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2. Crops may be entirely matured in hotbeds before their natural 

 season. For example, corn or beans may thus be grown to maturity, 

 the edible parts ripening long before their regular time. 



*FlG. 6. — Two-sash hotbed pit ready 

 for the manure 



Fig. 7. — Top frame similar to a cold 

 frame, which is placed over the pit 

 shown in Fig. 6 



3. A vegetable may be grown to maturity in a climate that is too short 

 for its full development under natural conditions. The growing of egg- 

 plants is a good example of this, especially in those zones where one hun- 

 dred and twenty days, or fewer, constitute the crop-growing season. 



4. Through the first three advantages named it is possible to obtain 

 a greater income, owing to the fact that out -of -season crops produce 

 out-of-season prices. 



5. Pleasure is derived both from raising and from consuming crops 

 grown out of their natural season. 



Considering these advantages, it docs not seem possible that either 



Fig. 8. — The finished pit ready for 

 use 



Fig. 9. — Two methods of ventilating 

 the hotbeds 



the home or the commercial grower is obtaining maximum results from 

 his garden if hotbeds are not included in the garden outfit. 



*Pigs. 6 to 9 used by courtesy of Sunlight Double Glass Sash Company, Louisville, Kentucky. 



