APPLIANCES FOB GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



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together, but not so tightly as to prevent the op- 

 posite ends of the pieces from being spread apart from 

 eight inches to a foot, making a tent-shaped frame. 

 Cheap muslin is tacked on the frame, spreading the pieces 

 before doing so. The muslin should be brought down to 

 within about two inches of the ends of the sticks, so as 

 to allow them to be run into the ground that distance, 

 when in use. When not in use, the protectors can be 

 closed up and take but little room, and if properly cared 

 for, they will last several seasons. 



PROTECTED PLANT LABEL. 



Various devices to prevent the washing off of the names 

 written on plant labels have been invented from time to 



Ff. 196. IMPROVED PLANT LABEL. 



time. A novel one is shown in figure 196. It con- 

 sists in fastening, with a small screw, a short piece of 

 label over the name, as seen at M; a cross-section of the. 



