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two feet, and from the top of this should spring the roof, 

 which in its angle should be neither too sharp nor too flat. 

 Shutters should be made in the wall to be used for ven- 

 tilation, when it would not be discreet to use the side 

 ventilators. There is also provision for ventilation at the 

 top. We are now referring to Figs. 73 and 74, sectional 

 and ground plans. A staging four feet wide runs round the 

 house, also a path three feet in width, whilst there is a central 

 staging six feet wide, and somewhat higher than the side 

 ones. Beneath the staging are the hot-water pipes. The 



FIG. 73. FIG. 74. 



Ground plan of plant Span-roofed house showing 



house. stages. 



staging should be made sufficiently strong, and may be 

 formed of wood, over which may be spread fine shingle, 

 intended to absorb and retain much moisture, and thereby 

 save labour in syringing and watering. Sifted coal ashes 

 will serve the same purpose. The walks may be of gravel, 

 or made of cement, tiles, bricks, or trellising. The latter 

 is, in my opinion, at once the cheapest and cleanest, and 

 is made of strips of wood, set slightly apart, and nailed to 

 stout cross-pieces, these being in turn fixed on bricks. 

 For the greater safety of the structure tie rods are put in, 

 which greatly help to support the roof. 



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