The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-02-12

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shortening II tie yinc- will can-c
nutrition to fos Ia the fruit instead
Of making branches. bon't be
lraid 10 cut out nh Suckers aud non
hearing branchea, aud to shorten
those that wander The writer
knows that the advantages of pru
ming arc questioned by some. hu'
he has learned by experience, what
ever may I've tho rationale ol tho
matter, the results are IN favor of
rather severe pruning.
kEyrlyo TIE FRur cLxAy.
The fruit may be kept clean aud
prevented from premature decay by
spreading brush, salt hay, or other
such material under the vines, or by
training them. But il the soil be
light and dry this will not be neces-
sary especially for general crop.
In garden culture, fit be thought
best to train the vines, n simple way
is to set poles twelve feet apart, the
tops five feet high. Attach wires
horizontally to them, Which will
form cheap trcllis for the vines,
thus exposing them to the free ac.
ton OF the sun and air. The flavor
ofthc fruit thus grown will be finer
than that ripcned on the ground.
vARlEriEs---TuE best.
A great deal might be said OH va.
rictles but after having tried the
most popular ones the writer now
grows " Testers Perfected Tomato"
in preference to all others. Though
not ono of the newest varieties
claiming misunderstanding been fl-
vorably known forsome yean--but
as many mixed and spurious seeds
have been grown and sold under this
name, which misrepresent this fruit
and the gentleman wM introduced
it, the writer has taken some pains
to secure the genuine seed, a. will
appear from the letter given below.
llc grows "Iestcr's Perfected To
mato," first, bccauschc thinks Il the
best, and second, because lie farms
for profit us well as for pleasure
LISTERS PERFECTED TOMATO.
| New York, 81 Third Avenue July II, 1859.
!" }. PAYNE LOVE-, ESQ: Dear Siir. .
You know that, some ten years ago.
after long and careful culture,
brought out with no thought Of
making money what has since been
50 widely and favorably known IA
Testers Perfected Tomato.
But ! find that spurious and mix
ed seeds have been everywhere sold
under this name, thus wronging tho
public, aud laisrepresenting the truit
and myself.
Last yearl determined to try to
put a stop to all this; and ! again
grew the genuine fruit, terminating
some seeds fromwhich yon had thi.
season all the plants in full bearing
when | visited your place in New
Jersey, two or three weeks ago.
committed them TO you because
knew that they would have pcrtcc,
culture.
IN planting them wide apart yor
gave them none too much room
for the green bronzed- -colorcd vine
} had spread 70 far and were 50 loadet
I. down with fruit! ! was glad u
!. sec the old fruit again--its smooti
and even form, thin skin, lliscion
but delicate and finely favored aesl,
and its great beauty of color.
Now raise every seed and seattle
them as widely as you can, for tron
you alone am / sure that anybod,
will get my Perfected Tomato.
4 Charge enough for them to pa,
for the trouble -say e5 cents pa
: per---and put few seed only il
each little package, so that the,
Q may 60 as widely ~ possible.
a Faithfully. yours,
! G. EDWARDS LESTER.
This letter shows that paius hay
been taken by the writer to gros
!. what he considers the best variet
{ Of tomato, and as he feels that Ii
Y can sell many times the quantity 0
! seeds on hand, he has nothing )