Tomato Growing

Tho Country Gentknt'iii gives the follow ing hints iu rclatiou to the uliovo subject The three rulos to follow in the cultivation of tho toinato are.: 1. Secure the seed of fruit acclimatcd t the Beotian wtere it is to bc grown. ' MiianurcJnrijngth and tivimii!'.' the stuik of ihr. plmit „"T" trelliso?, and up tlio sides of fences am houses, to its full length and capacity. The tomuto is too sensitivo for the plan grown in a norfhem latitudo to succee( eouth at the first trial, or for the soed o South to flourish in the North, until it i acclimated. Acclimation is essen tial be fore pröflbiAcing judgnient on its merits Soleet tho smoothest, roundest and hcavi est, adapted to table consumption durin its natural season, and a medium sizt grown find adapted expressly for cannin pnrpQses. . Secure the plant that is adapi ed to your climate and -wants ; keep tha seed puro, and study to acclimate it t tho section and soil, and improve its size color and flavor ench ycar. Then yo ■will nover loavo homo for a good tomato To prepare the ground, mix with th stó u:i.l parts of hen, chip and sand ma ntiro. n;ap tho earth in hills no less thas fwo j'rot liiph ; at tho base an( nround these hills set the strongest an( stoutest planta Then apply soap suds dish-wator, etc, over the hill, and let i run down :i:id feed tho plant during th i. Drnw the earth from this hi: nround tho growing plants every tw v.'Oí'Tcs, spr i'ling tho same about over th roots until tlio elevated earth is consume( in feeding the wants of the vino. It is intcresting and important to trn.in nnd cut aivay tlic surplus uuboaring limb from tho tirst to tho last spreading branch a youiip slioot springs from the erotch this infant spring must be plueked out on all occasions. On the side oí the mttin Btalk tho flower stom shoots out ; these ix-.iT tli( blossom and fruit. Near these a vcvv hou-jand largo branch grows, as large :is the original stom, with bigleaves; that is fruitless and burdensome. All ttso should bo cut off with a sharp knift-, ko as to loavo the main stalk and1 flower stem 1 to light and air. The blossom branch will oftrn doublé its capacity in fruit hearing. The surplus should be Beduced bo that the remainder will como to ëarly and perfect maturity. The vine wil] commence boaring at about twelve inches from the ground, and rmdor this treatment continuo to bear fruit at every twelve and fiftcen inches, to the extreme oud of the tree.