CULTURE 17 



on bright warm days, preferably in the early afternoon. If 

 sufficient space cannot be found for them in the house, 

 they may be transferred to a cold frame, facing south 

 or south-west, and with some good, clean, coal ashes for 

 a base to stand upon. 



The frame should be thoroughly cleansed before use, 

 and a keen watch kept for slugs. These pests appear 

 to have a wonderful knack of discovering anything to 

 their liking. 



Immediately \ cold frame is occupied, they make their 

 appearance, although it may have stood previously empty 

 for weeks. They can do a deal of damage in a night by 

 taking out the tops of some of the most promising plants. 



A little lime dusted around the edge of the frame is a 

 good preventative. 



Immediately the plants are in position the frame should 

 be kept close, and only a little air admitted on warm 

 days. Water should be sparingly supplied too if the 

 weather be at all cold or damp. 



A careful look-out for mildew must be kept, and on 

 its first appearance, the affected plants should be dusted 

 with sulphur, both under and above the leaf. 



Certainly the frames will need covering with some 

 material, to keep out frost, just as when the plants were 

 in house. 



As time goes on and the plants get more established, 

 the ventilation may be increased until the lights may be 

 lifted right off on all favourable days. They will also 

 require more water, in proportion to their growth. 

 Should green fly make its appearance the plants should 

 be fumigated without delay. 



This is a very simple process nowadays, with so many 

 cheap and efficient fumigations on the market, so different 

 from the old style of burning tobacco paper or rag in 

 buckets and tins with all their nauseating and sickly 

 fumes. Another plan is to dust tobacco powder in the 



