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at the top next the window, so that it may he easily opened at any 

 time. This ventilating sash may he of wood, but it will be far 

 neater if it be a glass frame, and would not intercept the view in 

 any way. A neat little roller and blind should be fixed immediately 

 under the ventilating sash at the top, to shade the plants when the 

 sun is strong. It must be made to come down close under the roof; 

 a tight cord down each side will work it well if a little pulley be 

 fixed to the front, and a cord run over it from the centre of the blind. 

 You will soon see the benefit this will be to your plants. It keeps 

 the hot sun from scorching them up and drying their tender roots 



by heating the pot, which would soon tell on their health. Shade 

 from the sun when it is hot gives your plants a green healthy 

 appearance and keeps them longer in bloom. 



The miniature greenhouse I have attempted to describe to you, 

 is a very good size for an ordinary window ; though it may reach 

 high it cannot darken your room. Besides, the plants will form a 

 natural blind far superior to anything else, and will always be a 

 pleasure whenever the eye turns on them, while the fragrance and 

 beauty of the flowers may at all times be enjoyed, though the 

 inmate of the room be an invalid, who, more than any one will 

 appreciate and enjoy a window greenhouse. To such a one the 



