. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . butpersonally I think it a ^plendid practice to give greaterwidth when desirable; the deck can be paneled and carrya lighting effect which will make it attractive. Tlie regular even span greenhouse type can be con-nected to the residence, running the ridge at rightangles to the side of the dwelling. For all general pur-poses an even span, sometimes called a double spanhouse, is superior to a lean-to. The reason might bebriefly stated as follows: Light coming from all sides. p
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . butpersonally I think it a ^plendid practice to give greaterwidth when desirable; the deck can be paneled and carrya lighting effect which will make it attractive. Tlie regular even span greenhouse type can be con-nected to the residence, running the ridge at rightangles to the side of the dwelling. For all general pur-poses an even span, sometimes called a double spanhouse, is superior to a lean-to. The reason might bebriefly stated as follows: Light coming from all sides. possible from both sides—a distinct advantage at better arrangement of the interior is possible, too,and usually there is more available headroom. When the greenhouses assume more pretentiousness,they automatically jump, in our mind, from greenhousesto conservatories, tor various architectural reasonsthey are oftimes made very fancy, the roof might behipped back, the house might be circular, octagonal, orin fact almost any conceivable shape. The sides maybe made unusual to conform somewhat with surround-. The Attached Greenhouse Interior view of the conservatory shown in the above picture ing the variations from straight greenhouse work thatenter into the building of a conservatory. This in noway improves the practical purposes of the house; inmany cases you havent as good a growing medium, asnumerous shading members must be added to give theunusual shape or etlect required. V\here possible, if the greenhouse is to be used forgrowing purposes, it should have a southerly is always possible to shade artificiaUy, whereas youcant very well manufacture sunlight. A few pointseast or west of south wont make any material difler-ence; a northern exposure is only advisable in attachedgreenhouses or conservatories where ferns and othersliade loving plants are to be grown exclusively, or whereit is used as a display room for flowering plants broughtto maturity under ot
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