THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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 nished by courtesy of Lord 

 Burnham Co. 



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GARAGE AND GREENHOUSE 



SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO CONSIDER 



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OW altogether logical that the greenhouse and the 

 garage should be linked together. Logical, because 

 ■n_M they are the two most enjoyed possessions on a man's 

 ISMS place. 



Besides this, the combining of them saves money 

 and makes a compact, handy arrangement that works out in a 

 pleasing way architectural!}'. 



The work room is frequently a part of the garage partitioned 

 ofif; but by far the greater number are being built with an at- 

 tached work room, as shown in the one directly above. 



Even when done this way, the expense of one end of the 

 work room is saved. 



The one boiler heating both garage and greenhouse is another 

 saving. 



Be sure, however, to have the boiler placed under the work 

 room as we understand there have been several destructive fires 

 caused by the gasolene from the garage leaking down into the 

 boiler cellar and exploding. 



Another thing — do not have any connecting door or window 



between the work room and garage, as the gasolene fumes or 

 the smoke of burning cylinder oil is fatal to plant life. 



Last week one day, when trundling along in an auto on my 

 vi'ay to Jamaica, Long Island, I saw at Richmond Hill a curvi- 

 linear greenhouse perched up on top of an attractive little 

 brick garage. 



Odd as it looked, it was a very clever solving of the "limited 

 space" problem. My curiosity was too much for me, and we 

 turned back and obtained permission to visit it. 



It was entered by an enclosed stairway, entirely independent 

 of the garage. The floor was cement and light as a drum. 



I was delighted to find in the greenhouse several easy chairs, 

 a table filled with magazines, in the centre of which was a bowl 

 filled with pipes and tobacco. 



The owner, I learned, is a flower enthusiast of the most ap- 

 proved type and in the winter spends much of his leisure time 

 up there. 



If we had more such enthusiasts the gardener and the owner 

 would know each other better, which you and I know would 

 work out to the decided advantage of both. 



