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a half, and the front, three feet three inches higher. 

 It is thirty inches wide within, and nine feet, twelve 

 feet, or fifteen feet long ; so that the glass sashes 

 that cover it may be a yard broad. These are fixed 

 with hinges to the top of the back part, and are 

 moved by a strong iron spring in front, with notches, 

 &;c. so as that any quantity of air can be admitted 

 at pleasure, and the sashes are, at the same time^ 

 quite firm and secure. Both ends, which are close, 

 and the front part, are formed of thin boarding ^ 

 and the back is close or open at pleasure ; being 

 two, three, or four thin folding doors, according to 

 the length of the frame. Tiie stage consists of four 

 shelves ^ five, six, seven, and eight inches broad ; 

 each being elevated above the other ; two, two and 

 a half, threCj and three and a half inches : thus gi- 

 ving room for the plants in different sized pots, from 

 those of the slips, to those of the flowering, and 

 strongest kinds. In this manner, the surflice of the 

 plants when placed on the stage, slope not as the 

 glasses do, but the reverse ; and as the uppermost 

 shelf is about two feet from the glass, none of them 

 can be hit by the sun, excepting early and late in 

 the mornings and evenings, as said above, when he 

 shines obliquely upon them from the east or west. 



Polyanthuses, 

 This is now the time for choosing and planting 

 slips of fine polyanthuses. These may be planted 

 out on a shady border of good earth ; planting them 

 into nursery row$i, six inches apart, and three or 

 foiu* ill the row, and moderately refreshing them 



