. An encyclopædia of gardening; . The house fronting the north Book 11. ORNAMENTAL HOT-HOUSES. • 819. nursing tlie plants so raised, till they are fit for removal to the principal gretn-houses andstoves. The partition is made to remove, in orde*r to admit or exclude the suns rays tothe back-house in spring or autumn at pleasure. 6184, We have already stated that w^econsider steam the best vehicle for heating, hot-houses of- every kind, especially where thereare several connected together. Thus where all the hot-houses of a residence are con-nected with the mansion, both the latter andthe forme
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . The house fronting the north Book 11. ORNAMENTAL HOT-HOUSES. • 819. nursing tlie plants so raised, till they are fit for removal to the principal gretn-houses andstoves. The partition is made to remove, in orde*r to admit or exclude the suns rays tothe back-house in spring or autumn at pleasure. 6184, We have already stated that w^econsider steam the best vehicle for heating, hot-houses of- every kind, especially where thereare several connected together. Thus where all the hot-houses of a residence are con-nected with the mansion, both the latter andthe former, with drying rooms, hot water orvapor-baths, steaming apparatus for horse-food, poultry-houses (under particular cir-cumstances), and various other appendagesmight be heated as well as the spare steam might be employed as thefirjrt power to machinery, to raise water, todrive a mangle, &c. and a gas apparatusmight be added, to admit of lighting upthe whole. Repton has given a plan welladapted for this purpose. {Jig. 580.) Atone end of this design an aviary (1) issurrounded hy
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