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else it will hurt the leaves, and of course materially 

 injure the whole plant. 



Those flowers which grow very tall, such as Dou- 

 ble Balsams, Coxcombs, Egg Plants, &c. must, of 

 course, have head room, and to allow this, the frame 

 must be gradually raised. Where there is not what 

 is called a drawing-frame-, I would avail myself of 

 Mawe's simple substitute : " Fix at each corner of 

 the bed an upright post about four feet high, and on 

 the inside of each post let some auger holes be bored, 

 allowing six inches between hole and hole ; then 

 provide four iron or wooden pins, one for each post, 

 and fitted for the said holes. When the frame wants 

 to be raised, let the pins be placed in the holes of 

 the post at a convenient height, and set the frame 

 upon the pins. When the frame wants raising again, 

 fix the pins a hole higher, and so proceed as the 

 plants rise in height. Mind to close up the vacancy 

 at the bottom, at each time of advancing the frame, 

 by nailing some good thick mats round the outside 

 below. 



As a general rule, I would recommend, in this 

 climate, that tender Annuals should always be kept 

 in pots and in green-houses, or under cover of some 

 kind. Shade Tulips and Hyacinths from hot sun 

 and this you can do in a cheap way ; get stakes, four 

 feet long, drive them one foot into the ground, along 

 the sides and ends of the bed, at eighteen inches dis- 

 tance, tie rods between them across the bed, to sup- 

 port an awning of calico, canvass, or bass mat, which 

 are only to be put on for excluding full sun, wind, 

 and rain. In the succeeding months it will be es- 

 sential to shelter Carnations, which cannot blow in 

 perfection, unless protected from rain and mid-day 

 sun. 



The covering should be removed after the heat 



