THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



into the cellar. The sash should slant sharply toward 

 the south, and the frame should be of stone, cement, 

 or brick construction, and if this can be built with 

 a hollow wall, so much the better. Hollow cement 

 tile furnishes a good, solid construction, or concrete 

 may be built hollow by the use of cores. The sash 

 should be provided with heavy wooden shutters and 

 mats of straw or rugs to protect the pit in severe 

 weather; these should be removed during the day 

 whenever the weather permits. If the pit opens out 

 of a furnace cellar and receives a good amount of 

 sunshine, considerable growth will be made during 

 the winter. The pit should be provided with shelves, 

 which will permit of the placing of such plants as 

 are wanted for immediate use close to the glass. 

 Plants which are to be merely carried through the 

 winter may rest on the floor of the pit or be placed 

 midway between the top and floor. 



In a mild climate a shallow pit may be built 

 against a south-cellar wall and access gained to it 

 through a cellar window. This is a most inexpen- 

 sive form of pit and affords an excellent place for 

 the growing of violets. 



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