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who are engaged largely in the business. Such are aspar- 

 agus, rhubarb, carrots, beets, melons, mushrooms, etc. 



I will only speak of one other ciop which is radishes. 



The demand in spring for hot bed and frame radishes 

 has grown to large proportions. The crop can be easily 

 raised in winter and there is no reason why the area of 

 glass now devoted to it cannot readily be doubled. The 

 crop succeeds well on either a well drained solid bed or a 

 deep raised bench filled with four or six inches of rich, 

 light loam. The greater depth should be used for the 

 long rooted varieties while the bed can be more easil}^ reg- 

 ulated and as good results can be obtained if the soil is 

 not over four inches deep for the turnip-rooted sorts. 



The seed should be sown in drills varying from five to 

 six inches apart according to the varieties, as some kinds 

 have small foliage that will enable the plants to grow close 

 together, while other forcing sorts will need at least six 

 inches. During entire growth radishes need thorough 

 ventilation and the air should be on at least for a short 

 time each day, except in the coldest weather. When the 

 second rough leaf begins to form, the plants should be 

 thinned out so as to leave a plant every one and a half or 

 two inches in the row. 



Now while I have gone over these few crops which are 

 most commonly grown under glass, I wish to say in con- 

 clusion that one may read about growing them, go to In- 

 stitute meetings and visit those who are engaged in the 

 business, which will all be of some help to him, still he 

 must have some experience to be successful, and to be most 

 successful one should have enough to take up the most of 

 his time, for if he is engaged in other pursuits he will be 

 apt to neglect his crops at the time when they most need 

 his attention and thereby lose the profit which he other- 

 wise miofht have had. 



