ADDITIONAL PAPERS. 



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Color is the next in order of classification. There are two 

 divisions, self-colored and striped apples. Self-colored apples 

 are those that have a solid color, but not necessarily covering 

 the whole apple of the same color or shade. Striped apples 

 are those where the dark colors are in distinct stripes or 

 splashes. 



In connection with this, apples may also be classified as 

 to shape, but the shapes so merge into one another that it is 

 often difficult to decide under which one an apple belongs. 

 There are four shapes used: first, the flat apple; second, the 

 conical or those that resemble a cone, wider at the base than 

 in the middle; third, the round, and lastly, the oblong, or 

 those that are longer than they are broad. 



If one wishes to become a judge or classifier of apples, 

 it is essential that he have a good memory, so that he may 

 remember the most important points in well known apples ; 

 and an eye trained to note slight, yet permanent character- 

 istics of the varieties that come to him for study. 



R. G. Tryon. 



Hotbeds. 



A hotbed is a wooden box-like frame, covered with glass 

 and receiving heat from the bottom. These beds are used 

 for the forcing of early plants and vegetables. 



The sash used are generally 3x6 without cross-pieces above 

 the glass. The glass is laid slightly over-lapping the one 

 below it. 



The frames are made in sections to accommodate four 

 sash; this makes the bed 12x6, 8x9 in front and 15 inches 

 high in back. The work in building these frames is very 

 simple. Take three twelve-foot plank twelve inches wide. 

 From one of these saw a strip three inches wide and nail it 

 onto the edge of another plant; this makes one plank nine 

 inches wide, and the other fifteen ; these are the front and 

 back of the frame. Now, take your third plank and saw it 

 in two, making two planks each six feet long; mark down 

 three inches on one end of the plank and draw a fine to the 



