CONSTRUCTION AND CARE OF HOTBEDS 



small hotbed can be made to do service for a good- 

 sized garden if supplemented by a coldframe. 



The transplanting of any plant is a distinct ad- 

 vantage, as it not only allows of greater top de- 

 velopment, but the root development is also much 

 improved, as a new growth of roots is induced 

 with each removal; and the greater the amount of 

 roots carried by the plant when it goes into the 

 open ground, the better will be its development and 

 subsequent growth. 



Any spent hotbed may be used as a coldframe 

 through the summer and winter, and makes the 

 best of places for the midsummer starting of pansy 

 seeds and other flower perennials that are to be 

 carried over the winter under sash. 



It is well in constructing coldframes for winter 

 use exclusively to build them so that they may be 

 taken apart if necessary and stored away during 

 summer. This may be done by making the four 

 sides separately and fastening them together with 

 pegs, hinges, or hooks; the joints should be a per- 

 fect fit, though, as the exclusion of cold is the first 

 reason for their construction. 



Where the coldframe is intended for the pro- 

 tection of any large number of plants, as in the 



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