TOMATO. 
(Lycopersicum esculentum.) 
French, Tomate. 
CULTURAL NOTES. 
Where the usual forcing appliances are available it is not difficult to 
ensure a supply of Tomatoes during the greater part of the year, and even 
from an ordinary greenhouse excellent crops extending over many months 
may be produced. In gardens favourably situated, especially in the 
southern counties, heavy crops are grown in the open. The Tomato 
dislikes extremes or fluctuations of temperature. It requires a moderate 
“amount of heat, free access of air, avoiding cold draughts, and above all 
a full flood of solar light to bring it to perfection. 
Indoor Culture. For early supplies sow at the commencement of 
January. The seeds should be dibbled half an inch deep into pans or 
shallow boxes of moist sandy soil, placed in a temperature of 55° to 60°. 
When two, or at most four, leaves have formed, prick out into three-inch 
pots of similar soil, and grow on in the same temperature. As soon as the 
pots are filled with roots transfer the plants to the six-inch size, from which 
they can go straight to borders, or into the ten-inch size if they are to be 
fruited in pots. Pinch out all lateral growths, but the removal of leaves 
should not be practised. The need for defoliation usually arises from the 
use of too rich a soil or the over-feeding of the plant, which induces a rank 
growth at the expense of fruit. Stake the plants immediately they require 
support. When water is needed saturate down to the roots, and then leave 
the plants alone until more water is wanted. Borders and soil for pots 
should be made sufficiently moist in advance, so that watering will not be 
necessary immediately after the plants are transferred. When the fruit 
has set, a mulch of manure will help the plants in finishing a heavy crop, 
but manure which is only partially fermented must not be used. Succes- 
sional batches may be sown until the end of April, and forwarded in the 
manner already described, for fruiting either in pots or borders under glass. 
In the latter case a distance of eighteen inches between the plants should 
be allowed. For winter supplies a first sowing may be made in June, 
in a cold frame, and prepared for transfer to fruiting pots in September. 
Further sowings may be made until October, according to requirements, 
to extend the supply of fruit until spring. For winter cultivation a night 
temperature of 55° or 60° is necessary. 
Outdoor Culture. For the open ground it is important to select 
varieties that ripen early. The plants should be vigorous, and they must 
be carefully hardened before they are put out. Sow the seed in heat in 
February or March, and when 
large enough transfer the seed- 
lings to single pots until wanted. 
Every effort should be made to 
avoid giving the plants a check, 
and if room is available they 
may be potted on to the six-inch 
size and allowed to form one 
truss of bloom before planting 
out, thus saving valuable time. 
Unless the plants can be pro- 
LeCled mit NISmNOLesate! tO Dut 
them out until the middle of 
May. Plant in a good soil, the 
rows being one and a half to 
two feet apart, and the plants 
about fifteen to eighteen inches 
apart in the rows. Tomatoes 
grow to advantage on a sheltered 
border, or when trained to a 
warm wall. Stout stakes are 
required andshould be promptly 
placed into position. Pinch 
out the lateral shoots, and as 
soon as the fruits commence 






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to colour some of the largest METHODS OF TRAINING TOMATOES. 
1. Plant trained to roof from a greenhouse 
leaves may be partially removed. ee 
Early in August nip out the 2. Plant in large pot.on floor of greenhouse, 
tips of the leaders in order to 3. Plants trained to a low wall outdoors. 
encourage ripening. 
Fuller details on the culture of Tomatoes are given in Sutton’s Book on Gardening, Fifteenth edition, price 10s. 6d. net. 
RED VARIETIES. 
to Miss NorRIs. 

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SUTTON’S PRINCESS OF WALES. 
Sutton’s Satisfaction. 
somewhat resemble those of our Best of All, but are rather smaller. 
borne in large racemes and are unusually solid, with a superb flavour. 
is a very rich crimson, this Tomato has a most attractive appearance on the table. 
Plant strong in constitution, sets fruit freely and ripens early. 
varieties for glass or outdoor culture, and equally valuable for private gardens or 
for market work. 
(Illustrated) 

SUTTON’S SATISFACTION. CFvfisht s.48. 
‘ Sutton’s Princess of Wales. 
admirable Tomato. 
perfectly formed fruits of medium size, which ripen earlier than many varieties. 
Suitable alike for 
X X X, 1916, Royal Horticultural Society. 
‘I had a splendid crop of your Princess of Wales Tomato this year. 
each carrying 7 or 8 trusses of 12 to 18 fruits. 
weighing 3-lb. each, 
‘Your Tomato, Satisfaction, is the best I have ever grown. 
carrying large bunches of fruit right to the top of the plant. 
an excellent variety. —Mr. E. MATTHEWS, Gardener.to G. CRAIG SELLAR, Esq. 
We cannot too strongly recommend this 
Plants dwarf, robust in habit, and laden with heavy clusters of 
cultivation. Award of Merit, 1905, and 
(Illustrated) per packet, 1s. 9d. and 2s. 6d. 
indoor and outdoor 
Plants four feet high, 
These were of fine colour and size, some 
My employer was delighted with the result..—Mr. J. MAHONY, Gardener 
‘In my opinion your Princess of Wales Tomato should be universally grown, as no 
other variety equals it for giving a fine crop of well-shaped and good flavoured fruits.’— 
Mr. F. W. MILEs, Gardener to A. E. CUMBERBATCH, Esq. 
In shape the fruits 
They are 
As the colour 
A distinct and very fine Tomato. 
One of the finest 
Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society, August 15, 1905. 
per packet, 1s. 9d. and 2s. 6d. 
‘I obtained magnificent results from your Satisfaction Tomato last year grown out of doors. 
I had fruit from early in August until nearly the end of October, and the plants were so prolific 
that the bunches had to be supported on account of their weight.'—E. B. S. BENEsT, Esq., Tijuca. 
It is an enormous cropper, 
A very fine setter and altogether 
List of Tomatoes continued on pages 60 and 61. 

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