. The book of the garden. Gardening. 364 PLANT-HOUSES. the largest size hitherto erected. It was designed and executed by the Messrs Bailey, of Holborn, the well-known hot- house builders ; it was entirely formed of curvilinear sash bars of wrought iron, without rafters or principal ribs. These sash bars were nearly two inches deep, and half an inch thick in the thickest part, and weighed only about one pound per lineal foot. The house consisted of two domes—(vide fig. 501)—the upper and. lower, the former being supported by a series of cast-iron tubular columns, a a, covered with climbing pla
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 364 PLANT-HOUSES. the largest size hitherto erected. It was designed and executed by the Messrs Bailey, of Holborn, the well-known hot- house builders ; it was entirely formed of curvilinear sash bars of wrought iron, without rafters or principal ribs. These sash bars were nearly two inches deep, and half an inch thick in the thickest part, and weighed only about one pound per lineal foot. The house consisted of two domes—(vide fig. 501)—the upper and. lower, the former being supported by a series of cast-iron tubular columns, a a, covered with climbing plants. This im- mense structure was 100 feet in dia- meter, and 60 feet high. It was heated by steam, brought from a boiler at some distance, so as not to be seen from the house ; the pipes, e e, being laid under the floor, as in similar cases. The ventilation was effected by a series of ventilators in the plinth b, by opening sashes between the two domes c c, and by an opening in the crown d, all of which were opened and shut by very simple and effective means. The entrance was by a porch attached to it, a mode always necessary in such forms of houses. The original model of this house was lately pointed out to us in the royal gardens at Frogmore, having been pre- sented to the Princess Royal by the Messrs Bailey, with a view to its being converted into a Wardian case. For objections to dome-shaped houses, vide Hothouse-Building, &c. The circular architectural conservatory at Dalkeith Park, of which Plate XV. is an elevation, is a detached building placed in a small flower-garden, intended to have been very much enlarged. Other arrange- ments, however, having since been made, this intention is not likely, at least for the present, to be carried into effect. This is a highly enriched architectural building, and reflects great credit on the taste of the Duchess of Buccleuch, at whose sug- gestions it was erected; and also on William Burn, Esq., the eminent archi- tect, unde
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