FOR WINTER 



protection for their plants without any ex- 

 pense whatever. Openings in the inside walls, 

 and about the window-frames, can be closed 

 by pasting strips of paper over them. A strip 

 of bleached cotton cloth is better, however, 

 as it is not so likely to peel off, and it will 

 never crack, as paper often does. Make your 

 paste good and smooth, by boiling it well, but 

 do not have it very stiff. 



The cracks along the floor, where the latter 

 has settled away from the base-boards, can be 

 closed snugly with a strip of concave mould- 

 ing. This is narrow enough to be very flexi- 

 ble, and therefore it can be fitted tightly to 

 the corner formed by floor and base. Be sure 

 and use nails long enough to hold it securely 

 in place. 



Similar strips of moulding can be fitted to 

 the angles formed by sash and frame, outside. 

 Or, good results can be secured by laying 

 strips of felting, or some thick cloth, over 

 openings, and tacking on lath to hold them in 

 place. This can be done inside, and the 

 expense of the concave moulding advised can 

 thereby be avoided, if one is not particular 

 about the looks of the thing. The point to 

 aim at is — exclusion of cold. It doesn't 



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