THE AMATEUR’S KITCHEN HARDEN. 
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exposed, situation, a bank of earth should be thrown up on 
each side. When this is done the internal air cannot be 
affected by any amount of frost. When such structures are 
built for this purpose, it is important to remember that 
drainage is necessary, as any accumulation of damp either 
in the house or under the floor will to a great degree render 
the air of the place unsuitable for the purposes for which it 
was intended. To guard against this, the floor is laid on 
.rubble a, which communicates by the drain b with a catch- 
water or cesspool, from which it soaks away, or is carried on 
to another drain. Generally speaking, if the catchwater is 
half filled with lumps of chalk it will absorb all the moisture 
brought by the drain b. Two shelves are shown on each side 
•of the door which reach up to the ground-level. These are 
supposed to be for potatoes, while those above are for beet- 
roots, carrots, etc. This, as well as the next figure, must be 
entered by steps inside the house. If the banks of earth 
are considered unsightly, they are easily hidden by means of 
small shrubs or ivy. 
The third figure is a well-arranged and suitable structure,, 
and such as would serve the purpose of many good gardens 
now wholly deficient of such a building. 
The fourth figure is an improvement on the old-fashioned 
potato clamp, d is a small raised mound of earth, over 
which some straw 7 is placed. This mound serves to drain the 
principal part of the clamp. The potatoes occupy the space 
