"J. S. F.," Wilmington, Delaware, writes: "Would you please write an article in your Gardeners' Monthly on the culture of tomatoes in this latitude, under glass in winter season. There does not seem to be any treatise on that subject."

[Tomatoes are not forced to any great extent in this part of the world. So far as we know, Mr. John Paget, gardener to Senator Cameron, is the only one who makes a point to do so. Yet it is remarkable that more do not enjoy this luxury; for those raised by Mr. Paget, and which come in soon after Christmas, are, to our mind, desirable, not only for the season when they mature, but for their delicious flavor, which is superior to those raised in their natural season in the open air.

As a matter of profit, it is not clear that it would be a success, with the experience of other forced fruits and vegetables before us. Hot-house grapes» for instance, in late winter and early spring, brought a dollar and a half a pound. Calculations based on these figures, made the business profitable, but when large houses and immense quantities were raised, it was found that nothing like these figures could be had. With half a dozen vines, one could take his crop in a hand basket, and get his dollar and a half, but when he had thousands of pounds, the services of others to sell had to be called in. Transportation charges, agencies, advertisements, commissions, middle men, and hosts of other expenses, bring the final dollar and a half down to seventy-five cents, at which it will not pay. Cucumber growing and similar other subjects of winter forcing have been tried - all profitable enough when one has but a few hundred dollars' worth to handle - but are losses when grown on a large scale.

If, however, one is disposed to try tomatoes, the great requisites are great heat and plenty of light. Without the latter the plants will not set their fruit well. We should imagine that a steep-angled double-pitch roof would be best for the purpose. The plants should be started towards the end of summer, so as to be pretty well advanced before being placed in the rich beds of soil under glass in September. A temperature of not less than 650 would be desirable.

If Mr. Paget could find time to give a few notes from his wonderfully successful experience, they would be read with great interest by numbers of our readers. - Ed. G. M.]