CHAPTER XII. 



MISCELLANEOUS WARM PLANTS. 



THERE are various crops of secondary importance 

 which thrive at temperatures which are acceptable to 

 tomatoes, cucumbers and melons. The details of the 

 management of the leading ones of these crops are 

 here set forth. 



It is probable that okra may be forced with profit, 

 for there is a good demand for the product in the New 

 York market. I do not know that any one has had any 

 practical experience with it as a forcing crop, but it is 

 now being experimented upon at Cornell. 



Squashes and their kin can be grown under glass, 

 but it is not probable that they can be made a com- 

 mercial success (see page 6). 



Green corn has been tried in a desultory way at Cor- 

 nell, but nothing has yet been made of it. 



Bush beans are easily forced, and they constitute one 

 of the best secondary winter crops. We ordinarily grow 

 them upon cucumber, melon, or other benches while 

 waiting for the cucumbers or melons to attain sufficient 

 size in the pots for transplanting. We also grow them 

 in 8-inch pots or in boxes, placing them here and there 

 in the houses, wherever there is sufficient room and 

 light. Beans will be ready for picking in six or eight 

 weeks after sowing, in midwinter. Their demands are 

 simple, yet exacting. They must have a rich, moist 

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