THE 



FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



JANUARY 1st, 1837. 



PART I. 

 ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



ARTICLE I. 



DESCRIPTION OF A PLAN FOR A PLANT-STOVE AND GREEN- 

 HOUSE, WITH A POTTING-SHED, &c. ATTACHED. 



BY AN OLD SUBSCRIBER, PIMLICO, LONDON. 



The accompanying plans are designs for a Plant-Stove, Greenhouse, 

 and a potting-house attached, for the use of amateur gardeners. 



The first thing to he considered in the erection of a Greenhouse, 

 &c, is the choice of a situation. The most proper will he, that which 

 affords a full south aspect, and with the east and west sides open to 

 these points of the compass. 



The site of the building should he in a dry situation, for if not so 

 placed, the warmth, or superior temperature of the house, will induce 

 the moisture to rise out of the ground, and in cold seasons of the vear 

 will render it damp and chill. To prevent this, I should recommend 

 that the entire site of the building be covered, a foot thick, with what 

 is here called Concrete ; that is a mixture of lime and gravel, or 

 brick rubbish, in the proportion of about one of the former to three or 

 fourof the latter. The lime should bepowderedand mixed dry with the 

 other materials; then, before laying them upon the surface of the site, 

 as much water should be added as will thoroughly moisten them. 

 Two coats of this concrete, each being six inches thick, will effec- 

 tually prevent the ascent of any moisture from the ground below. 



The next best aspect for a Greenhouse, will be on the east side o' 

 a house or other building which faces the south. In this situation 

 the plants will have the advantage of the morning and mid-day sun. 

 A Greenhouse constructed in any situation with a less favourable as- 

 pert than either of those described, will have but little chance of 

 being suited to the growth of plants. 



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