Culture Of The Tomatoe

As Ine season for farden cperations i.s írtmíng on upace, 1 submit th nnU :K' on ílio cuilivation oí the toinutoe, vylneh, il' worthy of a place n ycúr cciuins, muy induce some of the growi r.-i to take a ule pains the coming sprirg, and it satisSed with the trial induoo them lo abandou the conomon practico of Idühig the vines lie ou the ground, tbweby losing a considerable pprtfon of the fruit by lts lying in contact vvith 'lu' soil, causing döoay and uneqtial riptM-.intr. and stil] anutber poriioi) by the broaking of siorns in thu persistent tilurts to ki'ep them " the other sido tip "' to exposé the Inut tothe influencio ot' Bun and air. Ti t.hose ho iictco t;s ripeo iog prooess, I wou ld naepd ihe f'ollowing', which has .been niy praotice for several yoars, and whioii lo me has buen very saiisfuctorv: First make a trelíis by nailing tive Slata on two by i'our soantling, four iind M half feet lony, setting the sanie it bb aogle of about fiityn've degrees an a surny situation facing the sou'.b, leaving it thjee and a balí' feet high. "When eet, secure in tb at posi-.ion by stakea diivcn ia the ground baek ot tho tielüs, and naüod to the top of the scantüng Set tho plants as early as the weather will perimt, along tho Irellis two and o hall feet apart, with'sufficiont tpace between them and the tivllis to admit of a wido board beingset on edge. This serves to keep ofl cöld win-is, an] increases the teinperatnre ol tho air and soil very perceptibly on sunny days, whijh insta through the night, thereby forwarding the plants ama.ingly. Water as inuch as tho plants u-quire until the tirst l'ruits set have obtaioed half their sizo, then vater sparingly, as too rapid growth is not deal rabie. Pincil off the top oí the plant one joint above Iho tirst fruit that sets. This causes the sido shoots to push vigorously and spread more evenly on the trellis. When the vines liave attained the height of tho trellis, peniiit tlictn to grovv imd hang over the top, as it is necesaary to havo the vine growing to bring its fruit to the highest perfection, altbough the leaves may be thinned out over tho ripening fruit. In this way I have always succeeded in filling trelüses three and a half foot high by thirty feet or more long, so that they would appear froin a liltle d-istance liko a perfect mass of fruit, m hich, ia ordioary seasons, will nearly si 1 1 ripen, and on the tops haDging over ihe truilis wül be found an abundanco of green specimens for piekling. - Grown in this way they aro no mean ornamerrt to a garden, besides the plaasure o{ pieking well riponed fruit free of dirtand always findingthe vines ín a position "whicbmakea the heart of the cultiv itor rcjoice," and bost exposing the fruit lo tho sun and air. - One trial with tomatoea grown in this way will, I think, convineo most people that it pavs for the extra trouble. H. C. HEATH. Rochester, N. Y, March, 1862. We have longrecommended asystern of culture lor the tomatoe similar to that practiced by Mr. Heath. Np plant will pay botter for good culture or bear pruning better than tho tomatoe. It ir.ay be grown almost as largo, and bo as regularly traiüed, as the grape vine. Tomato Plaxts in Fbamks, It frequently happens tbat tómalo planta in íramea grovv so tall before the season arrivés tor setting them out, that they touch the sash, and I have frequently seen the sa.sh propped up to aöor'd thera more room. A niuch better oourse to puraue is to ent o,T tho tops of iho planta. Th's causes the plant to throw out lateral branches, and ïnHtearl of a tall, lank, top-he:ivy plant, you have a 8 tro Dg, stocky one, that will Ihrive when set out. &1 Nothing so wins upon strangers as truc politeness. A littie attention shown in a stage, or in the eart, or at a public tabte, '-.osts us but very littie. lïut what an eiïect it has on the prsoa to ,w hom the attention ia sbownl The pleased look, the gratified smile, show wo have gained a friend. L2ST According to tho Asiatic Eegearches a very carious modo of tryiug tlie titlo of lands is practiced in Hiudo st;in : - Two holes are dug in tho disputedspot, in cach of which the plaintiiï and defendaut's lawyers put onc of their legs a:id remain thcre uutil ono is tired, or complains of being stung by the insects, in which case Lis ciieut is defeated. Ia tliis country it is the dient and not the lawyer who puts Lis foot in it. JE3ST" In a Scotch towu, a man from the country applied to a respectable lawyer for legal adrice. Aft:r detailirig the circumstances of the case, he was askcd if he had stated the facts exactly as they occurred. "Oh, ay, sir," rejoined the applicant ; "thought it best to teil you the plaiu truth; you can put the lees intiíl't yerself." JL3L" A country editor noticing the deceas-e of a wealthy gentleman, observed: "He has died, regretted by a nutnerous circle of friends, and loaving a widow, as disconsolatü as any widow need bc, who bas obtaincd the uncontrolled possession of five thousand per annum. - More than twenty youug meu have sent letters of condoleuce to her." C5F A celebrated barrister, retired trom practica, was onu day aske'd bis sincero opinión of tho law. " Whv, the fact is," rejoined ho, " f any mii was to claim tho coat upon my back, nni threatenfid my rciusal vvith, :i law Buit, he shonld certainly havo it - lest, in defenclinnr my coat, I should lose my waistcoat als-o." LS" Words are light things, but they strike hard. We wield them so e:isily tiiat we are apt to forget their hidderï power. Fitly spoken, they fall like the sunshine, the dew and the suminer rain- but when unfitly, like the frost, tho hail, and the desolating tempost. Z"r l'unch says: ' Woiaen are said to have stronger attachments than men. It is not so. Strength of attachment is evinced in little things. A man is often attached to the old hat ; but did you ever know of a woman having an attachmeut, for an old bonnet ! Echo auswers - Nevcr !r' Sj37" Diplomacy may uork as much calamity as a battle ; a few ink drops may ewt a nation more misery and exliaustion than a river of blood. SJS During the autuinn gales the volume of nature is full of üy leaves. L3ÊT A pliysiciau aceountmg for the So-irihern rebellion ascribes it to the heat of the sun, as it was nothing but a rash, bcoakinc mit. 4Iiïri)ipn Irpi