A dictionary of modern gardening - University Library

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houses, the above method of heating
will be found quite sufficient. Where
very large structures are required to
be heated, any additional quantity may
be procured by means of hot waterpipes
supplied from a boiler placed
within the patent stove. The pipes
may be conveyed in a different direction
from the hot-air flue. The boiler, although
heated with the stove-furnace,
requires no additional fuel." — Gard.
" The general arrangement is excelent.
None of the door-ways are placed
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perty, it by no means forms the only
valuable feature in them. Plants can
be easily reached and easily removed ;
the appearance of the interior is very
much improved, and no space is wasted.
In a common glass shed, at least one
half is useless—that is to say, the whole
of that part which is next the back wall.
Here, on the contrary, every portion of
the interior, except the walks, is rendered
available.
" The construction of the roof is
excellent. It rises at an angle of 30o,
which is exactly that best suited for
houses of such a description ; the rafters
are very light, and of a better form
than any we have previously seen. We
will not pretend to say why they produce
so good an effect; for words will
never convey an adequate idea of the
cause of the beauty of such objncts.
Perhaps it is their lightness; probably
it is the two combined. Lightness of
appearance has been combined with
strength by the addition of an iron rod
to the lower edge of the rafter, in the
place of a head.
" In order to strengthen the roof and
to provide for the cultivation of climbers,
all the rafters are connected by
means of curved iron rods, which themselves
add much to the beautiful ap-
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On a larger scale is the green-house pearance of the interior. This mode
at Kew; but as the same principles "^ combining strength and decoration
and arrangements may be adopted on a ^'^Y of course be varied, but it will not
smnllpr smaller si^nlo scale, TI irii-o give fN^ r^ll^..,;— „.. the following ex-
hp be imnrnvpH improved.
tracts from the details, published by " Another important thing in the ar-
Dr. Lindley :
rangements is the ample provision for
receiving in tanks the rain-water that
falls on the roof of the building : this
is raised for use by means of small
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in direct continuation of the walls ; but
they are either formed immediately op- hand-pumps.
posite the principal masses of plants, pi " It must be „,
apparent that such a
or obliquely with respect to the walks house as this is precisely what is most
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so that the eye necessarily rests upon the generally wanted by those who build
foliage as soon as the house is entered.
".Then, again, at the point where the
houses join each other, a semicircular
green-houses. If a large space is required,
it is easy to lengthen any of
the arms; if more variety is desired,
stage is thrown forward, by which the another cross house could be readily
disagreeable »jioic effect ciic-ui of ui aa. long narrow added J"cu to tu the mc smaller amtiner one. uiit. Should kMiouia it 11 be oe
walk, in a small house, is completely too large, as will more frequently be
removed. the case, the smaller arm may be co-
"The house is span-roofed, and illus- P'ed or the larger, as the case "may be.
trates the great advantage of this kind If a stove is wanted instead of a green
of construction over the wretched lean
tos, which were formerly in fashion
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