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advance, when sticks should be placed stage, by means of small neat rails, 

 for their support, which should be two carried along lengthways of the stage, 

 feet and a half or a yard long, either just over the place where each row of 

 round or square, but perfectly straight, pots stand, and from which rails up- 

 an(ftaporiiig from the bottom: sharpen- ' right sticks half an inch thick are car- 

 ing the lower end thrust one down by ' ried to another such rail above, placing 

 every plant, to which tie the flower- them at such distances that there be 

 stems in a neat manner, which repeat two to each pot, and so train^ the 

 as they advance in height. flower-stems up to the outside of the 



In June, or beginning of July, the sticks, 



plants will be considerably advanced With respect to the cups of vrater 



towards flowering, when those intended above mentioned, they are earthen or 



for the stage should be placed there, to leaden, about fifteen inches wide, and 



prevent th'e depredation of slugs ; the three or four deep, having a hollow or 



posts or supporters of the stage should 

 be surrounded at the bottom by small 

 cups of water; and by placing the 

 plants on a stage, having tlie platform 

 eighteen inches or two feet high, the 

 flowers are viewed to more advantage ; 

 and if there is erected an awning over 



vacancy in the middle sis inches wide, 

 like a socket to receive the posts ; and 

 is formed by a raised rim in the middle, 

 equal in height to that of the circum- 

 ference, and the hollow or socket so 

 formed as to receive the bottom of the 

 posts quite through to the ground ; and 



the top, supported four feet above the the space between the outer and inner 

 platform, the flowers being screened rim is filled with water, so that each 

 from the heat of the mid-day sun, and , post standing in the middle of such a 

 defended from heavy rains,' are con- | cistern, sufficiently guards the plants 

 tinued much longer in beauty. | against creeping insects, for they will 



Some Carnation stages' are con- ; not attempt to cross the water, 

 structed upon very elegant plans, both ] For want of a covered stage to screen 

 to render them useful and ornamental, i the flowers, you may contrive a kind of 



But as to the general construction of small umbrellas or round spreading 

 a common Carnation stage, it is formed caps, either of tin or canvas, nine or 

 entirely of slight timber work, thus — a ten inches diameter, one for each plant; 

 boarded platform is erected eighteen having a socket in the middle to receive 

 inches or two feet in height, formed by the tops of the support-sticks ; those 

 two ranges of planks, to contain two umbrellas which are formed of tin are 

 rows of pots lengthways, supported on the best, but if you make them of can- 

 posts, ransed either in one row along vas, first make little round frames, 

 under the'^middle of the platform, or in having the rim formed with slips of 

 two ranges, one on each side ; and lead, wire, cane, &c., the above width, 

 over is erected a roof of open work, with cross slips of the same materials; 

 five or sis feet high, to be covered with contriving a socket of lead or tin in the 

 painted canvas, supported either by a middle for the support-stick to go quite 

 range of neat posts on each side, or by through, as just observed ; and upon 

 one row ranging along the middle, be- these frames paste or sow canvas, 

 tween the planks of the platform, which which paint with oil-colour, that they 

 is the most eligible ; the roof may be may stand the weather ; either of 

 formed either archways or like the which covers are placed over the 

 ridge of a house, having the arches or flowers by running the support-stick up 

 spars about a foot asunder, and stiff'ened through the hole or socket in the mid- 

 by thin slips ofdeal, carried across them die, and resting the cap upon a piece 

 the whole length of the stage ; and the | of wire put across the stick at such a 

 roof thus formed may be covered with , height from the flower as to screen it 

 coarse canvas painted white. ; effectually from the sun and rains. 



All the wood work of the stage Give attention to continue to tie up 

 should be painted white, both to pre- neatly the flower-stalks of the plants as 

 serve it from the weather, and give it they advance in stature. When they 

 a more lively appearance. In con- are arrived at their full height, support 

 structing Carnation stages, some con- i them erect at top with wires, having a 

 trive sticks for the support of the | small eye or ring at one end, for the 

 flower-stalks, fixed to the work of the reception of the flower-stalk ; so put 



