THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



to these that experiments In winter work under 

 glass will most surely appeal. 



There Is a fascination in attempting new ex- 

 periments, the more so if success means an 

 added profit to the farm account. Many sup- 

 pose the South has a monopoly of the winter 

 vegetable market ; but such is far from the case, 

 for many of our well-to-do people in these pro- 

 gressive days prefer home-grown products and 

 enjoy the sentiment attached to the forcing of 

 a plant to the pink of perfection — in the very 

 teeth of blizzards. 



The growing of vegetables and fruits under 

 glass for winter markets is one of the most dif- 

 ficult of all horticultural undertakings, but the 

 rewards amply compensate the grower for all 

 his tribulations. Even if one preferred to limit 

 one's output to the needs of one's own table, 

 the pleasure and interest he would find in the 

 work would more than pay for the running of 

 a small house. For, after all, what could be 

 more delightful on a cold winter day than to 

 step into a warm, sunny room filled, say, with 

 the scent of tomatoes, or melons, or strawber- 

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