386 VEGETABLE FORCING 
6, Carnations (C), Tomatoes (T). 
CT 10 in. Cc CT Cc 
10 in. 
Cc C Cc Cc 
CT Cc CT Cc 
This plan is used largely at Kennett Square, Pennsyl- 
vania. Tomatoes are planted in place of the carnations 
whenever the carnations indicate rapid decline very early 
in the spring. The remaining plants of carnations are 
permitted to remain in the beds until the tgmatoes need 
all of the space or the carnations fail to yield any con- 
siderable return. Sometimes large tomato plants are set 
between carnations without the immediate removal of 
the latter. 
7. Fig. 48 shows potted cucumber plants being grown 
between gladioli on a raised bench. Both classes of 
plants were thriving when the photograph was taken. 
8. Florists sometimes plant tomatoes or cucumbers 
with various kinds of flowers, whenever the latter be- 
come exhausted as the weather becomes warmer in the 
spring or early summer. For example, tomato or cu- 
cumber plants may be set between rows of sweet peas 
when the producing period of the latter is approaching 
an end. 
