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grew under glass; perfect in form, smooth, round, 

 dark red fruit. The large-fruited varieties may 

 be grown, but after you try the two side by side, 

 I think you will use one of those suggested above. 



Unless the crop is maturing so late in the 

 spring that the bees come in, it will be necessary 

 to hand pollinate the crop. Jarring the vines 

 will do this, but not perfectly. It is much better 

 to get a camel's-hair brush, or rabbit's foot, and 

 go over the vines every day or so, transferring 

 the pollen from flower to flower. 



The plants are usually trained to a single 

 stem, which is pinched off when the end of the 

 support is reached. The vines, of course, will 

 have to be kept tied up. Use raffia which does 

 not cut the stems like twine. 



The Vine Crops Under Glass 



Cucumbers, like Tomatoes, need extra heat, 

 especially at the start, but may be grown in the 

 general-purpose house. Start the plants in July 

 or August for early winter crop, and in March or 

 April for early summer crop, in a general-purpose 

 house. In a special house, of course, they can 

 be grown continuously. Put four or five seeds in 

 a four-inch pot, using very light soil such as is 

 recommended for sowing flower seeds. A couple 

 of inches of manure in the bottom will both fur- 



