USEFUL HINTS 107 



three times lengthways and crosswise ; when the 

 seeds show about an inch above ground, the ground 

 should be rolled regularly. 



HOTBED (TO MAKE A) 



Stable manure and equal quantities of tree 

 leaves make the best and most lasting hotbeds. The 

 manure should be well shaken over and thrown 

 into a heap to get warm. If there are no leaves 

 to mix, the heap should be turned over, the outsides 

 thrown into the middle, and the dry and damp 

 spots well mixed. This is most necessary to give 

 a lasting heat. A hotbed should be a foot wider 

 on all sides than the frame ; the size and height 

 must depend on what it is wanted for. The bed 

 must be built up in layers, and after each layer 

 pressure must be brought to bear on it as 

 it is placed on the surface and well beaten down 

 with a spade. The frame and lights should be put 

 on immediately it is finished, and the bulb of a 

 thermometer placed just inside the manure in the 

 frame. The fresh material should be turned over 

 twice or thrice for two weeks, and then the rank 

 steam will be thrown away and the violent heat 

 subsided. Nothing should be placed in the frame 

 till the fiercest heat has passed off. It is fit for use 

 when the heat does not exceed 80° or 85° 



LETHORION FUMIGATOR, AND 

 HOW TO USE IT 



This is a first-rate fumigator, in the shape of 

 cones, and all that is necessary is to remove the 

 outside wrapper before burning the cone and see 



