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<rood lettuce srown, sellins: in local niiivkct for from 30 to 

 75 cents per dozen, or an average price of 50 cents. The 

 cucumber season lasts from May 15 to August 15, and it is 

 estimated that 10,000 good cucumbers will be grown, selling 

 for from 1 to 6 cents apiece, or an average of 3 cents. 

 There are no special obstacles and these industries are 

 increasing gradually. 



Leominster. — There are nine greenhouses in this town, 

 covering some 26,000 square feet, and heated by hot water. 

 The cucumbers are started in the open air the middle 

 of August, and are transplanted to the house about the 

 middle of September, and picking begins about the middle 

 of October. The vines are allowed to bear as long as they 

 will, and then are removed, and another set takes their place. 

 It is estimated that 100,000 will ])e grown this year. They 

 sold in the winter for from 20 to 23 cents apiece, or an 

 average of about 17 cents. The market in winter and early 

 s[)ring is New York and Chicago, and for spring and early 

 summer some are also sent to Boston. They are shipped 

 pressed in bushel boxes The black tly and thrip are the 

 only obstacles to their culture. These industries are in- 

 creasing in this locality", and it is expected several new 

 houses will be erected soon. Cucumbers are also grown 

 under sash in this town. 



Lexington. — There is only one small greenhouse in this 

 town in which lettuce and cucumbers are grown. It covers 

 1,800 square feet, and is heated by hot water. Very little 

 lettuce is grown under glass. There are some 4,000 sash 

 used in the culture of cucumbers. The plants are set out 

 aliout April 1 and the sash removed about July 1. Dande- 

 lions, radishes, etc., are grown under the sash before the 

 crop of cucumbers. It is estimated that 175,000 cucumbers 

 will be grown in this town this season. Market, Boston and 

 local. 



MorJborough. — There are four greenhouses in this place, 

 all of which are heated by hot water and covering some 

 10,000 square feet. The cucumber season lasts from Octo- 

 ber to July. When the vines of the first crop are through 

 bearing, they are pulled up and other vines take their place. 

 About 22,000 cucumbers of fair quality were grown the past 



