. ⢠3 FT COLO FRAMES. The function of a cold frame is toward off cold winds, to keep the ground clear of snow, and in the spring to increase the feeble heat of the slanting sunbeams, and thus foster plant growth. The construction of the cold frame is very simple. The back board is usually twelve inches and the front eight inches wide. The two are connected by a tapered board twelve inches wide at one end and eight inches at the other. Standard sash are three by six (3 x 6) feet, and it takes a box of six by eight (6x8) inch glass to glaze three sash. We can furnish sash at $ each unglazed
. ⢠3 FT COLO FRAMES. The function of a cold frame is toward off cold winds, to keep the ground clear of snow, and in the spring to increase the feeble heat of the slanting sunbeams, and thus foster plant growth. The construction of the cold frame is very simple. The back board is usually twelve inches and the front eight inches wide. The two are connected by a tapered board twelve inches wide at one end and eight inches at the other. Standard sash are three by six (3 x 6) feet, and it takes a box of six by eight (6x8) inch glass to glaze three sash. We can furnish sash at $ each unglazed, or $3. 25 each glazed. The framework can be readily made by a local carpenter or any one handy with tools; and when complete the frame is set in a sheltered, well-drained position, usually near the house. Mr. William Falconer, one of the foremost practical gardeners in the country, has written for us the following short article on raising seeds in a cold frame : " A cold frame is simply a frame having sash, but no other means of heating. Fill the frame with soil to within 6 in. deep in front and 8in. or 9 in. at back; make shallow drills, 3 in. or 4 in. apart, across the face of the soil in the frame, and in these sow the seeds, covering them thinly and tamp- ing them gently; then water moderately through a fine hose. Now put on the sash, keep all snug and warm until the seedlings appear, when the sashes should be tilted up during the day to admit fresh air make the plants sturdy. As the seedlings wax in strength, remove the sash both day and night, in fine weather, but replace it as a protection against wet, muggy or cold weather. As soon as the plants are big enough, transplant them into the open garden. In sowing in a cold frame, carefully observe that the kinds of plants are of somewhat the same nature, strength and time of germinating. When this is not the case, or their is any uncertainty about it, belter sow in pots, pans or flats, and set these
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