OBEENIIOUgES OF J. M CALL, ESQ. 



a week or two, the roots will begin to push out beyond the sides of the hills, and 



more soil will be required from time to time, until the first up]>erinost level is 

 ol)taincd over the whole surface. Air will have to be adiuilted iiccurding to cir- 

 cumstances, and it is best to do this by propjiing up the sashes. Let the tempe- 

 rature range from 60° to 65° at night, and 75° to 85° by day. Htuj) the ends of 

 the shoots, and prune as before directed. It is recjuisite tu give a slight shade 

 during strong sunshine, while the ]tlants are young, but, by gradually withholding 

 it, they will, after a time, bear any amount of light. As the season advances, and 

 warm weather comes along, the glasses may be opened accordingly, until, finally, 

 they can be entirely removed, and the plants will continue to bear most, if not all 

 the summer. 



Dung-beds, during fermentation, give off moisture, which is absorbed by the 

 soil above, and, of course, at the commencement, there is not much water required ; 

 notwithstanding which, it will have to be applied occasionally, but never when 

 rain-storms are present. In fact, it is this kind of weather that makes the great- 

 est difficulty with dung-beds, and, on this account, it is not advisable to begin 

 with them sooner than the middle of February ; but adopt the above-mentioned 

 method, if it be desirable to have fruit in the winter months. 



GREENHOUSES OF J. McCALL, Esq., 



STATEN ISLAND, N, Y. 



New Beighton, Staten Island. 

 J. J. Smith, Esq. 



Dear Sir: Inclosed I send you a perspective view and ground-plan of a col- 

 lection of horticultural houses, designed by myself, for J. McCall, Esq., Staten 

 Island, and combining beauty of exterior with practical utility. In this case it 

 was required to have an early and late grapery, a large general conservatory, and 

 a suitable apartment for camellias, and other polished leaved greenhouse plants, 

 which are subject to be scorched by the rays of midday sun. The most available 

 site was on a level plot, so situated that the longitudinal extension of the struc- 

 ture should be east-southeast, and west-northwest. It was also desirable that 

 no part should appear as " sheds " or other like nuisance, consequently the ordi- 

 nary conveniences are provided for by a cellar, forty feet long by nine feet wide, 

 being sunk under the northwest part of the building, and which contains the two 

 boilers and sufficient room for the winter's fuel. There are two cisterns, each 

 fourteen feet wide by fourteen feet deep underground, and beneath the stage of 

 the central house. Each house is furnished with a tank for tepid water, having a 

 hose-coupling attached, with faucets so arranged, that one force-pump (which is 

 fixed under the stage) answers all the purposes of drawing water from the cisterns 

 into the tanks, or from any one of the tanks to shower over the whole or any part 

 of the interior, at pleasure. The centre house is twenty-one feet wide by forty-six 

 feet long, and seventeen feet from the ground level to the ridge. The two wings 

 are fifty feet long by twenty feet wide, and fourteen feet to the ridges, which are 

 on a level with the eaves where they join. The groundwork, making of borders, 

 and planting, was executed by Mr. Nicol, the intelligent gardener, and from pre- 

 sent appearances, future success is certain. The vines were one year old from 

 the "eye," when planted, last March, and the greater part are now (August 11th) 

 from twenty to twenty-five feet long, with proportionate strength of cane, and 

 with good ripening, will be fully qualified to bear a light crop of fruit next year. 



Most respectfully yours, 



WM. CHORLTON. 



