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the window garden or smateur conservatory is shown in Fig.
79. A box 2 or 3 inches high is obtained, and inside this a
zinc or galvanized iron tray is set,
leaving sufkient space between it and
the box to admit a pane of glass on
every side. Tlwse panes form the four
sides of the box, and one or two panes
are laid across the top. The metal
tray holds the soil and allows no water
nti. so. I’rol-)u~:atir:g-bog.
to drip on the floor.
One of tlw best boxes for general purposes is made in the form
of a simple bo2~r(1 rectangle without top or bott.om, and 15 or
18 inches high, the top being cowred wit.11 two sashes one of
wlikh raises on a hinge (Fig. N). Ibir hy three feet is a
convenient size. Consult also Fig. S5.
An ordinary light hotbed frame is sometimes constructed
on the herwll of a grccnl~~~~ and covered with common hotbed
sash. I’r’“pafflltinbr-houst~s are sometimes built with
permanent yrol.‘agatiiig-frallles of this character throughout
Frt;. si. Permanent propagating-frames in ;I greenhouse.
their length, 2s shown in Fig. 8 1. Such permanent frames
are mostly used for conifers, either from cuttings or grafts