. Farm horticulture, prepared especially for those interested in either home or commercial horticulture. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. HOTBEDS 53 Hotbed Sash.—Two kinds of hotbed sash can be pur- chased, the single-glass and the double-glass sash. They can also be made by any local firm. When the sash are constructed locally, specify emphatically that only the most durable wood should be used and cypress or cedar is preferred. Sash differ greatly in length and in width, but the standard size is 3 x 6 feet. Sash of other sizes are inconvenient to handle and possess no advantages over the
. Farm horticulture, prepared especially for those interested in either home or commercial horticulture. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. HOTBEDS 53 Hotbed Sash.—Two kinds of hotbed sash can be pur- chased, the single-glass and the double-glass sash. They can also be made by any local firm. When the sash are constructed locally, specify emphatically that only the most durable wood should be used and cypress or cedar is preferred. Sash differ greatly in length and in width, but the standard size is 3 x 6 feet. Sash of other sizes are inconvenient to handle and possess no advantages over the standard. The usual thickness of the sash is about IJ inches, but this varies, and usually ranges from If to 2 inches. The lighter sash are easier to handle but the heavier ones are more durable and sustain less Fig. 13.—^A good rack for hotbed sash. All sash should receive a priming coat of paint before they are glazed. The cracks and the crevices should be filled with paint in order to exclude all water, so that decay will be lessened. Glass of the best quality should be pur- chased. The lower grades of glass, as a rule, cause more burning to the plants because of their many defects. The glass is placed into the frames by either lapping or by butting. Lapping is the most popular and the method that is usually recommended, because there is less leakage. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hood, George William, 1886-. Philadelphia, New York, Lea & Febiger
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