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if the outside be made green, and the inside white, 

 the appearance of them would not be disagreeable, 

 and the insects lurking inside would be easily per- 

 ceived. (Gard. Chron. 1841, 181.) 



Another shade is made of hazel-rods from two feet 

 to seven feet long, according to the height of the 

 flower to be shaded, and about an inch in diameter ; 

 point them at one end, to insert in the ground, and 

 nail on the other a thin piece of deal six or eight 

 inches square. 



The board must have a hole in the centre to admit 

 the stem, and by making a cut with a saw from the 

 outside to the hole in the centre, the flower may be 

 slipped through without injury ; and to keep it in its 

 position the branch may be tied to the rod. When 

 the flower is fixed, invert a pot over it sufficiently 

 large to cover it without touching the petals, and the 

 blossom will be protected without injury, and all the 

 beautiful shades of colour preserved which otherwise 



