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tumn for the propagation of lettuce, parsley and other 

 croi^s intended to mature during winter. In sash bedsf 

 two crops can be grown, first lettuce, again lettuce, with 

 radish between the rows. The boxes should be on a dry 

 piece of land and well sheltered from fierce blasts of 

 wintry air. 



To make the frame, drive or set posts into the 

 ground, projecting above the surface, twelve inches on 

 the back and eight inches on the front, the distance 

 between the front and back lines being three inches less 

 than the length of the sashes, so as to admit of an over- 

 hanging at both ends, to cast off water. Board up the 

 two lines and the two ends, and the skeleton is com- 

 pleted, ^'ext put in cross pieces at proper distances for 

 the sash to run on ; these can be mortised in at both 

 ends. Next dig out the interior of the frames to a depth 

 of ten inches, preserving the good top soil, and fill in 

 the excavation with drainage material of trash, dead 

 leaves and vines, strawy manure, or even shavings, 

 well pressed down. On top of the filling of the pit place 

 four to five inches of good surface soil, and on top of that 

 a couple of inches of soil still better if it can be had, if 

 not, work in some fine compost and some sand, raising 

 the surface to within eight or nine inches of the glass. 

 In sowing intermediate beds, proceed the same as in sow- 

 ing hotbeds. If old hotbeds are used the prei^aration for 

 the seeding, consists in turning over the surface soil, 

 and possibly adding two inches of fresh sandy compost. 



Cold Frame. — A cold frame is a winter storage 

 box containing plants to be transi^lanted into hotbeds, 

 or in the field in spring. It is always made without 

 manure, and may be made without underd rain age, 

 though such drainage always has its advantages. If 

 made for merely temporary use, the front and back 

 boards may be held by stakes driven down on each side 

 of the boards to hold them in place. The cross pieces 



