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the notches at any angle less than a right angle, it 

 will be impossible to take off the air with the finger 

 only, in the way described. Both hands will have 

 to be used, and this means considerable waste of time. 

 A badly-made cloche tilt is shown at fig. n. 



The cloches are, naturally, tilted up on the side 

 away from the wind, and if the tilt is firmly fixed in 

 the soil, there is little danger of the glasses being 

 blown about by ordinary breezes. Sometimes, how- 

 ever, a storm springs up suddenly, and then the 

 damage to the cloches is likely to be great. 



HAND-BARROWS. These are similar to those in 

 use in English nurseries, but have no legs. They are 

 useful for carrying lights, etc., in the narrow alleys 

 between the frames. 



MANURE BASKET. Owing to the fact that the 

 ranges of frames have pathways of a foot or less 

 between them, it is obvious that a man could not 

 use an ordinary wheelbarrow between them for 

 carrying manure or soil. The pathways are narrow 

 chiefly to economise space (owing to the high rents 

 in Paris arid the cost of manure), and even the 

 handles of the lights are on top of the rails in- 

 stead of the ends, so that another inch or two 

 of valuable space may be secured. To enable the 

 gardeners, therefore, to get between the beds and 

 frames, a peculiar shaped wicker basket called a 

 " hotte " is used for carrying manure, etc. This 

 " hotte " (see fig. 13) has almost a straight back, 

 in front of which are two straps which fit over a 

 man's shoulders, so that it is carried much in the 

 same way as a glazier carries his frame and glass, 

 as shown in fig. 14, These baskets hold quite a 



