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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
Abundance cucumber and arbor form of training. 
pedson: well advanced. -2s-26--- oss cccee sc cceses 
Single stem training of cucumber. Note location of 
male and female flowers and the small. nickles___-_-_ 
Branch of cucumber showing male and female flowers. 
The latter may be recognized by the miniature pickles 
Hive of bees at end of greenhouse ies See ee eneuwo tis 
Box containing several hives of bees___--------------- 
Three grades Se (en ee ae A NORAD 
Cucumbers packed in barrels-----_---_--_------------- 
Cucumbers packed in bushel boxes----_----..---- 
Cucumbers packed in half-bushel basket 
Muskmelons grown at the New Hampshire Experiment 
Ae ae Note thin strips of wood which support the 
PUI soe a ects ene 
Muskmelons growing in an English house------------- 
Pole beans growing in an English house_--------------- 
Chinese’ cab Wage: ee a elk ee 
Dandelion being forced in a cheap house near Boston-- 
Kohl-rabi at the Ohio State University-----_----____-- 
Whitloot chie@ry wa sete Se es 
Planting witloof chicory in trenches----_------------_- 
Well-protected wooden coldframes___-.-----. ----__-- 
An extensive flat of coldframes. Note method of ven- 
tilation and sideboards nailed to stakes-_____-------- 
Coldframes well protected by the greenhouse. Note rye 
Straw Mats, -sosccsnccesseeesese ness aseeeee Se esecss 
Frame cauliflower following a companion crop of let- 
tuce. Note mats, which are being thoroughly dried 
before they are stored for the summer__-------_-__-- 
Surface hotbed. Note notched block for supporting 
SASN: pee e eel eee ee tee ce 
-Pit for hotbed showing drainage basin-._______________ 
An extensive flat of coldframes. Note method of ven- 
tilation and irrigating lines--------._.-_____________ 
A coldframe plat near Norfolk, Va. Note method of 
Ventilating’ 222" 2.5220 et eee pelea eth ek 
Frame crop of Nantes carrot-------------_--_--_---_-. 
Frame cauliflower ready to head 
Frame cucumbers near Norfolk, Va_------------------. 
Soil in coldframes, after sowing seed of dandelion, 
carrot, parsley, etc., for the fall crop, is covered with 
salt hay to conserve moisture and to prevent the soil 
from baking. When seedlings are up, the hay is 
TOMOVEd: Woic-2 82 eee oe 2s ee A 
Coldframes ready for seeding in August with carrots 
and other fall crops 
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