TOMATOES IN FEBRUARY 



T)ERHAPS you recall that our October ad. pictured the Irvington-on-Hudson man's Greenhouse— a nice little compact affair that fills 

 A him with healthy enthusiasm — and abundant vegetables besides ? You remember that after the roses were gone he started Tomatoes, 

 Melons, Cucumbers and the like. This cut shows just how the Tomatoes looked last February — 70 days after starting from the seed. 



His method is to cut off all "laterals" and train the main stem along 

 wires a foot from the glass. At every joint will form an almost 

 grape-like cluster of smooth, meaty, delicately flavored fruit. 

 . While the cluster on the first joint will be ripe the next is a bit 

 green, the one above all green, and so on up to the last, which 

 is just in bloom. Thus he has a continuous yield from the same 

 plants. On the other side bench — out of sight on the left — are the 

 cucumbers and melons. Through the partition beyond you can 

 almost see the azaleas and Easter-lily plants in the middle, with 

 violets on the side beds. 



The returns in flower joys and table delicacies from one of 

 these snug little houses is surprising ! The owner of this house 

 at Rye, N. Y., had abundant flowers all the seasons through, raised 

 enough vegetables to pay for all the coal of the heating plant, 

 besides buying $75 worth of bedding stock. 



We want you to know about our lean-to greenhouse at 

 $500; the single-apartment, even-span house; the more 

 extensive ones with a palm house — in all, a most interesting 

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Boston Branch: 819 Tremont Building 



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The Fall bulb season is fast drawing to a close, and I now make this 

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WINDOW 

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 6 Double Tulips 



12 Freesias (white) 

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 2 Chinese Sacred Narcissus 

 1 Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum) 



10 Crocus — various colors 



52 Bulbs 



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SEEDSMAN. 



342 WEST 14th STREET, NEW YORK CITY 



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