. The Architectural magazine. s frieze and movable ribs foran open roof. At the standards I would plant different kindsof clematis and vines ; the evergreen and Chinese honeysuckles,the haidy bignonias, the passion flower, wistarias, and climbingand sweet-scented monthly roses, &c.; but, if I had a con-servatory, I would support it by standards 4 ft. or 5 ft. apart,having a path 4 ft. to 6 ft. wide along the centre, with flower-stands on each side, and the roof kept as low as convenient; forthe nearer the glass is to the plants, the better they the supports I would place choice c
. The Architectural magazine. s frieze and movable ribs foran open roof. At the standards I would plant different kindsof clematis and vines ; the evergreen and Chinese honeysuckles,the haidy bignonias, the passion flower, wistarias, and climbingand sweet-scented monthly roses, &c.; but, if I had a con-servatory, I would support it by standards 4 ft. or 5 ft. apart,having a path 4 ft. to 6 ft. wide along the centre, with flower-stands on each side, and the roof kept as low as convenient; forthe nearer the glass is to the plants, the better they the supports I would place choice creeping plants, in-cluding those already named, as applicable to the exposedveranda, as well as others requiring more protection. TheCamellm japonica, orange and lemon trees, the yellow jasmine,myrtles, and other half hardy plants, might be planted in thesoil, and thus obtained in great perfection. The conservatorymay be heated, at little expense, by hot water circulated throughgas-pipe tubes carried along near the fti to ^}> At the suggestion of the friend who objected to the rounddining-table, unless it were placed in an octagon-shaped room, 280 Dvocllijig-Rooms of a House : — l/ie Dining-Rooin. 160
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