. The book of the garden. Gardening. Fig. 665. made up and covered with green turf, the house must )b ' have a much more inviting appearance than those in com- mon use. We think, however, from the height of the side walls, that another course of boxes might be placed along each side. The advantage of the boxes we do not quite clearly see. Why not use shelv- ing, as in the cases already noticed ? Patrick's mushroom-house.—The annexed diagrams, figs. 665 and 666, exhibit the mushroom-houses used at Stoke Place, both for sum- mer and win- ter use. Of course the for- mer is not heated; — the latte
. The book of the garden. Gardening. Fig. 665. made up and covered with green turf, the house must )b ' have a much more inviting appearance than those in com- mon use. We think, however, from the height of the side walls, that another course of boxes might be placed along each side. The advantage of the boxes we do not quite clearly see. Why not use shelv- ing, as in the cases already noticed ? Patrick's mushroom-house.—The annexed diagrams, figs. 665 and 666, exhibit the mushroom-houses used at Stoke Place, both for sum- mer and win- ter use. Of course the for- mer is not heated; — the latter is, by 4- inch hot-water pipes, which are brought from a boiler constructed to heat, at the same time, a range of pits for pines, melons, &c, 89 feet long and 7 feet wide. The 'A 1 shelves are close-bottom- ed, to prevent the beds from drying too rapidly, and also to require less watering, which Mr Patrick thinks a very impor- tant precaution in mushroom culture. Ventilation is effected by a slide in the door, and a wooden trunk up through the arch and roof, with a slide in it also. We do not exactly see the motive of Mr Patrick, whom we have long known and esteemed as one of the best gardeners in England, in adopting the span-roof over this house, as, from its situation behind. 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 McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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