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made of clear glass with a slightly bluish tint as a 

 protection against strong sunshine. Formerly cloches 

 had a knob on top, but as this acted like a lens and 

 burned the plants beneath, those without knobs are 

 now preferred, and generally 

 used. It has been computed 

 that something like five or 

 six millions are in use in 

 French gardens. It is con- 

 sidered more economical to 

 order 200 or 300 at one 

 time, as small packages are FlG - 4 CLOCHE COVERING 



.. , . , , .. CABBAGE LETTUCES. 



more liable to be broken in 



passing from hand to hand. English glass makers, I 



believe, are waking up to the fact that there is likely 



to be a trade in bell-glasses for intensive gardening 



purposes, so that growers will have an opportunity 



of encouraging home industries, if the prices are 



reasonable. 



Cloches, being obviously fragile, a good deal of 

 care is necessary in handling them. They are generally 

 placed in stacks of three, and by means of a specially 



FIG. 5. CLOCHE CARRIER. 



constructed frame one man can carry as many as 

 twelve weighing about 66 Ib. at one time. He carries 

 two stacks of three, back to back, in front of him, 

 and two similar stacks behind him on the frame. 

 So that the cloches shall not roll off, the cross-pieces 



