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diagram, then, represents the side of a tiffany-house, the tiffany being in 

 two breadths. The lower breadth, which is permanently fixed by means 

 of tacks and list, occupies one-half the height of the side ; the upper half 

 is of stouter material, to bear the action of the roller without danger of 



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being rent. During winter, of course, the roller is kept down, but when 

 free ventilation is required, the roller is taken from I to a, and the lower 

 part, b to c, remains as before. The lines d e are intermediate laths to 

 support the tiffany. We have suggested the use of double tiffany, and as 

 the material costs next to nothing, it might be well to have in readiness 

 a sufficient breadth to cover the roof with, in the case of severe and pro- 

 longed frost, and the best way to use it would doubtless be to tack it on 

 the under side of the rafters inside the house, just as tiffany is used to 

 shade greenhouses and conservatories. It must be remembered, however, 

 that tiffany will not wholly defend plants against frost. As remarked by 

 our esteemed correspondent, Mr. Bayle, it draws the teeth out of a hard 

 frost, and keeps off light frosts altogether. This remark will, perhaps, 

 be sufficient for those who dream of keeping bcdders in such houses. For 

 soft-wooded greenhouse plants they are altogether unsuitable; but for 

 orchard-house trees, camellias, and nearly hardy shrubs of all kinds, roses, 

 and ferns, they are admirably adapted — for ferns, perhaps, the best of all 

 structures ; but, of course, early fruit is not .to be expected. What do 

 our orchard-house trees require, even including the tenderest peaches and 

 nectarines, beyond moderate shelter from the time they begin to break 

 till they have set their fruit ? This the tiffany-house will afford them, 

 and at the same time give all the light necessary for healthy growth and 

 ripening the fruit, especially if ventilation be attended to, as we suggest 

 above. The best bed of tulips we saw last spring was in a tiffany-house, 

 constructed so as to remove and pack away for the winter, to be put up 

 again in time to shelter the plants when coming into flower. It was built 

 in the angle of a yew fence, which formed a beautiful green boundary 

 line inside the house ; the bed was edged with white tiles. There was a 

 good gravel walk all round, and a profusion of pot plants in blooni — 

 geraniums, cytisuses, and other such subjects, in full bloom. There is no 

 end to the uses of these cheap structures, and tbey make delightful pro- 

 menades when tastefully managed. The sudden action of a hot sun after 

 a night-frost is entirely negatived by the thin film of tiffany, and number* 

 of plants that only need to be kept alive during winter, and which are 



