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the rest of the year with beets, radishes, tomatoes, ] arsley 

 and tlower.>5. In a few instances the cucuml)er vines planted 

 about the first of last October are still in bearing. It is 

 estimated that some 150,000 cucumbers were grown in these 

 houses the past year, selling for from 2 to 30 cents apiece. 

 The market is Boston, sometimes New York. Red spiders, 

 aphis, thrip, black lice and stump foot have bothered the 

 past year. Very little lettuce is grown. Quite a large 

 amount of tomatoes and flowers are produced. There are 

 also some 600 sash, under which some 25,000 cucumbers 

 will be grown. The o^rowins^ of cucumbers under o^lass is 



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not increasing to any extent in this town, and consideral)le 

 attention is given to flowers and tomatoes, 



Templeton. — There are three greenhouses in this town, 

 covering about 5,000 square feet, and heated by hot water. 

 Two crops of cucumbers are grown, occupying the houses 

 nearly the entire year. The past year some 25,000 No. 1 

 cucumbers were orrown, selling in New York and Boston 

 markets for from 6 to 33 cents apiece, or an average of 15 

 cents. Also, some 2,500 No. 2, selling in home market for 

 from 3 to 10 cents apiece, or an average of (3 cents. This 

 industry is not increasing to any extent in this town. 

 Thrip, white flies and green flies trouble. One crop in one 

 house was destroyed by green flies, and the best remedy 

 seems to be to pull up the plants, fumigate heavily with 

 tobacco smoke, and start anew. But little lettuce is orown 

 under glass in this vicinity, and that is started so as to be 

 ready about June 5. Perhaps 2,000 heads are grown, sell- 

 ing for an average of 50 cents per dozen. 



Winchester. — There are five regular greenhouses and two 

 sash-houses in this town, owned by three parties; and, with 

 the exception of one sash-house which is. without artificial 

 heating apparatus, all are heated by hot water. The green- 

 houses cover some 18,000 square feet, and the sash-houses 

 some 6,000 square feet, or a total of 24,000 square feet. 

 Last season some 16,000 heads of lettuce were o-rown in these 

 houses, which sold in Boston markets for from $1.25 per 

 dozen down. It is estimated that 100,000 cucumbers were 

 grown in these houses the past year. Also some 14,000 

 heads of lettuce were grown under some 400 sash, and some 



