LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Frontispiece, Slat Shed in Florida Nursery 



1 Making Cuttings in Big Commercial Greenhouse 2 



2 Tiger Lily and Bulblets ..... 3 

 8 Pricking Out Plants in Shaded Cold Frames 5 



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4 Cracked Soil 



3 Weeding Potted Plants in Cold Frame . 



6 Spotting Board ..... 



7 Lath House for Summer Propagation . 



8 Germination in Cloth .... 



9 Brush Screen to Shade Plants Out of Doors 



10 Pricking Out Seedlings in Flat 



11 Pot Plunging ..... 



12 Two Styles of Plant Protectors or "Forcers" 



13 Characteristic Forms of Seedlings . 



14 Seed and Bulb Drying Shed . 



15 Shades for Outdoor Propagating Beds . 



16 Cutting Frame ..... 



17 Glass Protectors for Outdoor Planting . 



18 Propagating Bench Shaded with Newspapers 



19 Deep Planting Effects .... 



20 Row Makers and Firming Board . 



21 Kentucky Cofifee Tree Seedling 



22 Students at Pennsylvania State College . 



23 Dibbles, Their Use and Abuse 



24 Paper Plant Protector .... 



25 View in Florida Nursery 



26 Seed Study Cards ..... 



27 Nelumbium (Lotus) Propagation . 



28 Vegetable Plant Beds .... 



29 California Privet in Ohio Nursery . 



30 Wrinkles in Growing Plants in Flats 



31 Two Styles of Trowels .... 



32 Effective Means of Hastening Germination 



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