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 PLATE 14. Nozzle Line Irrigation for the Lawns and Grounds. Valves 



and Turning Apparatus for the Control of Irrigation 151 



PLATE 15. Home made Summer House and Home made Pergola 160 



PLATE 16. Shaded Frames for Starting Plants in Summer. Pansy 



Seedlings Ready for Transplanting 161 



PLATE 17. Making Potted Strawberry Plants. Strawberry Runner 



Ready for Transplanting 180 



PLATE 18. Flat of Celery Plants Ready for Transplanting. Celery 



Plants Trimmed back Ready for Planting 181 



PLATE 19. Modem Method of Blanching Celery with Paper Tubes. 



Banking up Celery for Later Use 194 



PLATE 20. Cutting Back and Potting a Geranium Plant for Winter 



Bloom 195 



PLATE 21. Method of Sowing Grass Seed to Get an Even Stand for a 

 New Lawn. Chinese or Air Layering of Rubber Plant to get a 

 New Shapely Plant from an Old One 248 



PLATE 22. Bulbs Growing in Water. Cross Section of Pot Showing 



Method of Growing Bulbs for Forcing 249 



PLATE 23. Cold Frame with Double Glazed Sash for Winter Crops. . . 260 



PLATE 24. Crates and Barrels for Storing Vegetables. Beets and 



Carrots Packed in Moss for Winter Storage 261 



PLATE 25. Method of Storing Cabbage for Winter. Ripening Toma- 

 toes after Frost 274 



PLATE 26. Individual Rose Bush and Rose Bed Protected for the 



Whiter 275 



PLATE 27. Progressive Steps in Clearing Out and Repairing Old 



Wounds in an Apple Tree 310 



PLATE 28. New Trees from Old! How to Cut Back and Re-Form an 



Old Tree 324 



PLATE 29. Later Treatment of the Same Tree Showing the Formation 



of the New Head 325 



PLATE 30. Geranium Cuttings Ready for Rooting. Begonia Cuttings 



Ready to Pot Up from the Cutting Bed 336 



PLATE 31. Geraniums Cut Back Preparatory to Making New Growth 



for Cuttings in the Spring 337 



