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Excerpt from The Garden, 1910, Vol. 74 Indoor garden. Tomatoes. - now is a good time for sowing the main crop of this valuable vegetable, as plants raised thus early will give ripe fruits by the end of May, and with skilful handling will continue to give a steady supply until well into October. Of course, it must be made plain that it is only where a suitable temperature can be relied on that early sowing is recommended. A steady temperature of 60° to 65° is essential, for the Tomato in its earlier stages quickly resents cold. Sow thinly in pans of light soil, plunge in gentle bottom-heat, and in a few days germination will take place. As soon as through the soil, remove to a shelf close to the glass, and see that the soil is never allowed to become dry. Chrysanthemum Cuttings. - The bulk of the cuttings that are to produce plants for large blooms will by now have been secured, although a few varieties are best if propagated during January or February. For instance, Mrs. A. T. Miller and Mrs. E. Beckett always give the finest blooms on the early crown buds, and if these varieties are rooted too early the first buds are produced much too soon, and must be rubbed out, or else the bloom expands long before it is wanted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.