The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . n stages for giccnhouae plant*; it is truethat they are in some parts of the country expensive, biittlieynever wear out, never vvunt painting, and look better, inde-pendently of thoir suiting plants better. The old wooden stage,with currents of air constantly passing among the pots,although not objectionable in winter when common green-hou;-;e plants are to he kept dry, is a very bad cnntrlvance inthe spring, when tliey are beginning to We fear fromyour letter that your new greenhouse is a lean-to. A span-roofed house is far better, an
The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . n stages for giccnhouae plant*; it is truethat they are in some parts of the country expensive, biittlieynever wear out, never vvunt painting, and look better, inde-pendently of thoir suiting plants better. The old wooden stage,with currents of air constantly passing among the pots,although not objectionable in winter when common green-hou;-;e plants are to he kept dry, is a very bad cnntrlvance inthe spring, when tliey are beginning to We fear fromyour letter that your new greenhouse is a lean-to. A span-roofed house is far better, and not much more expensive, ifat all. Subscribers.—Yonr pipes .should have a cl-inch bore, if you cay lay the bricks of your arch withoutmortar, do ao; you will g?t plenty of bottom /inut. But whatwill you do for bottom moisture? Unrisrsuch circuinstancftsyou will find it difficult to manage that. For 4-incli pipessubstitute 4-incli oijen iron truu^-Iia jilaced side by aide,not one over the other, and they will gire you the moisture. it! you want; hut vou must have air-heat in winter, and it isdoubtful whether such an arrangement will give you would be better to have a 6-inch iron trough in thechamber, and then a 4-inch pipe outside the chamber,next the front wall, in a space communicating with the air of the pit, as is often managed in Macphail-pits. S/uV/ey.— There is no end to what are called new stoves, and we areunacquainted with half of them. Haydons is of that class. Ifwe can learn anything about it, we will mention it next?week, and at the same time answeryour other Question, which demands some consideration. — We see Deanes Stove advertised, but we are not aware of its having been everused for garden purnoses, nor are we acquainted with it-Perhaps some one who has used it will state his experience,giving his name to in confidence. Hyacinths.—T. Wharton.—The nearer your flowers approachto what is represented in the following cat,
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