. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. used for this purpose they are usually raised a greater dis- tance above the beds. A brush screen, consisting of a low frame covered with boughs, is often used, as shown in Fig. 6. This is cheaper than the lath screens, and is equally as good. 7. Screen for fvaTnez. for most purposes. The l.)rush is often laid directly upon the ground, especially in large beds. This answers the purpose of shading, l)ut it does not allow of weeding, and it must be taken off soon after the seeds germinate, or slender plant
. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. used for this purpose they are usually raised a greater dis- tance above the beds. A brush screen, consisting of a low frame covered with boughs, is often used, as shown in Fig. 6. This is cheaper than the lath screens, and is equally as good. 7. Screen for fvaTnez. for most purposes. The l.)rush is often laid directly upon the ground, especially in large beds. This answers the purpose of shading, l)ut it does not allow of weeding, and it must be taken off soon after the seeds germinate, or slender plants will be injured in its removal. Brush screens are sometimes raised three or four feet to allow of weeding. A screen for Irames is shown in Fig. 7. It is a simple covering of muslin stretched over tlie top and sides of a rough framework. The cloth is usually omitted from the front side. This style ol screens is much used by nurserymen, espe cially for cutting-beds. Whitewashing the sashes of coldframes also alfords good shading. A more elaborate and perma- nent screen is shown in Fig. 8. It is built of slats, usually 3 inch stult. This shed screen is oftenest used ior the pro- tection of tender ])lants, but it affords an exceedingly use-. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York : Macmillan
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