RAISING FLOWERS FROM SEED 



protection it affords from low temperatures 

 as well as from moles and field-mice warrant 

 its use for coldframes and hotbeds. The con- 

 struction is simple, and two men who under- 

 stand mixing concrete and constructing the 

 frames can excavate the earth ^and make half 

 a dozen frames in a week. 



The so-called " Sunlight Sash," a recently 

 patented sash for hotbeds and coldframes, 

 which consists of double sash with an air 

 space of three-quarters of an inch between 

 the layers of glass, seems to be an improve- 

 ment over the single glass. It permits the 

 sash to remain uncovered and open to the 

 sun and light in all but very severe weather. 

 Because of the increase of warmth and the 

 amount of light received, there seems to be 

 less danger from mildew, the plants grow 

 larger and stronger and many flowers can be 

 kept blooming all winter, and lettuce and 

 radishes can more easily be raised in succes- 

 sive crops during the cold months, than in 

 the old way. 



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