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JOUBNAL OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



[ May 26, 1876. 



Generally the Beans are sown on the level and the rows 

 earthed-np, but in dry districts especiitlly the system of sow- 

 ing in trenches prepared and manured similarly to trenches for 

 Celery is greatly to be preferred. In these hollows water can be 

 effectively poared to the roots, which is not the case when the 

 plants are growing on longitudinal mounds. Rows in trenches 

 will during a hot summer yield more than double the produce 

 over rows sown on the level. — B. Fisn's Pcpil. 



MESSRS. WEEKS & CO.'S BUILDING 

 FOUNDATION. 

 Every invention which economises space and increases the 

 utility of horticultural Btructnres, and at the same time lessens 



miss ventilators ; but any other form of ventilators may be 

 adopted if thought desirable. Through these ventilators the 

 air passes, and, as will be seen, comes into immediate contact 

 with the hot-water pipes ; thus being warmed before diffusing 

 itself over the house. The front sashes are shown to open in 

 sections by means of ventilating machinery, and the top lights 

 are intended to lift in the same manner. When the border 

 requires remaking or renovating the slate panels can be easily 

 removed and the entire front of the house thrown open, thus 

 greatly facilitating the operation. Another advantage of this 

 form of construction is, that should alterations in the garden 

 render it necessary or desirable to move the position of the 

 house, it can be readily done with much less trouble, expense, 

 and delay, and without the disfigurement consequent upon 

 the removal and re-erection of a structure standing on brick- 

 work. 



MesBiB. J. Weeks & Co. have already introduced their system 

 with great success at several places, amongst others at the 

 establishments of the Bight Hon. the Earl of Onslow, Clandon 

 Park, Guildford; F. Tsgart, Esq., Old Sneed Park, Bristol; 

 Philip Crowley, Esq., Waddon House, Croydon; and at Ley- 



Fig. 112. 



their cost, is obviously a great improvement, and one of much 

 importance to all interested in horticulture. This is a charac- 

 teristic of Messrs. J. Weeks & Co.'s improved form of iron 

 and slate foundations. These foundations, which consist of 

 iron and slate combined in such a manner as to constitute a 

 strong, durable, and economical form of wall, do not occupy 

 anything like the space of the brickwork formerly employed, 

 while they present a neatness and compactness of appearance 

 and possess a facility for alteration which a solid brick wall 

 cannot pretend to. 



In order to render the precise nature and value of the in- 

 vention apparent to our readers we give (fig. 112J an interior 

 view of a vinery constructed in this manner. On reference 

 to this view it will be seen that the wood and glass framing 

 rests upon cast-iron standards (one under each muUion) sunk 

 about 2 feet <i inches into the ground, and having flanges top 

 and bottom. The top flange is secured by means of stout 

 screws to the wood plate of framing, while the bottom flange 

 stands upon a small block of concrete. The space between 

 these standards is shown as being filled-in with slabs of 

 slate, pierced and so arranged as to form a series of hit-and- 



bourne Grange, West Mailing, the seat of the late Sir Joseph 

 Hawley, Bart. 



CRYSTAL PALACE FLOWER SHOW. 



I THINK it must be admitted that this was a most excellent 

 show, and, taking the ungenial weather into consideration, far 

 better than could reasonably be expected. Still after this re- 

 mark I feel I am justified in saying that to many Londoners it 

 was disappointiug, and for this reason : Eoundabont the great 

 metropolis there are many hundreds of small gardens which 

 horticultural amateurs delight to cultivate, gardens without any 

 glass on them, gardens whore many of our hardy plants would 

 do well. I remember many years ago seeing in three gardens 

 in one road such collections of Auriculas and fancy Polyan- 

 thuses, that in these after-years has made it pleasurable to see 

 them " in my mind's eye " again and sgain ; and when I read 

 "D., Deal's," notes on the Manchester show of this most 

 beautiful plant, the bright floral vision of my young days 

 glowed again with more than its wonted brightness. Then, 

 too, in old times our little gardens were full of most interesting 



