CHAPTER XV 



HANDY AND HELPFUL ACCESSORIES 



Ever try to lace up a shoe without a shoe lace? 

 A shoe lace is a little thing, but when you try 

 to do the job you are supposed to do with a shoe 

 lace with something else, you begin to realize 

 what a handy thing a shoe lace is. The same 

 way with the little things you need around the 

 greenhouse. It has always surprised me to find 

 people trying to putter along, content to do with- 

 out a fairly complete equipment of these little 

 things. Some of these have been mentioned 

 already. But to round them all up together 

 and see at a glance the things that the potting 

 shed should contain, I have put them here with 

 a few very brief remarks on each. 



Before you have gone very far with your green- 

 house you will find yourself thoroughly interested 

 in having your potting shed complete; and even 

 add a little zest to it by playing that old game, 

 "a place for everything, and everything in its 

 place." Incidentally, it is a good plan to work 

 out a color scheme of your own, and paint 



