Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . namental purposes suitable for the grounds ofthose of humbler means than those who can afford such rich designs as our last. It is a straight roofed span conservatory with cast iron fronts; sides about fourfeet six inches high with top and bottom ventilation, glazed with twenty-six ouncesheet glass, enamel painted throughout with ornamental finish, crestings, & style of conservatory is set upon a foundation of white stone or granite,which gives a fine contrast with
Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . namental purposes suitable for the grounds ofthose of humbler means than those who can afford such rich designs as our last. It is a straight roofed span conservatory with cast iron fronts; sides about fourfeet six inches high with top and bottom ventilation, glazed with twenty-six ouncesheet glass, enamel painted throughout with ornamental finish, crestings, & style of conservatory is set upon a foundation of white stone or granite,which gives a fine contrast with the green and shrubbery. In general the handsomest, lightest, strongest and most serviceable conservato-ries are constructed of iron frames, yet few or none are made in this country and noone offers them as a specialty. We find nearly all the best styles and designsof this character offered only by English horticultural manufacturers. In England, nearly every one has either its Window Garden or its green house,and scarcely any family of intelligence but knows something of culture and prop-agation of indoor Fig. 72.—A Small Greenhouse. Here we love these delicate treasures dearly and our taste is rapidly developingin this branch of rural pleasures, yet the green house is still to many a mystery,and seems an enormous expense. If good and suitable designs could be builtfor ^100 to $500, their number would be quadrupled every year, and theirgeneral use be considered a desirable fashion. An important consideration in the management of greenhouses is an abundanceof light. It is quite essential that the conservatory should be placed on thesunny side of the house, and that its windows or door should open into the parloror dining-room, and, if possible, avoid planting trees too near to cover it withtheir shade. If the location is southwestern or northerly, much more heatwill be required ; and both for economy and enjoyment, only one position isdesirable, and that is southerly
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