LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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 Frontispiece, Slat Shed in Florida Nursery 



1 Making Cuttings in Big Commercial Greenhouse 2 



2 Tiger Lily and Bulblets 3 



3 Pricking Out Plants in Shaded Cold Frames 5 



4 Cracked Soil 6 



5 Weeding Potted Plants in Cold Frame . . 7 



6 Spotting Board . . . * . .8 



7 Lath House for Summer Propagation . . 10 



8 Germination in Cloth . . . . .11 



9 Brush Screen to Shade Plants Out of Doors 12 



10 Pricking Out Seedlings in Flat . . .13 



11 Pot Plunging 14 



12 Two Styles of Plant Protectors or " Forcers" 15 



13 Characteristic Forms of Seedlings . . .16 



14 Seed and Bulb Drying Shed . . . .18 



15 Shades for Outdoor Propagating Beds . . 21 



16 Cutting Frame 22 



17 Glass Protectors for Outdoor Planting . . 23 



18 Propagating Bench Shaded with Newspapers 24 



19 Deep Planting Effects 26 



20 Row Makers and Firming Board . . .26 



21 Kentucky Coffee Tree Seedling . . .27 



22 Students at Pennsylvania State College . . 28 



23 Dibbles, Their Use and Abuse . . .29 



24 Paper Plant Protector 30 



25 View in Florida Nursery . . . .31 



26 Seed Study Cards 32 



27 Nelumbium (Lotus) Propagation . . .34 



28 Vegetable Plant Beds . . . .37 



29 California Privet in Ohio Nursery . . .38 



30 Wrinkles in Growing Plants in Flats . . 39 



31 Two Styles of Trowels 40 



32 Effective Means of Hastening Germination . 41 



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