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Bank the earth up all round even with 

 the edge of the projecting boards, and if 

 not to be used until March, fill with coarse 

 stable manure to keep out frost. 



As a cold frame, put into the bottom of 

 the pit a layer of small stones some two inches 

 deep; then fill to within fourteen inches of 

 the top with rich sandy soil. Transplant 

 young lettuce, cabbage, and cauliflower from 

 the ground at the end of the month; but 

 don't use the sash until next month then 

 only at nights or on frosty days. After se- 

 vere cold sets in, keep covered; ventilate 

 only when you are sure it is discreet to do so. 

 Cover the sash with straw mats during the zero 

 weather. The object is only to keep plants 

 uninjured until weather permits their being 

 again planted in the ground. For that reason, 

 no artificial heat is provided in the cold frame. 



Filling for the hotbed, whether to be used 

 for the development of winter salad or seed- 

 ing next spring, is, of course, the same. Put 

 in a layer of stone as before; then prepare 



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