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AGRICULTURE. 



TEMPERATURES INJURIOUS TO PLANTS. 



(U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.) 



The following table shows the temperatures at which the 

 plants mentioned are liable to receive injury from frost. 

 The temperatures are, as nearly as possible, those of the 

 air in contact with the plant itself. 



Plant or Fruit. 



Almonds 



Apples 



Apricots 



Asparagus . 



Bananas 



Barley 



Beans 



Beets 



Cabbage 



Cantaloupes 



Cauliflower 



Celery 



Cucumbers 



Cymlings or squash. 



Flowers * 



Grapes .. 



Grape-fruit 



Lemons 



Lettuce 



Mandarins 



Oats 



Okra 



Olives 



Onions 



Oranges t 



Parsnips 



Peaches 



Pears 



Peas 



Plums 



Potatoes: Irish 



Sweet 



Prunes 



Radishes 



Shrubs, trees, or roses. 



Spinach 



Strawberries . . 



Tangerines 



Tomatoes 



Turnips , 



Watermelons 



Wheat 



Walnuts, English 



In Bud. 



26-30 



In 



Blossom. 



28-32 



InSetting 

 Fruit. 



* Depends on variety. 

 $ Ripe. § Green. 



t Injured at 2 higher if continued 4-6 houis. 



