24 A MANUAL OF 



the more common method of sprinkling with 

 a watering-pot is in doing away with the ne- 

 cessity of removing the sash at each operation. 

 With the pump, the sash has only to be raised 

 a few inches in front and the end of the hose 

 introduced, to give the whole surface a com- 

 plete wetting with a fine spray. 



CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY PLANTS require 

 about the same temperature and general treat- 

 ment as cabbage. Beds containing these plants 

 should be kept rather cool, say below 60. 



TOMATO, PEPPER, AND EGG PLANTS should 

 never be kept in the same beds with the cab- 

 bage, but partitions should separate them, so 

 that the tomatoes, etc., can be kept 15 or 20 

 warmer than cabbage. 



LETTUCE should be classed with cabbage 

 and all other hardy plants as regards the 

 proper temperature, while most flowering 

 plants are about half-hardy, and require about 

 the same as tomatoes. The main crop of cel- 

 ery plants is generally planted out in open 

 ground ; but for early use a few may be planted 

 to advantage along the front side of the bed 

 where it is partly shaded, as celery revels in a 

 moist, half-shady situation. 



SOWING FINE SEEDS is an operation in which 



