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THE SMALL COUNTRY PLACE 



FIG. 77 The Hot-Bed. Note Sash, Mats, 

 and Shutters. 



For the making, care, and management of cold frames 

 and hot-beds see Chap. VI, page 117. 



Small greenhouses have many advantages over hot- 

 beds, and when we consider the cost of sash, mats, and 

 shutters, and the outlay for labor to shovel snow, to 



cover and uncover 

 every day, or perhaps 

 several times each 

 day, the cost of the 

 former is but little 

 more than that of the 

 latter. Fig. 78 shows 

 a small, cheaply built 

 1 ' lean - to " house in 

 which large numbers 

 of early plants may 

 be grown. The labor of running a hot- water or steam 

 heater is much less than the covering and uncovering 

 required for hot-beds, 

 and one can work in 

 such a house with 

 comfort no matter 

 what the weather may 

 be outside and have 

 perfect control of all 

 conditions necessary 

 for success. Better 

 and earlier plants may 

 be grown in the small Fl - 78 ~ A Sma11 Greenhouse, 



greenhouse than under frames, with perhaps the single 

 exception of lettuce, but with this crop the plants 

 may be better started in the house and transplanted 

 to the frames. To run hot-beds or greenhouses requires 

 the closest attention and good judgment. One must 

 learn by actual experience the conditions under which 



