134 The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



covering plants which get too large for the cloche before it is 

 safe to fully expose them, it is raised on three notched sticks, 

 or " pegs," similar to those described on page 75 but, of course, 

 as long as necessary. 



Calico and Paper Shields. Mention has already been made 

 of the use of calico and paper in connection with cold frames, 

 but in addition to this their uses at the hands of an ingenious 

 and contriving person are manifold. With the specially pre- 

 pared semi-transparent waterproof paper now on the market 

 and a little wire, a very good imitation of the cloche can be 

 made at little cost, which will serve admirably as a protector. 

 A wire ring is made, 18in. in diameter, and above this are three 

 wires at equal distances apart, forming a tripod 18in. high. 

 Below the ring the wires are prolonged for 6in., and these 

 serve the purpose of attaching the protector to the soil, or it 

 can be raised on them to give air. At the point where the 



wires join at the top 

 a ring is made to 

 carry it by. A paper 

 cone, with a hole at 

 the top to pass the 

 ring through, makes 

 the protector com- 

 plete. When not in 

 use these cones and 

 wires pack away in 

 very little space, one 

 fitting easily inside 

 another. 



Another way in which paper cones may be used as protectors 

 is to fix three sticks over the plant in the form of a tripod and 

 place the cone over this. 



Another useful protective device is illustrated on the follow- 

 ing page. In this case willow wands are bent over a row of 

 plants, and each hoop is connected to the next by a rod along 

 the top. At each end of the row the bent wands are in pairs 

 crossing in the middle as shown ; this keeps all rigid. This 

 framework is covered with calico each night and on very cold 



Imitation Cloche, made from Wire and Paper. 



