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

he the s,rioS,tK q the matter. the re-
suits are in favor oi rather severe prun-
ing
KEAriSa rnK Fur eLnS
The iruii may be kept clean and pre-
vented from premature decay by
spreading brush, salt, hay, or other
such material under Tho vince, or hy
training them. But Il the soil be light
aud dry this will necessary 60.
peciAlly for general crop In garden
culture, II il be thought best 10 train
the vines, simple way is to set poles
twelve feet apart. the tops five feet
high. Attach wires horizontally to
them, which viii form q cheap trellia
for the vines, thus exposing them to
the free action Of the sun and air The
flavor o. the irait thus grown will be
fuer than that ripenel on Ao
,tU. Es-THH BEsr.
A great deal might he said on varie-
ties bat after having tried the most
popular ones the writer now grows
Testers Perfected Tomato" in prefer
enee TO all other. Though not one II
the newest varieties claiming attention
having been fayorably known for
some years -bnt as many MIXED ASp
punoUs seeds have been grown aul
old under this name which misrepre-
ent the fruit and the gentleman who
Introduced II, tho writer has taken
some pains to secure the dRSutsE seed,
rs will appear from the letter gwen boz
low lie grows Testers Perfected
Pomato, first, because he thinks il the
best, aud second, because he farms for
profit as well as Tor plcasuse
LISTERS PERFECTED TOMATO
Nrw YoRG 81 Third Avenue,
July III, 1869.
J, PAYNE LOWE. Esq BEla SIN You know
that, some ten years ago, after long aud careful
culture. brought ont with no thought Of max.
ing money! what has since been 80 widely aud
hNurthly known as Testers Perfected Tomato,
Bat hnd that SPURIOUS ANp a1Ep hccds have
been everywhere sold under this name, thus
wronging The public, nHd misrcprcsenting the
fruit and myact
Last year | determined 10 try 10 put 4 atop 10
All this sud | again grew the genuine fruit
gcrmaung Some seeds from which YOU had this
season All the plants Ia fuil bearing when visit.
cd yoar place Ia New Jerery. two nr three weeks
age committed thsm ~ you because | know
that they wOuld have perfect culture.
IN planting them wide apart yOn gave them
nour zoo much room for the green bfonzed col.
ured vince had spread 80 lar aud we're ~ loaded
doNu with tfut Twas glad to see the old fruit
again -its smooth aud even form thin skin ins.
cious but delicate and finely haguitd ncah, and
its great beauty of color.
Now raise every seed and scatter them as wide
ly az you can, tor from goa aiono am sure that
anybody will get my Perfected Tomato,
Charge enough for thom 20 pay for the trouble
in ehuh little package, 40 that they may GO AZ
widely rs possible Faithfully Yours,
g. EDWARDS LESTER.
This letter shows that pains have
been taken by the writer to grow what
he consideIs the best variety Of toma-
to, and as be feels that ho can sell
many times the quantity OF seeds on
hand, he has nothing TO gain by en-
dcayoring to give undue prominence TO
the variety spoken Of Those, howsy.
or, who may differ with him on the
subject Of varieties will, it is hoped, not
find the other portion Of his article un.
worthy ofattontion.
J PAYNE Lowe,
L. o Bo$ 3242, New York