. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . working witha scuffle hoe without entering the beds, as breaking theIvs. is very detrimental. For Red Spanish the rows aremade 18-20 in. apai-t; for Queens 20-22 in.; for PortoRicos iO-M in. They are usually placed in checks ofabout the same distances. The methods employed on the K
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . working witha scuffle hoe without entering the beds, as breaking theIvs. is very detrimental. For Red Spanish the rows aremade 18-20 in. apai-t; for Queens 20-22 in.; for PortoRicos iO-M in. They are usually placed in checks ofabout the same distances. The methods employed on the Keys are quite land is cleared by cutting off the trees, shrubs,etc., which are allowed to dry and are then burned. Theplants are then set out with a grubbing hoe; they mustbe set out irregularly, as the rocky soil does not furnishroot-hold everywhere. Such fields become exhausted ina few years and have to be abandoned. Tillage.—This operation consists in running over theground with a sciiffle hoe. Where the plantation is setout in beds the handle of the hoe is long enough to per-mit cultivating to the middle without the laborer enter-ing the bed. Only about an inch of the surface soil isagitated, usually immediately after the fertilizer hasbeen applied. Weeds are not troublesome, excepting in. plants the greatest care should be exercised to avoidbreaking the Ivs., which are very brittle. Marketing. —The fruit is picked a week before itwould mature. It is packed at once into barrel (12x20x36 in.) and half-barrel (12x10x36 in.) crates, usuallyin the latter, the different sizes being packed in separatecrates and designated as 18s, 24s, 30s, 36s, 42s, 48aand 54s. according to the number required for a half-
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