. 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. Gardening. \ erv hot HOTTOXIA can be secured, it is advisable to have it upon a side-hill sloping to the south. When hot water is used for heat- ing Hotbeds, a 2- or 2H-inch wrought-iron pipe is placed just beneath the ridge as a flow pipe, with one or two 2-inch pipes upon each of the side walls, the number varying with
. 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. Gardening. \ erv hot HOTTOXIA can be secured, it is advisable to have it upon a side-hill sloping to the south. When hot water is used for heat- ing Hotbeds, a 2- or 2H-inch wrought-iron pipe is placed just beneath the ridge as a flow pipe, with one or two 2-inch pipes upon each of the side walls, the number varying with the season and the crops to he grown (Fig. 1101). Steam may be in the same way, but the pipes should be one or two sizes smaller. In the northern states the use of Hotbeds for grow- ing crops during the winter iii'intli^ i^ not ;iIe, as better results can be secun-l in -iv, , wliich will not be very much more t,, IhdM, ami will lie more durable besides much . a^]. i lianilli-. but in the spring Hotbeds are very I'm- .â -laiUng vegetable and bedding plants, as well as for growing lettuce, radishes and other vegetables. In the South fire Hot- beds answer very well for use in the winter for grow- ing plants for the truck garden, as well as for forcing vegetables, but even there the simply constructed green- houses are more satisfactory. Coldframes differ from Hotbeds only in lacking arti- ficial heat, as they depend entirely upon the sun. The surface of the soil should be from 6 to 12 inches below the glass, and a large amount of plant-food should be provided. Coldframes are often used forwintering half- hardy plants, and for starting and growing plants in the spring, after danger from severe frost is over. Management of Hotbeds. âIt the weather is mild dur- ing the latter part of February, the manure can be pro- cured and prepared for use so that the Hotbed may be started about the first of March. If properly constructed 1099. Ventilatine the
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