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OHAPTEE VI. 



HOT-BEDS, COLD FRAMES, AND PITS. 



Frames or Hot-Beds are most usually employed for 

 forwarding plants. The frame for general use has from 

 three to five sashes (see figure 5), and is made for con- 

 venience about four and a half or five feel wide, and the 

 length depends on the number of sashes, which are 

 usually about forty inches wide. Use the smallest glass 





Fig. 5 Hot-Bed and Frame. 



you can obtain, certainly not over seven by nine; a 

 smaller size is preferable, as it is not so liable to be 

 broken, and can be more readily repaired. These sashes 

 arc made without cross-bars, the glass overlapping like 

 the shingles of a house, and resting on bars extending 

 lengthwise of the sash. The lap of each pane of glass 

 need not be over half an inch, and if the glass is set in 

 the sash when freshly painted with two coats of paint, 

 no puttying is necessary, if the sash is well made. The 



