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hardened to stand the cold spring air. These plants, 

 started in a warm place, must be kept there until the soil 

 to which they are to be transplanted is well warmed by 

 the advance of spring. After the warm weather has fully 

 set in, transplant them to rich soil, setting them three 

 feet apart each way. This plant needs very much manure. 





FIG. 229. AN ONION CROP 

 Raised by D. M. Banks, Greenfield Hill, Conn. 



If large, perfect fruit is expected, the ground can hardly 

 be made too rich. 



Egg plants are subject to the same bacterial blight that 

 is so destructive to tomatoes. The only way to prevent 

 this disease is to plant in ground not lately used for toma- 

 toes or potatoes. 



Onions. The method of growing onions varies with 

 the use which it is intended to make of them. To make 

 the early sorts, which are eaten green in the spring, little 

 onions called sets are planted. These are grown from 



