The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . ?^;Sa«i: ITALIAN (OTTAOK. Opinion, for notwitlistanding tlio gigantic dimensions of tlio building, there is a niultuinin parvo system apparent—a want of length, brcadtli, and thickness, so to speak — awant of capacity in the ideas of extent in beds and bordci-s, and ])articuhirly so in tlio]>lanting of them, — which to our Aniericani/ed view seems very incomjialible withthe far-famed crystal palace and the gigantic scale on which every thing about it is]>Ianned; and, large as it is, it strikes us as having, like too many green


The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . ?^;Sa«i: ITALIAN (OTTAOK. Opinion, for notwitlistanding tlio gigantic dimensions of tlio building, there is a niultuinin parvo system apparent—a want of length, brcadtli, and thickness, so to speak — awant of capacity in the ideas of extent in beds and bordci-s, and ])articuhirly so in tlio]>lanting of them, — which to our Aniericani/ed view seems very incomjialible withthe far-famed crystal palace and the gigantic scale on which every thing about it is]>Ianned; and, large as it is, it strikes us as having, like too many green-houses and11 )nservatories in the country, twice as many plants as it ought to contain. Having occupied more space than I intended, I must continue my remarks inanother letter, when I have a little more leisure. ^^^. AN ITALIAN COTTAGE. BY AN AMATEUR ARCHITECT. I DO not suppose I can furnish the readers of the Horticulturist with any designs thatcompare with the truly beautiful ones already presented to its readers; but pepresent something that will satisfy the wants and come within the means


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