THE GARDEN PRIMER 



outdoor quarters long before it is safe to put them out, 

 but the coldframe nurses them along deliberately so 

 that when they can go out they are just about ready 

 to. Thus a big gain is made, for instead of waiting 

 for seed to germinate out-of-doors after the last 

 frost has surely gone, the little plants are set out, 

 already growing and vigorous. 



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