HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1911 | 
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An Ideal Little Greenhouse Lay Out 
I DEAL because it’s something more 
than a greenhouse—it is a decidedly 
ornamental feature of the grounds. 
Besides that, it is an economical ar¬ 
rangement — a good plan, in other words. 
In a house like this, you can grow 
anything from Violets to Orchids — from 
tomatoes to potted fruit. In short, it is 
an all around greenhouse. 
The main members of the framework 
Hltchlngs & Company, 
are of steel, which accounts for its ex¬ 
treme lightness. Such a house, built 
such a way, will last a lifetime. 
To thoroughly know our kind of 
greenhouses, send for the new catalog. 
Half a hundred subjects are illustrated 
in it. It will answer to your satisfac¬ 
tion the numerous guesses you may 
have about greenhouses in general and 
ours in particular. 
General Office and Factory, Elizabeth, N. J. 
New,York Offlee, 1170 Broadway 
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r I ''HE light-post bears an intimate 
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riety. Moderate hilling is sometimes ad¬ 
visable, but the important thing is fre¬ 
quent shallow cultivation. 
Cucumber. For extra early start on 
sods, in frames. (This may also be done 
with muskmelon, watermelon and squash.) 
Set out a week or so after it is safe to 
plant outside. For main lot, sow fifteen to 
twenty seeds in specially prepared hills. 
The great difficulty in growing all the 
vine group is to successfully fight insect 
enemies. The safest way is to protect 
them from the start by wooden frames 
covered with fine wire or mosquito net¬ 
ting. If this can’t be done, watch daily 
for the advent of the bug army and use 
plaster, tobacco dust or sifted ashes, freely 
on the leaves before they appear. Pinch 
the vines back at three or four feet. Don’t 
let weeds grow between the hills. 
Egg-plant. This is the most heat-lov¬ 
ing of all the hot weather plants, but it 
needs moisture too. The ground can hard¬ 
ly be made too rich. Keep off potato bugs ? 
Muskmelon. Treat the same as cucum¬ 
bers. Vines may be pinched back at three 
feet. Thin if fruit sets too freely. 
Watermelon. This belongs to the same 
class for treatment. Give the hottest spot 
in the garden. Plant early-maturing 
kinds, north of New Jersey. Pinch back. 
Okra. Easily grown in drills. Do not 
plant until ground is warm. Thin out to 
a foot or eighteen inches. 
Peas. The smooth sorts may be planted 
as soon as the ground can be worked. Sow 
in single or double drills, not more than 
an inch and a half deep for first planting 
and in light soil. For late planting sow in 
heavier soil and three to five inches deep. 
The wrinkled sorts are much the best in 
quality. All the tall sorts should be staked 
before they begin to fall over. The soil 
in which they are sown should never be 
wet, and not too rich, especially in organic 
nitrogen. In August, sow early varieties 
for a fall crop. 
Pepper. Like egg-plant, they require a 
rich soil and moisture. Set out about June 
1 st, twelve to eighteen inches apart and 
manuring in the row if the ground is not 
already very rich. 
Pumpkin. Treat the same as squash. 
Squash. Set or plant in specially pre¬ 
pared hills. Protect from bugs. Hand¬ 
pick and destroy eggs, if necessary. Use 
kerosene emulsion for young bugs. Pinch 
back at five or six feet. If the vines sud¬ 
denly wilt down in noonday heat, examine 
the stem for the white borer. Slit the 
stem and kill him ; or pull and burn in¬ 
fested plants. 
Tomato. Transplant twice and harden 
off well. Set plants in moderately rich soil, 
or use some manure in the hill if the soil is 
poor. It should be well drained and warm. 
If at all dry, water thoroughly at roots 
when setting out. Apply nitrate of soda 
as soon as they are established. Stake up 
and keep suckers pruned off. Fruits may 
be ripened early by tying in paper bags. 
If a wet season, thin out fruits that touch. 
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