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frame for a time, such as Stocks, Asters, &c., while with 
regard to vegetables, we may harvest some of them quite 
a month earlier if a frame is at our disposal. This ap- 
plies to Lettuce, Cauliflower, Celery, &c. It is even 
possible to grow some early vegetables altogether with 
its aid, by making up a hotbed with two or three cart- 
loads of fresh horse manure and, if possible, about a cart- 
load of leaves, mixed together and thoroughly heated. 
This should be built up into a heap about 6 in. larger 
than is required, all round, treading it firmly during build- 
ing, so that it will give up its heat slowly. The frame 
should now be put on the top of this, and 9 in. to 1 ft. 
of ordinary garden soil put into it, and allowed to settle 
for a few days. Early stump-rooted Carrots, early Turnips, 
Lettuce, Radish, &c., may then be sown in it. The heat 
rising from the manure below, with the sun heat on the 
glass, will bring such crops on very quickly, and as they 
come early in the season they are much appreciated. A 
frame may also be utilized during the summer for grow- 
ing Lettuce, Mustard and Cress, young Carrots, Turnips, 
&c., which are all superior in flavour when they can be 
gathered in a fresh young state. 
CHAPTER X 
Propagation 
Propagation is the most important department of gar- 
dening, and requires a great amount of patience and per- 
severance. 
