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ing up walls of turf for the remainder. On the top of 

 the turf walls a wooden frame is placed to enable the 

 glass lights to be moved up and down. The frame should 

 preferably slope to the south, and be so situated that 

 it can obtain the morning sun also. A position in the 

 open is best unless there is a low wall available that would 

 shield it from the north. 



Now how are we to obtain plants for these cold frames ? 

 To purchase extra strong plants in eight-inch pots means 

 considerable expense for carriage alone. I suggest that 

 the reader should obtain open-ground bushes early in 

 October and pot them into eight-inch pots. This 

 should be done by the second week in October. Ask 

 the nurser3Tnan to select bushy, one-year-old plants. 

 When the roses arrive, trim back the roots to six or 

 seven inches in length and cut back the shoots to twelve 

 inches. Then place the roots in a trench and cover 

 with soil until they can be potted. If the compost is 

 prepared a week or two previously so much the better. 

 It should consist of fibrous loam two parts, weU-rotted 

 manure one part, and about one pint of bonemeal to a 

 bushel of compost. Mix well together, and keep in an 

 airy but rain-proof shed. If possible, select new pots, 

 otherwise see that they are well washed before use. 

 Put one large crock at the base and smaller ones over it 

 to a depth of about an inch, covering these with limips 

 from the compost. Take a plant, hold it in the centre of 

 the pot, and half fill the space with compost. Make 

 this very firm with a piece of broom-handle. Then fill 

 up with soil to within an inch of the rim, and again make 



