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MAKING HORTICULTURE PAY 



as follows : " Hotbeds and cold frames are easily- 

 made and managed. They can be counted on to 

 give so much pleasure and profit that nearly all 

 farmers should have at least one of each to grow 

 plants for his own use. The common hotbed can 

 be used for growing all early vegetable plants and 

 should be prepared ready for the seed six to eight 

 weeks before time to plant in the open ground. 





HOTBED YARD 



Cold frames can be used for growing lettuce for 

 wintering, for lettuce and cabbage plants for early 

 planting, and for hardy flowering plants, such as 

 pansies and single violets. With slight protection 

 in severe weather, double violets will bloom dur- 

 ing mild spells and blossom profusely very early in 

 the spring. 



" For both hotbeds and cold frames, a well- 

 drained, sheltered southern exposure, preferably on 

 the south side of a building, hedge, or hill, should 



