. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. tory of the work count 20 per cent, records 20 percent, methods 25 per cent, and financial results 35 per cent. QUESTIONS 1. What are the chief purposes of hotbeds? 2. Describe the making of wooden frames for hotbeds. 3. What are some of the ways of providing glass and sash for hotbeds? 4. Explain the two ways by which a manure hotbed is heated. 5. Give directions for the ventilatio
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. tory of the work count 20 per cent, records 20 percent, methods 25 per cent, and financial results 35 per cent. QUESTIONS 1. What are the chief purposes of hotbeds? 2. Describe the making of wooden frames for hotbeds. 3. What are some of the ways of providing glass and sash for hotbeds? 4. Explain the two ways by which a manure hotbed is heated. 5. Give directions for the ventilation of hotbeds. 6. Give cautions regarding watering. 7. Compare coldframes with hotbeds. 8. Enumerate the uses of coldframes. 9. Describe a good flower pit. 10. What are the chief uses of deep winter pits? -TJ. S. Farmers Bulletin, 460, Frames as a Factor in Truck CHAPTER IX TENDER AND HARDY VEGETABLES The students of gardening often find much difficulty in decid-ing what plants may be best grown at the different seasons. Aclassification of garden crops, showing which ones can endure frostin the spring or autumn, which can endure summer heat, etc., willbe of great help to young Fig; 61.—Tomatoes belong to the very tender group. Varieties will mature their cropsquickly and the crop has a wide range of climate. Warm Season Crops, Usually Transplanted.—Those cropswhich we start early indoors, or in protected places because theyare easily injured by frost are (1) tomatoes, (Fig. 61) (2) egg-plant, (3) sweet and hot peppers, (Fig. 62), (4) sweet require transplanting. In our temperate zone the season istoo short to grow them after hot weather comes unless much earlier than this. 90 TENDER AND HARDY VEGETABLES Warm Season Crops, Not Transplanted.—The following hotweather crops are usually not transplanted from hotbeds or cold-frames. They are usually planted in the open garden when summerweather comes. (1) Pop corn, s
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