HOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SUCCEEDED 9 



The pots are now plunged to the rims in 

 sand to keep the soil moist. 



As it may be of practical value to others 

 I give, in Chapter XVII., the "calendar of 

 operations" for this piazza house. It's 

 valuable because it is real experience, not 

 a table of guesses. 



BUILDING ROUND A CELLAR DOOR 



Another triumphant solution of a some- 

 what similar problem of making a plant- 

 house attachment to the dwelling resulted 

 in utilizing the heat from the furnace and 

 making a removable house around the 

 cellar door. The story is best told by the 

 one who did it all: 



"The south door opens upon a small 

 porch, with the outside cellar door under 

 part of its roof. One French window also 

 opens upon it. The floor of this porch was 

 directly on the ground, and, as the boards 

 had rotted away, we removed them, sub- 

 stituting a floor of cement. 



"The cellar is low, and a modern fur- 

 nace heated it beyond the point of wisdom. 

 We sought an outlet for the heat and imme- 

 diately the conservatory shaped itself. By 



