Bulletin . EARLY ARLlNOTONiSELF BLANCHlNG WHITE PLUME Fig. 57.—Celery grown under glass. grown at this time of year is not as crisp and nutty as in thefall, but is very fair and we believe can be made a paying Squashes were also successfully grown, although nodefinite data can be given as a number of varieties were triedand there was not a sufficient quantity of any to form a basisfor an estimate. A few of the varieties as grown are seen inthe accompanying illustrations from photographs taken in thehouses, figures 53, 54. and 60. 140 UTILIZING THE GREENHOUSE IN SUMMER MUSKMELONS. In
Bulletin . EARLY ARLlNOTONiSELF BLANCHlNG WHITE PLUME Fig. 57.—Celery grown under glass. grown at this time of year is not as crisp and nutty as in thefall, but is very fair and we believe can be made a paying Squashes were also successfully grown, although nodefinite data can be given as a number of varieties were triedand there was not a sufficient quantity of any to form a basisfor an estimate. A few of the varieties as grown are seen inthe accompanying illustrations from photographs taken in thehouses, figures 53, 54. and 60. 140 UTILIZING THE GREENHOUSE IN SUMMER MUSKMELONS. In the season of 1898 a space 7x50 feet was used for forcingsummer muskmelons. The plants were started in pots andhandled similarly to cucumbers in every respect, training andall. The plants were transplanted into the beds early in Mayand began ripening fruit the fore part of August. This plotyielded 330 fruit. The varieties grown were Rose Gem,. Fig. 58.—A house of Early Summer Muskmelons. Netted Gem, and true Jenny Lind. They completely coveredthe trellis for seven feet in height and were severely nippedback. Fig. 59 is a photograph of the mature fruit hanging onthe vines, and Fig. 58 a view of the trellises in the house. To make a financial success with muskmelons it is neces-sary to have the crop mature before the out-of-door crop comeson. The garden melons begin to ripen on the average aboutthe first of September, some seasons somewhat earlier and MUSKMELOXS 141 more often later. It requires three months from the time theplants are transplanted into the beds until the fruit is is necessary, therefore, to start the plants early enough toallow sufficient time for maturing and harvesting before the
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