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A KITCHEN GARDEN 
and by the time it would be warm enough to leave 
them uncovered, these will have filled up the frame 
with bearing vines, gaining at least a month on 
those planted in the open ground. 
"While the cabbage, cauliflower, beets and lettuce 
may be planted out as soon as all danger of frost is 
over, the tomatoes, peppers, egg plants, etc., should 
not be set out until the thermometer stands at over 
60° all night, or until the oak leaves are as large as 
a five-cent piece. In a small .hotbed it is best to 
have a partition between each sash and the one next 
to it, so that such as are tender varieties may be kept 
warm and the more hardy cabbage may have plenty 
of fresh air, for if the latter should become “ drawn,” 
all the advantages of an early start will be lost and 
the plants may become entirely worthless. 
Sowings of seeds for early plants may be made in 
the same manner as above described for hotbeds, in 
cold frames, which are the same without the arti¬ 
ficial heat germinated by fermenting manure, depend¬ 
ing solely on the heat of the sun and the protection 
of the sash to forward the* plants. They can be 
planted about two weeks later than the dates given 
for the respective vegetables in hotbeds, and the 
plants will be ready for setting out about the same 
length of time later than those raised with the arti¬ 
ficial heat. These frames can also be used for win¬ 
tering over a few fall-sown cabbage plants, which are 
useful in a very early season and can be kept full of 
parsley, lettuce, etc., making a pleasant variety of 
greens for the table during the winter. 
As soon as it is warm enough to dig them and 
