>?7^ THE FORCING GARDEN. 



which the houses may be intended, which will be 

 more particidarly specified below. 



Where there are more than one forcing-house in- 

 tended, they should be placed together in a range, 

 if conveniency will by any means permit ; as by 

 placing them so, tliere will be an evident saving in 

 the divisions or end lights ; besides the saving of 

 trouble and work to those who attend to them. 

 Eeing properly arranged, according to their differ- 

 ent lengths, breadths, and heights, very much 

 beauty and variety may be given to the whole ap- 

 pearance. 



Houses glazed all round, that is, on the north, as 

 well as on the south side and ends, may answer 

 very well for some purposes, and on account of 

 their elegance may please ; but for early forcing- 

 houses, where the plants shoidd be trained near to 

 thQ glass, and in the full sun, nearly one half of the 

 expense of building such would be thrown away. 

 Indeed, in all cases where the production of high- 

 flavoured fruit is the object, it is better to lengthen 

 the quantity of glass proposed, than to make ovei' 

 wide, or double houses ; w4iich is done, in every 

 instance, at an extra expense, in proportion to the 

 quantity of fruit obtained. 



A house for exotic plants may very properly 

 be glazed on all sides, as some plants like the 

 sun, and some the shade ; but I am acquair.ted 

 with no fruit raised in hot-houses, for the table, 

 that does not require the full sun, and all the light 

 we can contrive to admit to it. It were to lit- 

 tle purpose, theUj to train vines or peaches against 



