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THE GREEN-HOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



rangements. Stocking the Green-house. Mistakes of Overstocking. 

 Neglected Plants. Symmetrical Growth. Camellias. Daphnes. 

 Azaleas. Acacias. Fuchsias. Climbers. Miscellaneous Plants. 

 One Hundred Choice Plants. 



1 OW shall I build a Green-house ? 

 is the question that arises in 

 the mind of the amateur, 

 when the happy time arrives 

 which permits him to indulge 

 the dream of many years. Straightway 

 he applies to an architect, or consults 

 some book on horticultural buildings : 

 the result is a glass structure, which 

 fulfils all architectural requirements, 

 is in good taste and of elegant appearance, and which 

 lacks but one thing adaptation to its purpose; that is, 

 the healthy growing of plants. 



Now, why is this failure? Simply because the rules 

 governing the growth of plants under glass were not 

 followed; we must adapt our houses to the plants, and 

 not expect the plants to conform to the houses. As a 

 general rule, in building a green-house, avoid " cheap 

 buildings," for, be assured, they will become dear enough 



