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front : in these projecting ends notches were cut, to receive 

 ledges of similar scantling, at back and front ; and, when so 

 placed, all were of equal height (6 in.) above the surface of the 

 glass, as above mentioned. In the back and front ledges 

 (which for convenience were movable) notches were cut oppo- 

 site to each other, and at suitable distances, to receive cross 

 bearing strips, dovetailed at the ends to fit into the notches on 

 the back and front ledges. On this raised skeleton frame is 

 laid the covering, sufficiently thick according to the weather, 

 and properly fastened on. 



The security of the plants, under such disposed covering, is 

 most complete, has given great satisfaction and credit to my- 

 self, and been highly approved, and I believe followed, by all 

 who have come to a knowledge of it. I fear you will not be 

 able to comprehend the rough sketch I herewith send; but 

 my description cannot be mistaken. It is only necessary to 

 add that the back and front ledges should fit closely to the 

 frame, and cover the opening betwixt the lights and the 

 covering; and, as the side styles of the lights are generally 

 longer than the width of the frame, the ledges of the skeletons 

 frame must be notched to receive them. I am, Sir, &c. 



Edwin Matthew Mather. 

 Lewis's Place, Bloomsgrove Street, near 

 Nottingham, Dec. 2. 1827. 



Art. XI. Description of an Awning for a Tulip Bed, and 

 also of the Flower Stage in Use by the Lancaster Horticul- 

 tural Society. By Mr. Mathias Saul, of Lancaster. 



Sir, 

 The inelegant and sometimes clumsy manner, in which 

 florists shade or shelter their tulip beds from the sun or rain, 

 has frequently displeased me, and I have little doubt it has 

 deterred some amateurs from the culture of one of our finest 

 flowers. The awning for tulips and other flowers, figured and 

 described in the Florist' s Directory [Fncyc. of Gar d., § 6234.), 

 is too expensive for general use, and the mode of covering 

 with hoops not much higher than the summits of the flowers, 

 precludes the florist from almost all enjoyment. I send you 

 herewith a design for an awning calculated for a tulip, hya- 

 cinth, auricula, or carnation bed, 9 ft. long and 4 ft. broad, 

 upon a very simple plan, not expensive, and not apt to go 

 out of order. 



