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pressed down firm, and the plants given a good 

 sprinkling, and shaded for a day or two. Other- 

 wise they may wilt and get a set-back. 



When the plants are four inches high they 

 should be again transplanted, this time to common 

 quart strawberry baskets, using rich soil or com- 

 post. Press soil very firm, water well, and keep 

 shaded a few days as before. The baskets with 

 plants may then be placed in similar flats and 

 kept in a warm, sunny place. 



About the middle of April the plants, baskets 

 and all, should be moved to a cold frame, or what 

 is better, a cold pit. The difference between the 

 two is that a cold frame is built on top of the 

 ground, usually because of insufficient drainage, 

 while the cold pit is excavated to a depth of eight- 

 een inches or more in the ground. But for a pit, 

 the drainage must be good. With either cold 

 frame or pit it is best to use double frames, one 

 within the other, leaving a space of five or six 

 inches between the outer and inner frames. This 

 space is filled with sawdust, litter, common soil, 

 or sand. The frames should be at least thirty 

 inches high at the back, and a foot less in front, 

 to give the proper slope and admit sunshine. The 

 covering is with glazed sash: if double glazed, 

 so much the better. Good lumber should be used, 

 and all parts should fit neatly so as to exclude 

 frosts and cold winds. 



Hot-bed or cold frame sash usually come in six- 

 foot lengths, but it is better to get the sash first, 

 and build the frame to fit, so there will be no mis- 

 take as to dimensions. The inside frame should 

 extend to the bottom of the excavation, but the 



