A Few Explanations and Directions 



DIVISION OF THE BULBS, ETC. 



"Division of the Bulbs" is simply dividing clusters into 

 single bulbs and planting them singly instead of in clusters. The 

 same applies to "division of the roots," "division of the 

 crowns," etc. 



GARDEN FRAMES. 



Plant Frames are generally made of redwood boards one and 

 one-half inch thick. Their dimensions vary, a good serviceable 

 size being six feet long by three feet in width of sash. The frame 

 on which the sash rests should be eighteen inches high on the 

 back and eight inches high in front so that the sash, when in 

 position, will have enough slope to shed off the rain. 



A Cool or Cold Frame is one which has no artificial heating. 



A Hot Frame is one which is placed on a heap of strawy 

 stable-manure or other fermenting material which has partially 

 spent its heat, its temperature having fallen to about eighty 

 degrees Fahrenheit. 



Hot-beds are very useful, especially in Spring, for encourag- 

 ing rapid growth in tender plants or seedlings, as they supply a 

 warm moist atmosphere very congenial to most of the tender 

 plants. Cuttings also of various plants emit roots and grow 

 much faster on a Hot-bed than when placed where there is only 

 fire heat. 



To make up a Hot-bed, secure a quantity of fresh stable- 

 manure and an equal quantity of tree-leaves, which have been 

 recently collected ; turn them over and mix them together three or 

 four times every second day for eight days. Build the heap the 

 size and shape of the frame to be used, and allow an extra width 

 of two or three feet all around; spread the mixture evenly in 

 layers of not more than six inches each, treading each layer firmly 

 as spread until the bed is built up about four feet high or thick. 



