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family. A lady fresh from such occupations, would lend 

 new charms to the evening hours, and the memory of 

 her children in the upper air, would always have power 

 to bring a sparkle to her eye, or a glad expression to her 

 lip. There are numerous florists in every city who would 

 be glad to keep such a place in perfect order for a very 

 moderate compensation. 



** If a little extra strength is given to the beams which 

 sustain the upper floor, suf- 

 ficient earth could be placed 

 there to lay out the whole 

 space as a perfect garden, 

 with winding walks, de- 

 lightful carpets of green, 

 and roses, camellias, etc., 

 planted in the soil. 



^^If the capabilities of 

 this plan, and its economy 

 were thoroughly understood 

 by architects and proprie- 

 tors, the time would soon 

 come, when a roof garden 

 would be considered just as 

 essential an appendage to 

 a house as a bath-room." 



AN ATTACHED CONSER- 

 VATORY. 



Figure 111 represents a 

 small conservatory, built 

 over a bay window, and 

 reached from the second 

 floor. Where it would be un- 

 desirable to have a conser- 



Fig. 111. — CONSERVATORY OVER 

 BAY-WINDOW. 



vatory or garden on the top of the house, such a one from 

 being smaller, as well as more convenient, might be prefer- 



