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 Plate 14. — Nozzle Line Irrigation for the Lawns and Grounds. Valves 



and Turning Apparatus for the Control of Irrigation 151 



Plate 15. — Home made Summer House and Home made Pergola. . . . 160 



Plate 16. — Shaded Frames for Starting Plants in Summer. Pansy 



Seedlings Ready for Transplanting 161 



Plate 17. — Making Potted Strawberry. Plants. Strawberry Runner 



Ready for Transplanting 180 



Plate 18. — Flat of Celery Plants Ready for Transplanting. Celery 



Plants Trimmed back Ready for Planting 181 



Plate ig. — Modem Method of Blanching Celery with Paper Tubes. 



Banking up Celery for Later Use 194 



Plate 20. — Cutting Back and Potting a Geranium Plant for Winter 



Bloom 195 



Plate 21. — Method of Sowing Grass Seed to Get an Even Stand for a 

 New Lawn. Chinese or Air Layering of Rubber Plant to get a 

 New Shapely Plant from an Old One 248 



Plate 22. — Bulbs Growing in Water. Cross Section of Pot Showing 



Method of Growing Bulbs for Forcing 249 



Plate 23. — Cold Frame with Double Glazed Sash for Winter Crops . . . 260 

 Plate 24. — Crates and Barrels for Storing Vegetables. Beets and 



Carrots Packed in Moss for Winter Storage 261 



Plate 25. — Method of Storing Cabbage for Winter. Ripening Toma- 

 toes after Frost 274 



Plate 26. — Individual Rose Bush and Rose Bed Protected for the 



Winter 275 



Plate 27. — Progressive Steps in Clearing Out and Repairing Old 



Wounds in an Apple Tree 5Iq 



Plate 28. — New Trees from Old! How to Cut Back and Re-Form an 



Old Tree 3,4 



Plate 29. — Later Treatment of the Same Tree Showing the Formation 



of the New Head ,25 



Plate 30. — Geranium Cuttings Ready for Rooting. Begonia Cuttings 



Ready to Pot Up from the Cutting Bed ,,5 



Plate 31. — Geraniums Cut Back Preparatory to Making New Growth 



for Cuttings in the Spring jj- 



