. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. The Canadian Horticulturist. 135 SMALL OW that the frosts of winter have made the outdoor garden mostly a study in sepias, consolation is found in the genial temperature of the greenhouse, and I wish to make a plea to flower fanciers and owners of small places to have one of these, no matter how unpreten- tious. While there is now not one greenhouse to a thousand gardens, this important adjunct would often he added if it were generally known that a small house is not an expensive structure, and t
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. The Canadian Horticulturist. 135 SMALL OW that the frosts of winter have made the outdoor garden mostly a study in sepias, consolation is found in the genial temperature of the greenhouse, and I wish to make a plea to flower fanciers and owners of small places to have one of these, no matter how unpreten- tious. While there is now not one greenhouse to a thousand gardens, this important adjunct would often he added if it were generally known that a small house is not an expensive structure, and that the maintenance is a trifle quite within the means of limited purses. Modest things are the most that many of us can compass in this world, and to wait for ideal things is simply to be ever without them. Granting that a greenhouse is desired, the most practical plan is to go ahead and build one, taking heed it shall not be a burden either in the first cost, or so extensive as to require much labor for daily care. It is well to locate the greenhouse near the dwelling, as it can there be better enjoyed. If the heater can be placed in the cellar it will be a great advantage, both in saving space, in keeping dust away from the plants, and for convenience of attention to the fire. A greenhouse is a space enclosed by low walls with a sloping glass-roof, in which there must be arrangements for ventilation. The walls are best and most cheaply made of a double thickness of boards with a lining of building-paper. These walls should be nailed to upright posts at the corners, and to others at distances of three or four feet. A drip board should be nailed on the top of each side wall at the same slope as the proposed roof, and on its lower edge a narrow projecting strip must be nailed to serve for a gutter. A two by six inch board will make a good ridge for a small house, and may be adjusted at the proper height and in the centre, or at one side, as it is intended to make a span or thre
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