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should communicate with the parlor by glass doors, in order 

 to prevent the dampness from entering the house. Heating 

 should be done by a small stove, with hot-water boiler 

 fitted as above described, the pipes to be carried round the 

 house, and hidden by shelves for plants. 



The interior arrangements must vary with the taste of 

 the owner. Climbers, such as roses, bignonias, and passion 

 flowers, should be planted in large tubs, or in sunken brick 

 pits, filled with prepared soil. 



The stove may be hidden by a staging, or by large 

 plants standing around it ; or, if desired and convenient, 

 the heating apparatus might be in the house cellar, and 

 only the pipes, which could be hidden, enter the con- 

 servatory. 



This conservatory may run south, east, or west ; but in 

 any case, \vooden shutters, to be put up on cold and windy 

 nights, should be provided for the sides. Double windows 

 may be used, but the plants do not thrive so well as with 

 single glass. 



And now, having built our green-house, we must stock it. 



Do not, however, be in haste ; the green-house will fill 

 up fast enough. Let us not run into the error of almost 

 all amateurs, and overstock; Jet our aim be quality x rot 



