. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. THE CLOCHE. 597. The Cloche as used in the raising of seedling plants. The advantages of the cloches are—they never require any repairs; they are easy of carriage -when carefully packed; with ordinary care they are seldom broken ; they are easily cleaned—a swill in a water tank and a wipe with a brush every autumn clear and prepare them for their winter work. They are useful for many purposes besides salad growing; for example
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. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. THE CLOCHE. 597. The Cloche as used in the raising of seedling plants. The advantages of the cloches are—they never require any repairs; they are easy of carriage -when carefully packed; with ordinary care they are seldom broken ; they are easily cleaned—a swill in a water tank and a wipe with a brush every autumn clear and prepare them for their winter work. They are useful for many purposes besides salad growing; for example, in advancing various crops in spring, raising seedlings, and FlG- 353. striking cuttings ; and finally, they are very cheap when bought in quantity. But of course it is only in market gardens that they will be required in numbers; in some small gardens not more than a few dozen will be wanted. Every garden should be furnished with them according to its size; and when we get used to them and learn how very useful they are for many things, from the full developing of a Christmas Rose to the forwarding of early crops in spring, I have no doubt they will be much in demand. It is not only in winter that they are useful, but at all seasons, both in indoor and outdoor propagation and seed sowing. In France seedlings of garden crops likely to be destroyed by birds or insects are frequently raised under the cloche, and the same practice will occasionally be found advan- tageous in this country. Usually the cloche is made with- out a knob, as that appendage renders their package a much greater difficulty and increases the cost, so that practical men use onlythe one without the knob, ~ like the specimens first figured. One Cloche with knob. "with a knob may, however, be had, but it is not to be recommended. Allusion has been made at p. 146 to the use of small bell-glasses with openings at the top. It would be a great improvement if some cloches were made in like manner, and thi