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found to be far less productive; and the plants 

 from seed can be secured for any date in the 

 season by timely sowing. 



For spring crop in the house seed should be 

 sown the latter part of December and pricked off 

 about three inches apart. In about two weeks 

 the young plants can be potted into 4- inch pots 

 in order to facilitate handling later on. By the 

 first of March they will be ready to set into the 

 house. Plant 20 to 24 inches apart. As plants 

 grow, trellis or string them to wires overhead to 

 support the plants. 



They should begin to bear in May and last till 

 August. Care should be taken to keep the air in 

 the house as dry as possible, to prevent mildew. 



For the house-grown product the price is some- 

 times as high as fifty cents a pound; and they con- 

 tinue to yield good profits to the grower until 

 shipments begin to arrive from the South. There 

 are but a very few varieties suited for forcing, 

 and among these the Lorillard is an established 

 favourite. Comet and Wilson's Market Garden 

 are new varieties especially recommended for 

 forcing. 



For out-door culture the varieties catalogued are 



