Archive image from page 572 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer04bail4 Year: 1900 y/y/y 2738. Nurseryman's cold pit. A cheap device for wintering plants that require comparatively little light. cured against frost by the winter protection required for their contents. An excavation of the req
Archive image from page 572 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer04bail4 Year: 1900 y/y/y 2738. Nurseryman's cold pit. A cheap device for wintering plants that require comparatively little light. cured against frost by the winter protection required for their contents. An excavation of the required dimen- sions is made, with due allowance for the walls. Inside the excavation a plank _ __ molding frame is built at the proper distance; viz., the thickness of the walls, from the walls of earth which should have been cut as true as possible. This frame, which should also be true and plumb, is carried to the required height for the inside face of wall and another frame is made at the proper distance on the surface of the ground,the inner face of which will be the outside face of the completed wall. These frames must be well braced; they carry a heavy load until the ce- ment hardens. It is not necessary to make a complete frame for the whole pit at once; An outside cellar, in which to store roots and tubers, pots of resting stuff. 273ft. Deep pit built like a coldframe, for carryme half-hardy woody plants over winter. 125 one end and a half of both sides can be built first, and the same frame reversed will serve for the remainder. The concrete is made by mixing dry one part of cement (a good brand can be obtained at about $ per barrel) to two parts of clean sharp sand. After a thorough mixtiire, add enough water to make a thick paste. Add to this paste three parts (sometimes four are used) of clean gravel. Broken stone is better but more expensive. No stones larger than a goose egg should be used. The whole should be completely and quite carefully blended with hoe
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