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basement is then spread over to a depth of four inches. The soil 

 should be rather sandy and should consist of good loam, leaf mold, 

 sand and some well decayed manure. Put on the sashes and, as Mrs. 

 Rion, in " Let's Make a Flower Garden " says: " Let her bile. It will 

 steam tremendously for four or five days, then it gets down to regular 

 business of more or less even heat. There are nice thermometers to 

 be had to take the bed's temperature; find out when its fever has 

 dropped below ninety degrees; then you know it is time to go ahead 

 and plant." 



One of the King Construction Co.'s double-glazed frames; a very valuable type 



Another sort of hotbed may be constructed by placing a coldframc 

 upon a heap of manure which in the colder regions should be a foot 

 and a half thick when packed rather firmly. Hotbeds can be easily 

 heated by running a pipe from the heating plant of the house into 

 the frame which can be located near the house. 



MANAGEMENT OF HOTBEDS AND GOLDFRAMES. Radish, Lettuce, 

 Cabbage, Tomato, Cauliflower, Aster, Pansy, Scarlet Sage, Verbena, 

 and such seeds, are planted in rows, several inches apart. The venti- 

 lation of the frame must be carefully attended to and if moisture 



