One of our earlier forms of cold house construction with which hot bed sash are used. 
The heavy material used makes it rather dark even in midsummer, but we like the sash 
covering 1 that of course leaves the house much lig-hter than the heavy canvas covering 1 
that sometimes must be left on 2 or 3 days at a time to protect the crop during 1 wet 
fall weather. 
early kind. A succession of White Mums 
can be had from one shading 1 date by 
planting Silver Sheen and the later vari¬ 
ety Betsy Ross. In yellows, Good News 
is followed nicely by Golden Pearson. 
While black sateen cloth pictured in cut 
No. 1 is most widely used, it is by no 
means the only suitable material. The 
past season we used an oil treated green 
canvas supplied by the Windsor Company. 
It is heavy and should last and we be¬ 
lieve it will shed light for as many years 
as will black sateen that we find good for 
two to three seasons. The third season 
some light filters thru it; when this hap¬ 
pens about a week longer must be counted 
on to set buds. We have also tried a 
heavy kraft paper. A 6-8c per Sq. Yd. 
grade we find tears easily. 12-15c buys 
a substantial grade that will last, but we 
prefer the oil treated green canvas that 
costs but little more. In large high 
houses, where there are no interfering 
posts, a frame work is built over the beds 
with wire stretched over them lengthwise 
—on the wire the shading material is 
unrolled, covering walks as well as beds. 
With these large areas and in the over- 
the-roof plan, the shading material is 
handled in 18 ft. sections by means of a 
round pole to which it is attached and 
unrolled clear over the bed and down the 
end. The advantage of this over-all plan, 
compared with shading beds individually, 
Outside view of above house. Note Aster house cloth used on sides to keep °ut ins 
Also cloth on roof that is readily rolled up and down with ropes and pulleys. This type 
of construction complete with canvas cloth costs us 16c per sq. ft. of gro ' 
In a few years this type of construction will pay out much better than a flf 
cheaper arrang-ement frequently used. 
"Enclose Your Mum With Your Seed Order" 
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