CHAPTER 16 



TOMATO {Lycopersicum esculentum) 



Cultural Considerations. The tomato is one of 

 the three most important greenhouse vegetables. It 

 is perhaps more difficult to grow than either lettuce 

 or cucumbers. Great skill is required in the heating, 

 watering, ventilating, and pollinating. To overlook 

 any of these factors may result in failure. Of the 

 numerous varieties which lend themselves to forcing 

 the following are the most preferred by the Ameri- 

 can and English growers: 



American Varieties English Varieties 



Beauty Best of All 



Bonny Best Carter's Sunrise 



Earliana Comet 

 Magnus Frogmare 

 Stone Globe 



Lorillard 

 Peerless 

 Sterling Castle. 



The tomato thrives best in a medium heavy loam. 

 The plants are heavy feeders. The fertilizer must 

 be well balanced mixtures. The nitrogen, for in- 

 stance, should not take the place of the potash or 



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