1318 Tur VeGeTaBLe [npustry 1n New York State 
Great pains should be taken not to allow inside plants to become 
too tender before removing into hotbeds. We find that tomatoes 
and celery do best if removed to hotbeds to finish up. Cabbage 
and cauliflower do best in cold frames. 
In transplanting tomatoes into beds care should be taken to 
space evenly. Usually good plants can be grown three by five 
inches, allowing them to get from ten to twelve inches tall when 
put upon the market. Keep well ventilated; the last few days 
the glass should be entirely taken off. 
Sometimes the green aphis works havoc with them. Tobacco 
smoke will rid the plants of this pest, but it must be used often 
and should not be allowed to remain in the building too long. 
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TH-COVERED COLD FRAME 
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PREPARING FOR MARKET 
My method of putting wp for the trade is as follows: All small 
plants are well wrapped in damp moss. These can be sent by 
parcel post very satisfactorily. Tomatoes are more trouble. They 
are shipped in boxes or flats nine by twelve inches, and three 
inches deep, with a strip of shingle nailed in each corner of the 
box. The plants are cut out and placed upright in these boxes, 
which hold just twelve plants, after which twine is tied around 
