. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . any varieties of animatednature. A pigeon house may properly form a part of this build-ing, and be rendered accessible through the cieling in the centreof the roof. The poultry house should be built on a dry soil, and as nearto the farm or stable yard as possible, without subjecting thehorses and other animals to b
. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . any varieties of animatednature. A pigeon house may properly form a part of this build-ing, and be rendered accessible through the cieling in the centreof the roof. The poultry house should be built on a dry soil, and as nearto the farm or stable yard as possible, without subjecting thehorses and other animals to be disturbed by its noises—these areso frequent and alarming to animals, that without such care muchinjury has sometimes been sustained, and particularly by breedersof valuable horses. The pheasantry is a building also affording considerable in-terest and amusement, and is well suited to the more embellishedportions of shrubberies—they require very similar arrangementsof space and shelter, and are more than equally in need ofchoice of sun and shade; they require also the addition of shelteredout-door roosts, which the birds sometimes prefer even in coldand inclement weather; opportunity of seclusion, free venti-lation and great cleanliness are essential to the h m U A CONSERVATORY. 91 PLATE XVII. A CONSERVATORY. THE attention bestowed by gardeners of this country toplants introduced from every quarter of the globe has made itnecessary to erect buildings for their preservation and culture ;and to so great an extent has the means been carried by thescientific, to create and govern artificial temperature, thatmany exotic plants and fruits have arrived at a perfectionwith us, rarely known to the country whence they were ob-tained. Being compelled by the variableness of our climate tostudy their nature and devise means to cherish them, Horticul-turalists have proceeded in their exertions, and at length, havearrived at results, beyond the products of nature in the mos
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