. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. GRE 271 —?— GRE broken by the rotten branches which are sent down during high winds. "Another most desirable considera- tion is, to make arrangements for a constant supply of rain-water. This is very easily done when the house is building. Gutters are wanted to carry the wet off the roof; and, in so doing, letit be brought into a tank in the house, and used for watering the plants. Slate- tanks may be used for this purpose, or they may be built of brick and cement- ed over on the inside. This will be economy in the end ; and the water collect
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. GRE 271 —?— GRE broken by the rotten branches which are sent down during high winds. "Another most desirable considera- tion is, to make arrangements for a constant supply of rain-water. This is very easily done when the house is building. Gutters are wanted to carry the wet off the roof; and, in so doing, letit be brought into a tank in the house, and used for watering the plants. Slate- tanks may be used for this purpose, or they may be built of brick and cement- ed over on the inside. This will be economy in the end ; and the water collected in this way is much to be preferred to many kinds obtained from springs. " A drain should be made to enable the tank to be emptied at pleasure, and into which the water used in washing out the house can be swept, without running into the ;—Gard. Chron. The following is the plan of a green- house erected at Yester, the seat of the Marquis of Tweedale, and which an- swers perfectly. " In ordinary severe weather, while the thermometer, in the open air during night, ranges between 20° and 30°, no difficulty is found in keeping the tem- perature to any point required between 50° and 80°, which is quite sufficient. The stove is heated with coke; and during a period while the thermometer ranged between 60° and 76°, the cost did not exceed 2s. 6d. per month. The fuel consumed during the time was ten bushels. We do not know what is the principle of the stoye, but it resembles an Arnott, and stands within the house, which is twenty-five feet long, twelve feet broad, and thirteen feet high. " a a, back wall; b b, mouths of cold air stove, d ; e e, a few descending steps by which it is supplied from the outside with fuel, through an opening in the wall, as shown in the plan. On the same level there is a place, /, for con- taining coke, as represented by the dotted lines; g g is a brick casing, Fig. formed in lengths of two feet each, and neatly
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