. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. Explanation of the Plan.—a, Bur- bidge and Healy's boiler; b 6, iron troughs; c c, pipes; d d, iron troughs as at 6 & in plan; e e, pipes as at c c in plan ; //, copper tubes fastened to the troughs to admit steam when required ; g} wire trellis ; hhh, convenient places Fig. for the growth of sea kale, rhubarb or asparagus, or keeping tubers of any kind during the winter. " This pit is intended for melons in summer, and to preserve pelargoniums or other plants in winter. As the ob- ject in constructing it is more for the purpose of e
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. Explanation of the Plan.—a, Bur- bidge and Healy's boiler; b 6, iron troughs; c c, pipes; d d, iron troughs as at 6 & in plan; e e, pipes as at c c in plan ; //, copper tubes fastened to the troughs to admit steam when required ; g} wire trellis ; hhh, convenient places Fig. for the growth of sea kale, rhubarb or asparagus, or keeping tubers of any kind during the winter. " This pit is intended for melons in summer, and to preserve pelargoniums or other plants in winter. As the ob- ject in constructing it is more for the purpose of experiment than the perma- nent culture of melons, I have designed it so that pines may be substituted with- out any alteration whatever; indeed any kind of plant which such a structure is capable of receiving, and at the same time requiring protection, and in a warm temperature, may be very advan- tageously introduced, the hot-water ap- paratus being so contrived as to com- mand both bottom and surface-heat,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnson, George William, 1802-1886; Landreth, David. Philadelphia, Lea and Blanchard
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