Dreer's 72nd annual edition garden book : 1910 . better filled out,and contain a larger amount of flesh than the parent va-riety, Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; Jib., 35 cts.; lb.,$ JUNE PINK TOMATO. This is the earliest variety of Tomato, and appealsespecially to those who like the pink color. Thefruits grow m clusters, and begin to mature very early,measure 3 inches in diameter and are of excellentquality. It bears for a long season, until vines arekilled by frost, Pkt., 10 cts.; oz,, 35 cts.; \ lb., The Making and Care of Hotbeds and Cold Frames The cold frame and hotbed are worthy
Dreer's 72nd annual edition garden book : 1910 . better filled out,and contain a larger amount of flesh than the parent va-riety, Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; Jib., 35 cts.; lb.,$ JUNE PINK TOMATO. This is the earliest variety of Tomato, and appealsespecially to those who like the pink color. Thefruits grow m clusters, and begin to mature very early,measure 3 inches in diameter and are of excellentquality. It bears for a long season, until vines arekilled by frost, Pkt., 10 cts.; oz,, 35 cts.; \ lb., The Making and Care of Hotbeds and Cold Frames The cold frame and hotbed are worthy of mucli wider attention than thev nowenjoy. With their aid the autumn season can be prolonged and the spring seasonhastened. They will yield herbs and salads in variety in early spring and hastenthe starting of summer crops. To the flower lover they are a real necessity forthe carrying of many things through the winter, and few people indeed haveever fully developed the possibilities of pleasure possessed by an ordinajy glass-covered ? 3 FT- COLD FRAMES. The function of a cold frame is to ward off cold winds, to keepthe ground clear of snow, and in the spring to increase the feebleheat of the slanting sunbeams, and thus foster plant growth. The construction of the cold frame is very simple. The backboard is usually twelve inches and the front eight inches two are connected by a tapered board twelve inches wideat one end and eight inches at the other. Standard sash arethree by six (3x6) feet, and it takes a box of six by eight (6 x 8)inch glass to glaze three sash. We can furnish at $•each unglazed, or ^3. 25 each glazed. The framework can bereadily made by a local carpenter or any one handy with tools;and when complete the frame is set in a sheltered, well-drainedposition, usually near the house. Mr. William Falconer, one of the foremost practical gardenersin the country, has written for us the following short article onraising seeds in a cold fr
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