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These two sowings will keep up a supply from 

 June 20 until November. 



Sow the seeds in drills six inches apart, cover 

 lightly and water to settle the soil. When the 

 plants are about three inches high, transplant to 

 other frames, placing them from four to six inches 

 apart each way. Set the plants so that the seed 

 leaves will be just above the surface of the soil, 

 and shade for a few days. Keep the soil a little 

 on the dry side to encourage a short stocky growth. 

 Until ready to harden the plants, keep a tempera- 

 ture of from 50° to 55°. Transplant to the open 

 ground about May 15, in soil which is not rich, or 

 they will make too much growth and few fruits. 

 Set the plants four feet apart each way (Dwarf 

 Champion needs only two and one-half feet), 

 support the plants with a trellis or stakes and train 

 about five stems, selecting the strongest shoots 

 and removing all weak ones and laterals, or side 

 shoots, tying them as they grow to protect them 

 from wind, etc. In the fall, should there be danger 

 of frost, tomatoes may be picked in the green, or 

 half-ripe state and put on straw or boards, and be 

 ripened in coldframes. 



Peppers — Sow March 15. Varieties: Bull Nose 

 and Red Cayenne. 



A few plants of peppers will supply a good-sized 

 family. They require a temperature of from 60° 

 to 70°. Sow in drills which are three inches apart 

 and water very sparingly until the young plants 

 attain a height of three inches. Transplant to 

 other frames, putting the plants three inches apart 



