. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. GAEDEN MANAGEIIEI^T. engraving at the bead of this chapter. Here the border outside the bouso- bas been raised so as to be flush with the wall-plate, which rests on pierS;,. or, if the ground is sufficiently solid, the saddles rest on a concrete bottom : the border is prepared for the reception of the several trees or vines intended' to be grown in it, 673. The house (fig. 5), however, which Sir Joseph Paxton specially com- mends to Dublic notice is span-roofed, consisting
. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. GAEDEN MANAGEIIEI^T. engraving at the bead of this chapter. Here the border outside the bouso- bas been raised so as to be flush with the wall-plate, which rests on pierS;,. or, if the ground is sufficiently solid, the saddles rest on a concrete bottom : the border is prepared for the reception of the several trees or vines intended' to be grown in it, 673. The house (fig. 5), however, which Sir Joseph Paxton specially com- mends to Dublic notice is span-roofed, consisting of a range of 14-foot lights, set. V.—SECTION OP TIUEEX A¥D PLANT-HOrSE. at an angle 01 45°, which gives an internal width of 19 feet 9 inches ; and, by raising the borders about four feet above the ground-level, as represented in the engraving at the head of this chapter, a handsome, lofty structure is formed, capable of producing excellent crop: cither of peaches, plums, figs, or. cherries. In a house of this description, Sir Joseph Paxton informs us that he has grown a splendid crop of St, Peter's grapes, which have been ripening in succession since October, and will continue to do so till March, with no more ai'tificial heat than was necessary to keep out the few degrees of frost we have had; the house being placed, however, as we understand, under a. most lavourable aspect, ranging from north-west to south-east, and on the mild southern slopes of Sydenham, so that each side of the house catches its^ share of the sun's rays for an hour or two daily, even in mid-winter. The vines are trained on wires, near the glass; while standard peaches, plums, and figs, may be planted on each side the central walk at intervals, and dwarf trees may be planted nearer the glass, according to their size. The standard trees will spread their heads over the centre of the house; and, if left to their natural growth, with only the necessary pruning to admit the light to tha centre of the tr
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