. 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. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. have the fruit attain a certain size l)efore frost, one may hegin to pincli out the blossoms and new growth about three weelis before its usual occurrence. This same â ,V '^-. 'â HJi 752 Field grown plant i roved Egeplant process will be of advantage where the fruit is
. 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. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. have the fruit attain a certain size l)efore frost, one may hegin to pincli out the blossoms and new growth about three weelis before its usual occurrence. This same â ,V '^-. 'â HJi 752 Field grown plant i roved Egeplant process will be of advantage where the fruit is to be brought into market at a certain time. Marketing.âAs a. rule, it is better to cut the fruit from the plant than to brealc it, especially if the work is done by careless laborers. After cutting, it may be placed in large market baskets and hauled to the pack- ing house. For distant market, the fruits should be wrapped separately in heavy brown paper. The proper crate for this vegetable is the barrel crate. As this is considered one of the staple vegetables, we do not gain much by using fancy wrappers or packing it in fine crates, hence we may use such material as may be left over from shipping fancy vegetables. It also stands shipment to distant markets, so that, if there is no dan- ger of reduction in price, it is quite as well to ship by freight as by express. J'nri'f^ics.âThere are only a few varieties offered in the market. The New York Improved Spineless ma- tures a little earlier than the Black Pekin. The New York Purple (Fig. 752), Black Pekin, and the New York Spineless are excellent for shipping purposes. The above varieties are the black-fruited, and the most popular in the United States, while the white-fruited sorts are said to be the most popular in Europe. For home use, the white-fruited varieties are preferable, but as these make poor sellers in the United States, we must raise the purple sorts for market. For home gar- dens, the early and small Early D
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