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cleared in the autumn, viz., h, c, and/, as marked in the plan, each 

 of which will require ten kinds ; and I wish to be advised what 

 description of roses to fill them with. I have also to get a dozen or 

 sixteen pillar roses to replace some that are not approved, and should 

 be glad to have the names of those now considered the best. 

 July 1 1th, ] 840. 



ARTICLE IV. 



ON A COVERING OF CANVAS SUITED FOR A FRAME FOR 

 WINTER PROTECTION OF GERANIUMS. 



BY S. A. H. 



As many of your Geranium growers may find glass frames for winter 

 protection too expensive, I beg to inform them, through the medium 

 of your valuable work, that canvas may be made as transparent as 

 the best tracing paper in the following manner : — 



Take two parts by weight of resin, one part of hog's lard. Melt 

 them well together, and when thoroughly incorporated, spread it over 

 the surface of your canvas (previously stretched horizontally) by 

 means of a very hot iron, but not so hot as to burn the fabric. 



It is presumed that frames made with canvas thus prepared will 

 possess all the qualities, short of glass, required by the geranium 

 grower. I hope this communication will be of use to some of your 

 readers. S. A. H. 



Vicarage near Arundel. 

 July 27, 1840. 



[We believe that this prepared canvas cover would be found very 

 useful too, as affording a trifling shade to screen flowers from power- 

 ful sun, whilst at the same time a due degree of light would be 

 admitted. — Conductor.] 



