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luxuriant green foliage, and also getting a crop of fruit 
from it. 
Some people consider it necessary to pinch out the 
points of the shoots to induce the plants to send out 
laterals. This is not at all necessary. Male and female 
flowers grow on the same plant, and some gardeners take 
the trouble to pollinate the female flowers. This again 
is not necessary, as the bees and other insects will do all 
that is required. 
Unless required for preserving purposes the fruit should 
be cut before it is too old; otherwise it is not so nice. 
Sometimes it is advisable to go over the plants and lay 
the fruit on pieces of wood, slate, &c., to keep them clean 
and allow them to expand uniformly. 
Varieties — 
Moore’s Cream. Large Green. 
Long White. Large Yellow. 
TOMATOES 
Tomatoes are often grown on a south aspect as an 
outside crop in the kitchen garden. On light soils they 
do very well, even in the open garden; but it is better, 
where possible, to give them the shelter of a wall. They 
also get the advantage of the extra heat when placed in 
such a position, for the wall absorbs the sun’s heat during 
the day, and radiates it for a considerable time after the 
sun has gone down. Of course the advantage of such heat 
will be obvious to everyone who knows that Tomato plants 
require considerable heat to grow and ripen their fruit. 
For Tomatoes the soil should not be too rich; if it be, 
very luxuriant plants are grown, to the detriment of the 
