. Elements of agriculture. In the House, Garden, and Store. 37 large, flat, and rough, while others are large, round, and smooth ; some are small and round, some are white, and some are red. Grandfather says that they were all small and round at one time; they grew wild, and for many years were not used as food ; but finally their worth became known, and cultivation brought about the differences in size and form. \f^^-B^..=^^. A Good Hotbed. " Grandfather has a ' hotbed ' in w^hich he sprouts cabbage and tomato seed and sweet potatoes. This hotbed is a long, stout box, about two feet deep
. Elements of agriculture. In the House, Garden, and Store. 37 large, flat, and rough, while others are large, round, and smooth ; some are small and round, some are white, and some are red. Grandfather says that they were all small and round at one time; they grew wild, and for many years were not used as food ; but finally their worth became known, and cultivation brought about the differences in size and form. \f^^-B^..=^^. A Good Hotbed. " Grandfather has a ' hotbed ' in w^hich he sprouts cabbage and tomato seed and sweet potatoes. This hotbed is a long, stout box, about two feet deep and three feet wide. It is partly filled with manure upon which a few buckets of water are thrown. This is covered with a rich soil, from three to five inches in depth, in which potatoes are placed, or seed planted. " The bed or box has a crlass door or a window sash, hinged at the top, so that it can be raised; this is held up by being hooked to upright pieces nailed to the box for the purpose. It can be let. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sever, F[ranklin] P[ierce] [from old catalog]. Boston, D. C. Heath & co.
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