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HOW TO GROW 



take the place of a hoeing. The spaces between 

 the cauliflower plants will be available for second- 

 ary crops. When these are removed, a layer of 

 earth is added over the entire surface of the bed. 



All the time during the forcing the tempera- 

 ture is kept at fifty -five degrees, Fahr., and the air 

 freely admitted, whereby the dangerous moisture 

 is removed. Arrangement for ventilation when the 

 sashes or shutters are on ? in the nights and during 

 severe weather, must be made. After transplant- 

 ing to the hotbed, little or no water is given until 

 the plants have made a good start ; when they 

 must be freely watered, and as soon as the heads 

 begin to form, fluid manure, dissolved poultry 

 dung, for instance, is to be applied, followed by an 

 abundant sprinkling with water. The frames are 

 lifted as the growth of the plants may require, and 

 the spaces under the frames thereby arising are 

 filled up with earth or turf. It is convenient to 

 have additional frames, which may be of lighter 

 material, to put on the top of the original frames, 

 when these cannot be lifted any more, and the 

 leaves of the plants touch the glass. If no such 

 extra frames are at hand, the sashes must be lifted 

 by means of some bricks or the like. During 

 mild, rainy, or cloudy weather and on warm 

 nights, the sashes are removed, while they are 

 kept on in sunshine and windy weather, to prevent 

 drying out. 



All along, as the heads begin to form, a leaf or 

 two should be broken over to cover them, to keep 



