. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. GREENHOUSE igst the earliest attempts to mak ilauts, particularly in Knirlaml. was about the be^'innini; of the of : was due i of heating apparatus, and the general advan art of building. The ideals which prevailed at the open ing o the century may be gleaned from J. L
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. GREENHOUSE igst the earliest attempts to mak ilauts, particularly in Knirlaml. was about the be^'innini; of the of : was due i of heating apparatus, and the general advan art of building. The ideals which prevailed at the open ing o the century may be gleaned from J. Loudon'i "Treatise on Several Improvements recently made ir Hot-Houses," London, 1805. One of the devices recom mended by Loudon will interest the reader. It is showi GREENHOUSE Glazing c inij. iocn/iOH. —Greenhouses which are intended for use in conueetion with the garden should be placed, for con- venient attendance, within the garden inclosure or along its boundary. A good location for the garden will usually be found the best one for the Greenhouse. A conservatory or Greenhouse designed for a private place, where specimen and blooming plants will be kept for the pleasure of the family and entertainment of visitors, should be attached to the dwelling or located as. glasshouse, butlt on an inclined wall. 1731. in Fig. 988. The bellows is used for the purpose of forcing air into the house, that the plants may be sup- plied with a fresh or non-vitiated atmosphere. "By forcing the air into the house, once a day or so, double the quantity of air which the house usually contains" can be secured. The house could be "; The tube leading from the bellows is shown at h; it dis- charges at c. Curtains run on the wire, f; the curtain cord is at f. All commercial structures are now built on the plan of the Ion;;, low glass range, with very little height at the eaves. The taller glass structures, it built at all, are used for conservatory purposes or
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