. 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. pro- UKEENHOUSE to the light adapted to the plauts for which it is Tided. It will readily l)e seen that to locate and plan a range of pUiss to the be^t ailvantage requires skill and expe- rience. In a communication recently received by the OKEENllOUyE 687. ysy. A lattice-covered Plant-house. writer from a super
. 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. pro- UKEENHOUSE to the light adapted to the plauts for which it is Tided. It will readily l)e seen that to locate and plan a range of pUiss to the be^t ailvantage requires skill and expe- rience. In a communication recently received by the OKEENllOUyE 687. ysy. A lattice-covered Plant-house. writer from a superintendent of one of tiie must im- portant botanic gardens in the country, it was reniarketl that'"wheu the architect prevails, tLe gardener falls.'' It is also true to a greater degree than in almost any other class of buildings that the beginner or amateur who undertakes to plan and construct his own (.ireen- house is likely to pay well for his experience, and will at least sympathize with the "lawyer who pleaded his own cause and found he had a fool for a ; This is perfectly true, as many know to their cost. To pUiu a Greenhouse satisfactorily the designer must have :t practical knowleilge of the requirements. To meet this increasii]g demand, specialists can be found, known as "horticultural areliitects," -who devote their entire time to this braneli of work. Gr(idiu(/. — 'Vhe fioor of the Greenhouse should be a few inches aljove tlie outside grade. As most (.ireen- houses are necessarily built low to aceonnnoihite the plants, a small terrace around them adds to the eleva- tion and the good appearance of the usually be best to keep the floor of a one level. When the variation in the gr is not too great, the floor line should point of the grade. In the case of a house, the floor line is sometimes madi same as the natural grade, but such rangement is to be avoided when pos- For locations on a hillside, the diff apartments may have different flo
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