of seed will yield all the plants you 

 require for transplanting, and there will be some left to fill up gaps. Sow 

 in March, broadcast or in drills 5 in. apart, covering 3^ in. deep. In order 

 to secure strong, vigorous plants transplant once or twice before planting 

 in the open ground. If Potato bugs appear on the Tomato plants pick 



Tomatoes trained to a fence 



them off by hand. Light sprayings of Bordeaux mixture should prevent 

 leaf-blight ajid leaf-curl. Fruits showing signs of rot on the blossom end 

 mu3t be removed as soon as discovered. 



TURNIPS— VEGETABLE MARROW 



Seed for the first crop of Turnips may be put in as soon as the ground 

 can be made ready in the Spring. Sow the seed 3^ in. to 1 in. deep in drills 

 15 to 18 in. apart and thin out the plants to 4 to 6 in. As they are at their 

 best for table use only for a short time, it is a good plan to plant an early 



