. The book of the garden. Gardening. hot-water pipe, under the trellis on which the plants in pots are to be set. The back part of the roof is covered with imbricated thick boarding, and in it ven- tilators are placed. The front is glass sashes, in a portable state—this being necessary, as all operations connected with the plants are carried on from with- out. The trellis on which the plants stand is of wood, and sufficiently open to admit the heat to pass readily upwards. Fig. 638 is a strawberry house or pit, heated by hot water—the shelves for the. pots being suspended from the rafters by w
. The book of the garden. Gardening. hot-water pipe, under the trellis on which the plants in pots are to be set. The back part of the roof is covered with imbricated thick boarding, and in it ven- tilators are placed. The front is glass sashes, in a portable state—this being necessary, as all operations connected with the plants are carried on from with- out. The trellis on which the plants stand is of wood, and sufficiently open to admit the heat to pass readily upwards. Fig. 638 is a strawberry house or pit, heated by hot water—the shelves for the. pots being suspended from the rafters by wire brackets, hooked on so that they can be entirely removed. The operations of culture are chiefly carried on within, which is a great advantage over the last example ; as is also the angle of elevation being higher, and better adapted to the season when strawberry forcing is carried on. During summer this pit may be advantageously used for ripening tomatos, Chilies, cucumbers, and melons, in pots, &c. The ventilation is not shown in the section. It may, however, be understood as being effected through the front parapet and top of the back wall. Asparagus pits.—In the royal gardens at Frogmore, asparagus is cultivated dur- ing winter in pits constructed as in the annexed wood-cut, fig. 639. This, al- Fig. 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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