32 Gardening Under Glass 



Of course, this old enthusiast was not making 

 the money that his more up-to-date competitors 

 did; but I wondered if he wasn't getting more 

 out of his greenhouses. 



How We Made a Start — From Seeds and Cuttings 



Arriving home, I found that Pat had rigged up 

 a couple of frames in my absence — regular 3x6 

 feet size, such as can readily be made by any one 

 out of a few boards; or may be bought ready- 

 made, ready to go together in a jiffy, with the 

 handy corner cleats that bolt them together. 



One of these frames we filled with sand, for 

 starting cuttings. (You want to know what 

 kind of sand and how much soil; and mayhap, 

 what a "cutting" is.^^ Of all that, in good time.) 

 For the present let us consider what can be done 

 — starting with nothing, a few weeks' time, and 

 some enthusiasm. 



From seed we started : Lettuce plants, to have 

 ready for setting out under glass; a few Beets, 

 just enough for an experiment, for our own use; 

 the following flowers — one small packet of seed 

 of each, in most cases — Begonias, several sorts, 

 so we could have our pick of the most attractive 

 varieties; Heliotrope — the same way; Petunias, 

 Ageratum, "Irish" Daisies, as Patrick insisted 

 on calling them, because they grow wild in that 



