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length of the frame (two Hghts) is 7 ft. 2 in. The 

 shelves are made 5 in. in breadth, with about an inch 

 sawn out of the middle, the whole length, simply that 

 the pots may not stand in wet or damp ; the air thus 

 also permeates the crocks inside the pot ; this is im- 

 portant, w IV is simply a skirting-board of strong 

 deal, partly for ornament round the frame, and in 

 part for strength, and for breaking the wind from 

 blowing, maybe too roughly, in eddies, among the 

 pots ; the top lights slide, or may be pulled down in 

 front, as the lights of a green house, &c. The shelves 

 are supported midway by a rest, as at the ends. Fig. 

 fl is a vertical section of the frame ; 6 is a shelf, with 

 an inch sawn out of the middle. {Gard. Chron. 

 1841, 550.) 



Dr. Horner recommends that the Auriculas should 

 be placed in the frame early in November, giving 

 them all the air possible, as by letting down the front 

 lights and opening the door behind — the top hghts 

 being kept on in case of rain. Watering must be 

 gradually withdrawn, so that during December and 

 January the soil be just kept from being absolutely 

 dry ; if it be kept wet or damp, the plants will be in 

 great danger of contracting disease, and of suffering 

 from frost. In winter, during intense frost, the frame 

 must be protected with efficient covering ; two stout 

 blankets, with an outer coverlet of tarpauling, are the 

 best, and, in the end, the cheapest materials. If not 



