A dictionary of modern gardening - University Library

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of a house, nineteen feet by thirteen, on
which are placed twelve stages, and
three vases, (D D D) basins, or any other
suitable ornamental article, with a gangway
betwixt them three feet wide.
"The plan also shows sections of
three different modes of constructing
the stages, and the position of the pots
in each; all the stages stand upon stone
tables, resting upon brick piers, the top
of each table being two feet two inches
above the level of the floor. i
" In the stage (A) there are no
shelves, the pots being plunged into
cylinders (made of the same material as
flower pots) standing upon the tables,
as shown by the dotted lines; the space
all round them being filled with compost
level with the rim of each series of pots.
The object of this plan is to afford opportunities
of planting various creepers
round each of the potted plants, for
which there will be plenty of room
when they stand twelve inches apart
from stem to stem. The pots are sup-
posed to rest by their rims upon the
edge of the cylinder, and may of course
be removed with the greatest facility.
"In the centre stage (B), the supporters
stand directly upon the table,
and are connected to it, the space between
each being made water-tight, and
filled up solid to within half an inch of
the bottom of the pot. If an inch deep
of water is poured in this space, the
pot will be immersed half an inch; a
small hole in the side will regulate the
height of the water line, and another in
the bottom will draw off the water
when it requires changing. This mode
of construction may be adopted for
such plants as need large supplies of
water.
" The stage (C) is supposed to have
shelves pierced with holes to receive
the pots, which rest upon their rims.
The stages in my little green-house are
so fitted up, and have been by many
practical men, who prefer this plan of
plunging the pots into the stages to the