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H HI" 1 C U L T U R E 



May 22. 1915 



A FINE CARNATION HOUSE. 



1 11' .ii'iiw )ii< iiiM- I t■llrt'>•■Ill^ A. .\. 

 IVinbroke's bin carnation house at 

 North Beverly, Mass.. immediately 

 after the tremendous lut of Mother's 

 Uav crop. Mr. Hemhroke secured the 



lup-iioti 11 market jiricis lor his prod- 

 uct and for Memorial Day expects to 

 do equally as well. The interest in 

 this pliotograiih lies in the neatness 

 and thorough adaptability of the equip- 



ment and slriK Hire by Lord & Burn 

 ham Co. 60 feet by 4.')0 feet. Mr. 

 Pembroke is the man whose carna- 

 tions captured so many prizes at Buf- 

 falo last January. 



•EQUAL TO GOLD MINING." 

 Vegetable growing shows up very 

 well in comparison with gold mining 

 as a wealth producer in this country. 

 Its total value in one year is estimated 

 at J21fi.25:.068. Of this grand total. 

 .\ew York Stale is credited with $15.- 

 ^36.11(10. Ohio with $ll.:',!t4.(M)0. and 

 Pennsylvania with $l(i.iil4.0iiii. If these 

 states were producing that much gold, 

 people would be patting them on the 

 baik as important mining states. The 



THE PRACTICAL BOOK 



Outdoor Rose Growing 



I OR THE iIOM£ OABDKN 



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EXPENSIVE PLANT FOOD. 



The Pillsburgli Post lias a big ad- 

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It is a "coupon" scheme for sendins 

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 F'ood. The retail price is 20 cents a 

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DO YOU KNOW THAT— 

 Soaking the seeds of sweet peas in 

 sulphuric acid for five minutes in- 

 creases the per cent, of germination, 

 and at the same time kills all the 

 spores which adhere to the seed coat. 



The estimated value of greenhouse 

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placed at 50c. )>er square foot of glass. 

 The income to the producer is esti- 

 mated to average 50c. per square foot 

 annually. 



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