Archive image from page 111 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . 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 cyclopediaofame02bail Year: 1906 598 FORCING have not become accustomed to the long, thin fruit of the English varieties. The English or forcing varieties require partial shade through their season of growth. Seeds sown singly in 3- inch pots in August w
Archive image from page 111 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . 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 cyclopediaofame02bail Year: 1906 598 FORCING have not become accustomed to the long, thin fruit of the English varieties. The English or forcing varieties require partial shade through their season of growth. Seeds sown singly in 3- inch pots in August will, if tbey have no cheek, f, (>A bloom and set fruits in \'j December. The fruits of â¢' the White Spine type reach edible maturity 2 and often 3 weeks before the English type. The houses in which cucum- bers are grown must be arranged with heat below the benches, as it is of the greatest importance that the plants make a rapid growth and receive no check du ithe ing of the soil. The il should be a good pasture d, partially rotted, and [,â , j>-'j\ jiiixed with one-fourth the ''li,'Q~i bulk of leaf-mold aud sand. â ''\ If there is danger from damp- ing-off of the vines at the surface of the soil, the plants may be set in a handful of sand, which will allow the water to soak away, leaving the stem of the plant com- paratively dry. If the vines are on a central bench, they may be trained to a vertical trellis made of wire, or. if on side benches, to wires run along the roof far enough from the glass to hold the s away from frosts. As the flowers open, hand polli- nation will be resorted to if the crop be of the White Spine type. Pick a staminate flower, strip back the corolla, and insert the column of the anthers into the pistillate flower. The English varieties are not pollinated, unless it is desired to secure seeds. 3felons are certainly the most difficult of winter crops to handle. The midwinter ripening of the fruits requires more painstaking care and closer a
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