The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 425
cheaper thanRussia mats. Were I to use Russia mats in my forcing de-partment, I should require more than 1000 mats for about400 lights, which I now cover with 400 straw mats. It isevident, therefore, that the use of straw mats well deservesthe attention of market-gardeners. These mats may be made… … -Gf-^irv- An oblong square is formed of four laths along the twoends of which (a a) are driven as many nails as you wish tohave binding cords (b b b b b b), of which I never use fewerthan six, as the strength of the mat depends chiefly on thenumber of these cords. The cords I use are of tarred…