l-'!ls The Vegetable Industry in New York State 



Great pains should be taken not to allow inside plants to become 

 too tender before removing; into hotbeds. We find that tomatoes 

 and celery do best if removed to hotbeds to finish up. Cabbage 

 and cauliflower do best in cold frames. 



In transplanting tomatoes into beds care should be taken to 

 space evenly. Usually good plants can be grown three by five 

 inches, allowing them to get from ten to twelve inches tall when 

 put upon the market. Keep well ventilated; the last few days 

 the glass should be entirely taken off. 



Sometimes the green aphis works havoc with them. Tobacco 

 smoke will rid the plants of this pest, but it must be used often 

 and should not be allowed to remain in the buildino- too lone. 



Fig. 380. — A Cloth-Covered Cold Frame 



PREPARING FOR MARKET 



My method of putting up for the trade is as follows : All small 

 plants are well wrapped in damp moss. These can be sent by 

 parcel post very satisfactorily. Tomatoes are more trouble. They 

 are shipped in boxes or flats nine by twelve inches, and three 

 inches deep, with a strip of shingle nailed in each corner of the 

 box. The plants are cut out and placed upright in these boxes, 

 which hold just twelve plants, after which twine is tied around 



