Appendix III. 



AT Maylands, Mr. Joseph Fels' "colony" in England, 

 all the land is under intensive cultivation, and the 

 rules for getting the best results from hot-beds are 

 simple enough for anybody to follow. They emphasize 

 the advice given in this book and are, therefore, printed 

 as an appendix, so they may be easily consulted. They 

 are furnished by the superintending gardener of May- 

 lands, Mr. Thomas F. Smith, Maylands, Essex, England, 

 for this book, and are as follows : — 



General Insteuctions to Maylands Smallholders. 



" It is possible to put the frames to a variety of prof- 

 itable uses dtu-ing the winter and spring, but under the 

 special circumstances of our community, and the arrange- 

 ment for co-operation, it wUl be best for all to follow one 

 plan, and the produce can then be handled in bulk. 

 To this end, I suggest that the frames be used for radishes 

 and cabbage-lettuce, then cleared for pricking out to- 

 mato plants; afterwards, during the summer, used for 

 cucumber or melons. 



"During the last week of September, prepare a bed 

 of about a square yard by digging. Break it up fine; 

 cover it with two inches of prepared, sifted, weU-rotted 

 manure and soil in equal proportions. Sow broadcast, 

 thinly, a few inches of cabbage-lettuce seed — Watkin & 

 Simpson's Early French Gold Frame will be very suitable. 

 Cover with I inch prepared soil and press evenly aU over. 



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