32 THE GREEN-HOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



ered with a bulk-head door, will be necessary for the 

 furnace ; and also a shed for storing coal, and for a potting 

 room. This may be built on behind at a trifling cost. 



It is also advisable to have a gutter along the eaves, to 

 catch the water from the roof. This should communicata 

 with a large hogshead sunk in the ground inside, and thus 

 a supply of water, of the proper temperature, is always 

 at hand. 



A structure of this sort will answer equally well for a 

 cold grapery, or for a peach house, in which cases the 

 plastering may be dispensed with, and the house may be 

 battened instead of shingled, by which the cost would be 

 somewhat reduced. 



A conservatory, communicating with the parlor, is a 

 beautiful addition to a house, and is easily constructed. 

 We live in the age of bow windows, and by lengthening 

 one of these our conservatory is built. Let the sides and 

 end be of glass ; the sides may be stationary or sliding 

 windows ; the end, a door opening upon the lawn or garden 

 walk. The roof should have some sliding sashes for ven- 

 tilation. The width must be that of the bay window; 

 the length may be according to the taste of the owner, but, 

 to look well, should be proportioned to the width. It 



