192 How to Make a Flower Garden 



three rows of the larger glass and five of the smaller. The larger glass gives 

 rather the better results. 



The writer knows of no better way to give an idea how coldframes may 

 be used than to state just what the row with which he is most f amihar contains 

 in early winter. This row is one hundred and twenty feet long and is 

 covered with forty sashes. It fronts southeast, and is well protected from 

 cold winds. This position is better than any other, as the morning sun is 

 more potent than the afternoon. 



At the west end of the frames there are four sashes of violets — two of 

 Marie Louise, and two of a very large and double Russian variety. These 

 w^ere rooted offsets planted in June last. The plants made a good growth 

 during the summer and autumn, and are now full of buds which will give 

 splendid bloom in the early spring. Next are four sashes of pansies. The 

 plants were set in October, and will give a grand bloom in February if the 

 weather is favourable, or in March and April if the season is backward. 

 There are three sashes of English daisies, grown in the open ground from 

 offsets of the choicest selected plants grown the previous season from seed. 

 These were planted in the frames in September and are now full of 

 bloom. The bloom will continue until next June. This daisy is more 

 valuable than is generally known. Next are three sashes of polyanthus. 

 These will give a wealth of bloom throughout the spring. This plant is 

 generally hardy in the latitude of New York City, but it is desirable to have 

 the flowers before the outdoor bloom. 



Then follow six sashes of lettuce of the variety known as mignonette. 

 Three of these were planted in September, so as to be^'kdvanced to heading 

 when winter set in. These will be in prime condition for use in February 

 and March. The rest were planted six weeks later, so as to be strong plants 

 through the winter, to head up in April and May. The most sohd, hard- 

 heading sorts, that must develop very slowly, attain a higher quaHty in 

 coldframes than when grown in any other way. 



Next are two sashes of tea-roses, stored for planting out-of-doors for 

 summer bloom. Tender and half-hardy roses can be carried through the 

 winter in coldframes in the best condition for summer bloom. They can be 

 packed closely, with a sprinkle of dry leaves among the tops. 



Then follow ten sashes of cauliflowers, five in a row, with rows twenty 

 inches apart. These were put in about October ist, and will head in April 

 and May- Between these rows are two rows to each space of savoury-leaved 



