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Remarks. —A box a foot square, placed over the cucumber or squash hills,
and the dirt packed a little at the bottom ensures against bugs, as well as to hasten their growth. Tomatoes, melons, etc., and garden seeds of any kind will be hastened by their use; and if packed away carefully when done with them, they will last several years, by a new coat yearly. This covering is a certain protection aiso against late spring frosts.
Greenhouse, or Hot Beds, Best Shading for the Glass. —Peter Henderson says the best shading he has ever used for the glass in greenhouses or hot-beds is naptha, mixed with a little white lead, so as to give it the appearance of thin milk. This can be put on the glass with a syringe, very quickly, at a cost not exceeding 25 cents per 100 square feet. It holds on the entire sear-son, until loosened by the fall frosts. There is no better authority than Mr. Henderson.
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