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space. They are really needed for only a montli 

 or two, and should not be allowed to lie around 

 in the way, all summer. 



HOW TO MAKE THE BOOSTEKS 



Flintkote roofing comes in rolls or sheets thir- 

 ty-six inches wide, and thirty-six feet long. This 

 allows exactly four strips, nine inches wide, to 

 be cut as shown in the drawing. The long edge 

 or bottom of the booster is twenty-four inches, 

 and the short edge is fourteen inches. By revers- 

 ing each time, and cutting as shown, there will 

 be little or no waste of material. A single sheet 

 will make seventy-six boosters, caps and all, 

 when the glass used are eight by ten inches. For 

 larger plants, cut the roofing into three strips 

 twelve inches wide, twenty-six and sixteen inches 

 on either edge, and use glass ten by fourteen 

 inches. For very large single plants, or for forc- 

 ing rhubarb, asparagus, and large plants, the ma- 

 terial may be cut eighteen inches wide, thirty and 

 twenty inches long, and glass twelve by twenty 

 should be used. 



The caps are of same material, and are cut in 

 the shape of a letter D, and should be one inch 

 greater in diameter than the top of the booster. 

 The sides of the cap are bent down so that they 

 will readily slide between the wire handles. The 

 hooks are made of No. 11 wire, and should be 

 nearly an inch longer than the width of the pane 

 of glass used, so that the glass may slide easily 

 into position. A small wooden wedge pressed 

 between the wire and the glass will hold them se- 

 curely in place. The bail or handle is also made 



