CHAPTER X. 



COLD FRAMES. 



THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND USE. 

 " This is an art that mends nature." 



|OLD frames are simple affairs — box-like structures 

 covered with sashes. The latter are the chief 

 part, and involve the real expense in the construc- 

 tion of such frames, but being a staple article of 

 commerce, and manufactured with special 

 machinery in special factories, can now be bought 

 at (or ordered through) any supply store at mod- 

 erate prices. They usually cost ^2.00 each, ready 

 glazed and painted, and perhaps can be had cheaper in large 

 quantities. The usual size is 6 feet in length by 3 feet in width, 

 and the frames are made to correspond, namely 6 feet wide and 

 3 feet in length for every sash to be accommodated. 



The selection of site is important. The proper place for 

 frames is in convenient proximity to the water supply, and also 



Arrangement of Cold Frames. 



m a position sheltered from the north and west, facing south or 

 south-east. A close and tall hedge of evergreens affords a most 

 excellent protection, but if such does not happen to be where it 

 can be utilized for the purpose, a tight board fence, at least six 

 feet high, must be built at the north side of the beds and 



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