The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-02-22


use them al our tables
Since this fruit must be brought tC
perfection, Why grow coarse, unsight.
ly, spougy. Ill-6avored tomatoes, when
by attending TO few simple. but i'm,
portant things. the finest qualities may
be had
IMPORTANCE oF SAVING SIZED IRON IhhlY
YBUir
] The temptation OF growers for mark
ct, TO sell the earliest at large price
is 90 great, that little seed Is saved ex-
cept from those maturing later; doubt.
less under the impression that the seed
is just rs good Bur TINS is aKEAr
MIsTAEE The seed from the fruit which
ripens earliest any season will be the
earliest and best the next year There
is no doubt that the tomato has been
vastly improved by careful culture
land can be still further in the desira.
ble qualities Of earliness. productive
ness, size, solidity, fewness OF seeds,
beauty Of form, tbinness Of skin, dehca-
cy Of flavor and richness Of color.
now TO IMPROVE THr FRUIT.
Our experience has told us that this
is the WAY to do it
lst Plants should he grown in warm,
light, rich soil from the seeds OF the
EtRLlEsT ripeued fruit having most, il
not all the valuable qualities mention
ed,
ID. They should be grown EARLY.
Sd. During no time Of their growth
should they suffer from want OF
warmth, sunshine, fresh air and soil
in proper mechanical and chemical con
ditIon for their healthy growth.
TERMINATING THE SEEDS IN LITTLE BOX.
For family use, land it is especially
with this view we write, the plants
may be started in Il little box in warm
room and for field culture in hot
bed or green house. In quite a small
box all the plants any family need may
be grown. A few plants well cared for
will be worth great deal more than
large number ill-grown, such as we so
often see crowded to suffocation and
death IN dealers hot-beds. Such long,
weakly things can have no value. The
LITTLE BOX need be no more than two
feet long, a foot wide and few inches
deep, covered with glass to counteract
the dryness Of the atmosphere Of the
room. Put the box in the sunshine,
keep the room warm and carefully ven
tilsted Do not be in TOO great haste to
Eermlnate the seeds but once started
see that the plants gets NO CHECK for
want CT care.
WHEN TO SOW SEED FOR AN EARLY CROP.
In the neighborhood Of New York,
the seed may be sown about the mid.
die of February or beginning Of March.
TRANSATLANTIC.
When the plants are two or three
inches high they may be put into small
pots to be afterwards transplanted into
larger ones, or into hot-bed. The !
transplantinP Of them AT LEAST twice,
or even three or four times before
putting them IN the open ground, |
(Which should not be done till all ap- |
pearance Of frost has gone, unless they
are protected when necessary will !
hasten early ripening Each time, be-
fore transpIanting, the soil should be
well waiered So that ball Of earth may
be removed with each plant, and this
Is p rticulariy desirable when they are
beng put IN the open ground and thus
their growth Will not be checked. Dur
ing all this time let them have all the |
light and fresh sir that they can staud /
use mild days, but beware Of cold and |
frost. uniform warm temperature il /
desirable, but not SO hot as 10 make the
plants grow too tail and sickiy Iicou-
Venient, the plants, some time before /
being set IN the open ground, may be
put into 4 cold frame. protecting them
at first as much as may be necessary,
II the above plan be followed faithful /
iy you will have an abundance Of fue /
healthy plants, when everybody else is
securing the country for what is not .
always to be iound---good tomato /
plants, !
OPEN GROUND CULTURE.
Once in the open ground they will /
delight and flourish in a rather light .
than heavy, and rich, bnt not oyerrleh F..
soil, and II Oh the southeastern expos
ure Of niIl side, where they will be
protected HON the cold Winds. and en-
Joy the sunshine, al tue better.
They should not be less than four
ieet apart Keep the soil friable. Let
no weeds grow. Hoe early and often,
aud they cannot take possession Of the .
soil
wHEs TO SOW sEED roe LkTE CROP.
For late crop the seed may be
sown in the open ground in spring
When planted IN their place. they will