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Coldframes, Hotbeds, and Greenhouse Supplies 
Breck’s Improved Forcing Frame 
Breck’s Improved Forcing Frame 
A complete unit with tight-fitting sash, 
suitable for use as a hotbed or coldframe in 
the starting of early vegetables and flowers. 
The frame is made in flat sections, with 
corners bolted together, thus being readily 
stored in a small space when not in use. 
Carefully constructed of cypress, thoroughly 
painted. Dimensions: 3 by 4J-£ feet; depth, 
front 9 inches, back 12 inches; sash 1% inches 
thick, glazed with 10 x 12-inch glass. Frame 
and sash are thoroughly painted. Complete, 
$12.00 f.o.b. Boston or Lexington. 
Breck’s Electric Forcing Frame 
A Breck’s Forcing Frame equipped with a 
durable thermostatically controlled electric 
heater. May be operated on any 110-115- 
volt lighting circuit; current consumption 
averages 1 kilowatt-hour per day. Keeps 
soil-temperature constant. 
Complete, with Frame, Sash, and Heater 
unit with Thermostat $35.00. 
Heater only, with Thermostat—may be 
used with any Breck’s Forcing Frame 
(3 x 4H ft.) $25.00. 
Everhot Electric Hotbed Heaters 
A low-priced heating-coil which is buried 
in the soil of the hotbed. Not self-regulating. 
100 -watt, for bed up to 3x6 ft., $2.50; 
200 -watt, for bed up to 6 x 6 ft., $ 4 . 00 . 
Breck’s Standard Hotbed Sash 
For Hotbeds and Coldframes 
Made from thoroughly seasoned lumber. 
Frame well puttied and painted, 1%-inch 
stock; glass 8 x 10 inches. The best Sash 
offered today in Boston. Single Sash, $6.00 
each; 5 sash or over, $5.75 each. Crating 
extra at cost. 
Unpainted and unglazed. $3.00 each. 
Straw Hotbed Mats Each 
3 x 6 -ft. $1 75 
6 x 6 -ft. 3 00 
Other sizes to order 
Breck’s Extra-Heavy Hotbed Mats 
Weight, about 11 pounds. Dimensions 
76x76 inches. Heavily quilted drill, brown 
or green on upper side, under side burlap. 
$4.00 each; $45.00 per doz. 
Extra-Quality All-Burlap Mats 
Size 76x76 inches. Made especially for 
those who desire an inexpensive covering for 
the hotbed. $2.50 each; $28.00 per doz. 
Milo Hotbed Mat 
Made of prepared burlap, waterproof, 
almost indestructible. Light in weight but 
warm. 78 x 80 inches. $3.60 each; $40.00 
per doz.; 30-ft. roll, 78 in. wide, 55c per 
linear ft. 
Hotbed Thermometers 
Registering to 180° and over. $2.70 each. 
Greenhouse Flats 
Made of cypress. Supplied knocked down. 
Durable and cheap. Eac jj Doz 
No. 1. 20 x 14 in.$0 50 $4 00 
No. 2. 22% x 15 in. 60 5 00 
Protecting Cloth for Hotbeds 
Used as a substitute for glass for protecting 
plants in early Spring. Yd. 22c; 60-yd. 
piece, 20 c per yd. 
Cel-O-Glass 
A high-grade, low-priced substitute for 
glass. It is unaffected by rain, hail, snow, sun, 
or wind; it can be bent or cut to any desired 
shape and is practically indestructible. Made 
by treating coarse-mesh wire-cloth in such 
manner that the open spaces between the 
strands are filled with a clear, transparent, 
tough but flexible substance which will not 
rub or peel off, dry up or become brittle. 
Descriptive circulars mailed on application. 
Full roll, 50 ft. x 3 ft. 13J^c per sq. ft.; 
less than full-roll lots, 15c per sq. ft. 
Shade-O 
A dry powder. To make a gallon of solu¬ 
tion, use 2 quarts of hot water to 1 pound of 
Shade-O, stir thoroughly until dissolved, 
then add 2 quarts of cold water. Full 
directions with each package. Recommended 
for use on greenhouse glass for artificial 
shade. Packed in 1-pound packages only. 
Lb. $1.25. 
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Breck’s Standard Hotbed Sash 
Putty Bulbs 
A simple and useful device for applying 
putty to sash. $1.50 each. 
Puttium 
A gray glazing cement you can buy with 
confidence. Composed of non-volatile oils, 
heat-resisting gums, and other pigments, 
combined with asbestos fibre. Especially 
recommended for bedding ‘glass. 1 -gal. can, 
$2.50; 5-gal. can, $10.50; 10-gal. can, $20.00; 
20-gal. can, $39.00 ; 28-gal. bbh, $70.30; 
60-gal. bbh, $ 110 . 00 . 
Glazola Glazing Cement 
Perfect black compound for glazing, re¬ 
glazing, and repair work on greenhouses and 
sash. Made from a long-fibre asbestos and 
elastic gums. For glazing purposes it re¬ 
quires about 3 gallons to each 1000 feet of 
glass. 1-gal. can, $1.75; 5-gal. can, $1.70 per 
gal.; 35- and 55-gal. steel drums, $1.50 per gal. 
Mastica 
For glazing greenhouses, new or old. The 
use of Mastica avoids the necessity of fre¬ 
quent reglazing. It can be used either to bed 
in glass or on the outside, with a machine. 
One gallon will cover about 290 running feet 
(one side). 1-gal. can $2.50. 
Machines for applying Mastica $3.00 each. 
Peerless Glazing Points 
The only durable and reliable Points. 
Made of galvanized steel wire, no rights and 
lefts. No raising up when driving. Two 
sizes: No. 2 and No. 2% for general use. 
Box of 1000, 65c. 
Pincers for driving same, 85c pair. 
Zinc City Greenhouse Point 
A heavy zinc Brad, %-in. and %-m. Lb. 
65c. 
