83 MY HANDKERCHIEF GARDEN. 



Place the cloth on a table and then lay the two 

 frames, with the crossbars together, one over the 

 other on the cloth near one edge of the cloth. Then 

 fold the cloth over the two frames and tack the edge 

 to the lower edge, leaving about half an inch of the 

 wood exposed. This is to prevent the cloth from 

 touching the ground. Leave the ends (for a couple 

 of inches) free till after the end pieces are put in. 



This done, turn the 

 two frames over, 

 stretch the cloth 

 tight and nail it to 

 lower edge of the 

 other frame as be- 

 fore. Then tack the cloth to the upper bar of each 

 frame, placing the tacks on the wide part of the bar. 

 Lastly, put in the two end pieces, lapping them over 

 the frames and leaving a loose flap 2 inches wide at 

 the bottom. When the ends are tacked on, finish the 

 cover by drawing the ends over the edges of the end 

 pieces to make a neat join and tack the ends down. 



When finished the cosey can be opened and will 

 stand alone, making a rain-tight hood 4 feet long and 

 14 inches wide. It can then be placed over plants, 

 gently pressed into the soil to fit tight round the 

 sides, aad a little soil can be thrown on the flaps at 

 the end to exclude the air. This is a single cosey for 

 a few plants. To cover more, say a space 8 feet long, 

 make two coseys and close up only one end of each 

 and then place them end to end, the two open ends 

 meeting and thus making a continuous hood of the 

 two coseys. To cover the crack between the two 

 coseys, let the cover of one extend 2 inches beyond 

 the open end. Set the first cosey in place over the 

 plants first, then place the other in position, letting 

 the flap cover the crack all round. In this manner a 



