MISCELLANEOUS HINTS 69 



be set when the fruit begins to ripen. And clear the 

 ground of all dry mulching material. 



Woodlice love dry quarters and object to being 

 frequently disturbed. 



CURRANT PROTECTORS 



Procure four stakes an inch in diameter and 

 four feet long, and two strong wooden hoops three 

 feet in diameter. Nail the stakes, at equal distance, 

 to the hoops, allowing one hoop to be six inches 

 within the bottom of the stakes, and the other even 

 with their tops. Next, fasten eight smaller stakes 

 between the four stakes and even with the top and 

 bottom hoop, place the machine topsy-turvy, and 

 drive in slightly som.e tin tacks, four inches apart, all 

 round the edge of the hoop. Return the machine to 

 its first position, and drive some tacks round the upper 

 edge of the hoop. Lay it now on its side and drive 

 some tacks four inches apart the whole distance 

 between the hoops on one of the four stoutest 

 stakes, and then fasten a net round and over the 

 top. Sharpen the four-inch legs, and it is complete. 

 These netted protectors will keep off frost in the 

 sorine as well as birds. — ' Garden Work.' 



FRUIT, TO PACK 



To Pack. — Fruit should be most carefully 

 packed, and in packing care must be taken that 

 every package is fully filled. If the basket is 

 too large for the quantity, put an extra layer of 



