. Dreer's 1913 garden book. Grass, 274 Water Arum, 273 Chestnut, 274 Chinquepin, 266 Hyacinth, 273 Lettuce, 273 Lilies, 125264t • Poppy, 273 Snowflake, 273 Wax Plant, 104 Wax- oik, 257 Wayfaring Tree, 251 White Alder, 246 Bay, 24s Fringe. 245 Whitlow Grass, 214 Wild Celery, 274 Cucumber Nine, 92 Rice, 274 Willow Herb, 215 Windfiower, 71 196, 20 i Winter Savory, 237 Wolfs-banc. 69 203 Woodbine, 260 Wood Lily, 242 Wouiid-woi 240 YiiiTow , 69 Youth and Old Age, 68,Zephyr Flower, 121; 173 173 (3) The Making and Care of Hotbeds and Cold Frames The cold frame and hotbed are worthy of much wider atte
. Dreer's 1913 garden book. Grass, 274 Water Arum, 273 Chestnut, 274 Chinquepin, 266 Hyacinth, 273 Lettuce, 273 Lilies, 125264t • Poppy, 273 Snowflake, 273 Wax Plant, 104 Wax- oik, 257 Wayfaring Tree, 251 White Alder, 246 Bay, 24s Fringe. 245 Whitlow Grass, 214 Wild Celery, 274 Cucumber Nine, 92 Rice, 274 Willow Herb, 215 Windfiower, 71 196, 20 i Winter Savory, 237 Wolfs-banc. 69 203 Woodbine, 260 Wood Lily, 242 Wouiid-woi 240 YiiiTow , 69 Youth and Old Age, 68,Zephyr Flower, 121; 173 173 (3) The Making and Care of Hotbeds and Cold Frames The cold frame and hotbed are worthy of much wider attention than theynow enjoy. With their aid the autumn season can be prolonged and the springseason hastened. They will yield herbs and salads in variety in early spring andhasten the starting of summer crops. To the flower lover they are a realnecessity for the carrying of many things through the winter, and few peopleindeed have ever fully developed the possibilities of pleasure possessed by anordinary glass-covered COLD FRAMES. The function of a cold frame is to ward off cold winds, to keepthe ground clear of snow, and in the spring to increase the feebleheat of the slanting sunbeams, and thus foster plant growth. The construction of the cold frame is very simple. The backboard is usually twelve inches and the front eight inches two are connected by a tapered board twelve inches wideat one end and eight inches at the other. Standard sash arethree by six (3x6) feet, and it takes a box of six by eight (6x8)inch glass to glaze three sash. We can furnish sash at $ unglazed, or § each glazed. The framework can bereadily made by a local carpenter or any one handy with tools;and when complete the frame is set in a sheltered, well-drainedposition, usually near the house. Mr. William Falconer, one of the foremost practical gardenersin the country, has written for us the following short article onraising seeds in a cold frame; A cold frame is simply a fram
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