Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . thispeculiarity of the neophyte, by supposing him to recommendnot only planting a eat at the roots of the Grapes he wouldhave muskcat, but it must also be planted with its tail tothe north pole. The house must be of such a shape, sucha size, such an angle, and such an aspect. None other willdo at all. The plants must be set so, trained so, pinched so,. Fig. 12. Yig. 12 is a span-roofed house, with a path in the centraand two beds on each side. The house is heated by six four-inch hot-water pipes, two just by the side walls withi
Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . thispeculiarity of the neophyte, by supposing him to recommendnot only planting a eat at the roots of the Grapes he wouldhave muskcat, but it must also be planted with its tail tothe north pole. The house must be of such a shape, sucha size, such an angle, and such an aspect. None other willdo at all. The plants must be set so, trained so, pinched so,. Fig. 12. Yig. 12 is a span-roofed house, with a path in the centraand two beds on each side. The house is heated by six four-inch hot-water pipes, two just by the side walls within thehouse all round, and one on both sides of the path. Bottomheat is communicated by two hot-water pipes, one undereach of the beds, in the first instance to a tank, n, a. Thetanks are covered with slates, and on them a foot of compostis placed for the roots to run in. The plants ai-e trained toa trellis. The ends of the house should be respectively northand south. A house of this description is admirably a>dapt€dfor producing early Melons and f_ Z 2. Fig. 13. Fig. 13. This is simply a house with a heat is supplied by two four-inch hot-water pipes toa chamber, a, and top heat by two pipes in front, and one bo-the left of the path in the centre of the house, h, is a bedof soil. There is a trellis at c, and a bed at back, d, which,is very useful for plants, yet of no value for Melons. Bottomheat is furnished to it by a hot-water pipe, e, covered withrubble.—G. Abbey. {To be continued.) October 4, 1864. ] JOUBNAL OP HOETICULTITEE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 275 FOXLEYS PATENT COEEUGATED BEICXS FOE GAEDEN WALLS. On the centre ofthe face of eachbrick is a stoutbead projectinghalf an inch fromits surface; thisbeing pierced withholes at intervalsof about 2 inches,serves by meansof bast, string,or wire, to tie inthe branches oftrees. Every gardenerknows that wallsagainst which fruittrees have beentrained for a longseries of years be-come much de-fac
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