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you ten lights, of four feet in width, on each side, for your 

 house of forty feet. But as three feet gives us a more 

 manageable light, it will be better to have one or two more, 

 and make them of that width. The upper lights, on both 

 sides, should slide or swing so as to afford easy ventilation ; 

 the lower should be stationary. The upright windows of 

 the side should swing out, being hinged at the top ; the 

 ends of the house should be permanently glazed, with a 

 door in one, or, if desirable, in each end. 



The pitch of the roof should be forty-five degrees. Now, 

 a house of this description could be built for about ten 

 dollars per running foot. The glazing, of good serviceable 

 glass, is included in this estimate, as well as hinges, ropes, 

 and pulleys. The interior arrangement must vary according 

 to the taste and means of the owner. 



If it is desired to make it a winter garden, a broad path 

 should be laid, in gravel or cement, all round, at a distance 

 of about two feet from the side. The centre should be a 

 bed of rich, prepared soil, in which large plants, such as 

 acacias, and abutilons, should be planted. All around 

 the side, and even with the bottom of the glass, a shelf 

 should be built, about two feet wide, to be filled with 

 flowering plants, in pots. Roses and other climbers 

 should be trained up the rafters. 



