154 THE LADIES MAGAZINE OF GARDENING. 
blind. Those who wish a larger covering may employ a protecting tent, 
see fig. 45, like that recommended by 
Captain Mangles in his admirable little 
Floral Calendar. The frame, which is 
of iron, may be made of any dimensions, 
according to the size required; pieces of 
wood being driven into the ground 
under each of the upright posts. Holes 
are bored in these pieces of wood to 
portable frame and awning for a receive the iron posts; these holes 
TULIP BED. ... , 1 , 
being stopped up with wooden plugs 
in summer when the framework is removed. When the .frame is to 
be erected, the iron posts are first fixed in the blocks of wood; then the 
arched pieces are put on, they being contrived to fit into each other by 
grooves ; and the roof consists 
of iron bars put together in the 
same way. In winter, the frame 
is covered with tarpauling, like 
that used for protecting ricks, 
which is put over the roof, and 
made fast by tying it to the 
iron posts. By a contrivance 
of this kind, oranges and other 
exotic plants may be made to 
appear to grow in the open air; as was done some years since at Newnham 
Courtenay, near Wallingford. The orange trees were planted in the open 
ground with turf between them, and blocks of stones, with holes in them, 
were placed at proper distances to receive the posts, which were of wood, 
with wooden shutters between. In the summer the whole was removed, 
and pieces of turf were put over the plugs. 
DESTRUCTION OF INSECTS. 
I wish to ask, if washing fruit-trees at this season of the year with 
lime-water that is not clear, but leaves the appearance of white-washing 
on the stems and buds, can injure them ? My bulbs are much eaten up 
by wire-worms, which are brought in with the horse-dropping from the 
road; they are very destructive, and multiply in manure that lies long 
together to rot. Will lime-water kill them, and not destroy the manure ? 
A Subscriber to the Ladies’ Magazine of Gardening. 
Fig. 45. 
Surrey, April 15 th, 1841. 
