THE GARDEN PRIMER 



the last week of February or the early part of March. 

 If ready by March loth you will find it early enough 

 for all practical purposes and the plants in it will be 

 big fellows by the time the ground is warm enough out- 

 side to receive them. 



Unless the space it occupies is needed during the 

 summer the bed may be left and used for a coldframe 

 in the fall, for lettuce or other salad plants. 



The coldframe differs from the hotbed in that it 

 is constructed without an underpit of heat-producing 

 materials, and is intended merely to provide greater 

 protection from cold and winds for growing plants. 

 It is made of a board frame set on top of the ground, 

 not in-sunken like the hotbed, but like a hotbed 

 it has a protective sash over the top to cover it. 



Usual form of Coldframe. 



Its usefulness in the beginner's garden can scarcely 

 be overestimated, for by having a coldframe at hand 

 the garden-maker may be sure of early salad plants and, 

 in a small way, be far in advance with melons and 

 cucumbers. 



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