A MA TE L'R\S GREENHO USE. 



Greek syringos a pipe, referring to the 

 long straight branches filled with pith, 

 while the common English name Lilac 

 called Persian lilac {S. C/iinensis) grown 

 is a Persian name for the flower. The so 

 in many of our gardens, is probably a 

 cross between 5. vulgaris and S perska, 

 a Persian species. Its flowers are usually 

 of a deep violet color. 



The lilac is easily propagated from 

 suckers, and will grow in almost any soil 



and situation. Still for the best results 

 the ground should be enriched and 

 given good cultivation. 



Botanically there are only about ten 

 species, natives of Central and Southern 

 Europe and Asia. There are, however, 

 great numbers of garden varieties, of 

 great beauty, and one of our enterprising 

 Canadian nurserymen lists no less than 

 twenty-two fine varieties in his cata- 

 logue. 



AMATEUR'S GREENHOUSE. 



Sir, — Can you give me a good plan by 

 which to build a clieap greenhouse. I waut 

 to build a lean-to against the house, but I am 

 afraid our house is not rightly situated, for 

 the only place is on the north side. What 

 would a small lean-to cost ? Could one be 

 heated with a good heating coal oil stove? 



C A., Braiil/oril. 



Our correspondent does not seem to 

 be well situated for a lean to greenhouse, 

 for any side would be better than the 

 north side of his house. It would be 

 better, but of course more expensive, to 

 build a separate house. 



Fig. 1046. — A Cheap Greenhouse 



In i8go we gave a plan of a cheap 

 lean-to greenhouse from Popular Gar- 

 dening, and here re-publish the same for 

 the good of our correspondent. 



Size of building 9x16 feet, being a 

 lean-to against the dwelling. Cost 

 $28.50 complete, including the heating 

 contrivance, which consists of kerosene 



oil stoves and drum with connecting 

 hot-air pipe about twelve feet in length 

 and three and a half inch in diameter 

 inside measure. 



Plan of Greenhouse. 



The average cost of heating is but ten 

 cents a night. A pipe leads from over 

 the lamps to the outside of the building 

 to conduct away any smoke or smell 

 from the lamps. This pipe turns up- 

 wards outdoors, and is protected with a 

 cap-like cover to keep the rain out. 



The plan of putting up the structure 

 was this : First, six 4x4 inch posts 

 were set in the ground, resting on stones 

 with some smaller ones between, and to 

 these for making the sides, boards one 

 foot wide were nailed lengthwise. Over 

 these horizontal boards a second layer 

 was nailed, but to have them run up and 

 down, and with strips nailed over the 

 joints. Two coats of paint were given 

 to the exterior. The inside surface of 

 the wall was covered with heavy build 



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