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A KITCHEN GARDEN 
about them. The easiest way to clean this seed is, 
take a small box, knock the top and bottom off, and 
nail some wire fly screening over the bottom; take 
the fresh tomatoes, not rotten ones, as are frequently 
used, and squeeze the seeds into this sieve, throwing 
the pulp and flesh away; the seed can be washed 
free and clean by running clean water upon them, 
keep them constantly stirred and pick out the bits 
of pulp as they become free and float upon the top 
of the water, while the water and finer particles will 
pass off through the screening. When clean allow 
all the water to drain off and spread the seeds thinly 
on a smooth board or cloth in the sun; they should 
be stirred frequently, to prevent their adhering to 
each other when dry. If seeds are washed out in 
this manner and carefully dried, you can depend on 
every one growing, while from those saved in the 
ordinary manner, from tomatoes that have been 
allowed to heat and rot, sometimes not one seed in a 
hundred will germinate. 
VARIETIES OF TOMATOES. 
Extra Early Advance. —This variety is said to 
be the earliest in cultivation; at any rate, it is cer¬ 
tainly a very early variety, and at the same time its 
fruits are of large size, of handsome, bright, red color 
and good quality; the solid flesh is free from the 
hard, green core present in the old varieties. 
Burpee’s Cardinal— I had the pleasure of grow¬ 
ing this variety before it was introduced, having been 
presented with a small packet of seed by the origina¬ 
tor, who requested me to make a trial of its merits, 
