CO tiie amateur’s flower garden. 
T link, to drop into a staple fixed in the frame or pit, by 
which means the frames are secured in their places. The 
scantling of timber used 
is 2 inches by 1\ inch, 
upon which is strained 
stout canvas, projecting a 
little over one edge of the 
frame so that, when more 
than one is required, the 
projecting edge laps over 
the next light, and keeps 
the wet from going be¬ 
tween. After it is strained upon the frame, it should be 
well painted—the frame should have been painted before. 
The rack, upon which the lights are stored when not in use, 
may be made to hold any number required. The timber used 
for the rack must, of course, be of much larger scantling than 
that for the frames. 
Preparations for planting out must be made early in the 
spring. Plants that are tall and gawky must be cut back. 
Plants that are in a crowded, starving state in pots or boxes 
should be shaken out and potted separately. Plants from 
