'romatoes  ; Ve<jetahle  ^^arro^c. 
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five  inche.s  in  diameter,  and  for  preparation  either  as  plants 
under  glass  or  in  the  open  air.  The  plants  should  be  kept 
clear  of  each  other,  allowing  each  leaf  to  receive  air  and 
light  without  obstruction.  In  a fortnight  they  will  be  reach' 
for  planting  out,  provided  that  they  have  received  abundance 
of  fresh  aii*.  Those  to  be*  ])lanted  out  of  doors  are  better 
for  being  inured  to  it  by  being  placed  in  a sheltered  position 
in  the  open  air  for  a few  days.  By  the  end  of  May  or 
beginning  of  June  those  plants  intended  for  the  open  air 
culture  will  have  at  least  one  l)unch  of  fruit  “set”  thereon, 
and  no  matter  if  the  season  is  a bad  one,  that  l)unch  of  fruit 
is  practically  certain  to  rij>en  in  due  time,  and  so  [cay  for  the 
cost  of  culture — one  bunch  of  rij>e  fruit  gathered  and  sold  at 
a fair  price  being  sufficient  to  do  that. 
Plant  out  at  the  end  of  Mav  or  beginnino'  of  June, 
according  to  season  and  district,  in  rows  four  feet  aj)art,  and 
the  plants  three  feet  apart  in  the  rows.  They  may  be  kept 
either  to  single  stems,  or  three  or  four  stems  or  branches  may 
be  allowed  to  grow,  the  latter  producing  the  larger  weight 
of  fruit. 
If  grown  under  glass  the  jdants  ought  to  l)e  [)lanted  in 
the  soil,  which  should  contain  a good  supply  of  lime,  at  near 
the  ordinary  ground  level,  and  In*  trained  vertically  up  to  the 
roof ; better  results  aic  obtained  in  this  way  than  Icy  training 
the  plants  near  the  glass  and  [carallel  to  the  roof.  A free 
circulation  of  fresh  air  should  be  supplied  to  these  plants  at 
all  times  fi'om  May  to  the  end  of  September  inclusive,  and 
water  should  be  a[)plied  in  sufficient,  but  not  over-abundant, 
quantity,  always  keeping  the  soil  moist  and  sweet,  and  not 
wet.  Incorrect  ventilation  and  watering  are  responsible  for 
nearly  all  the  attacks  of  disease  upon  the  foliage  of  Tomatoes 
under  glass.'  In  conclusion,  I must  offer  a word  of  caution 
about  the  removal  of  foliage : do  not  remove  many  leaves  if 
you  must  remove  any,  and  cut  away  only  those,  or  parts  of 
those,  which  are  absolutely  necessary.  The  destruction  of 
foliage  from  any  cause  weakens  a plant  and  checks  tine 
development  of  fruit. 
Vegetable  Marrow. — This  plant  is  so  well  known  that  it 
requires  no  cultural  details,  but  if  [danted  more  frequently  on 
the  ordinary  border  of  the  garden  more  fruit  would  be  obtained. 
Good  crops  are  worth  from  20/.  to  30/.  per  acre. 
VOL.  ()5. 
‘ For  notes  on  tomato  diseases  see  page  10  J. 
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