NOVEMBER: FIRST WEEK 293 



tra heat at night when needed. Removable shelves were 

 fitted at intervals onto cleats supported by the sides, so 

 that a goodly number of plants were accommodated. 



The second was made on much the same principle, but was 

 formed of two cold-frame sashes, one of which was carefully 

 sawed and cut (with a glazier's diamond, the glass being 

 cut first) from inside of one corner to a corresponding point, 

 diagonally from corner to corner. This gave the two sides; 

 the other sash forming a slanting roof from the top of the 

 window to the outer edge of the bottom, placed just below 

 the window, and supported by stout braces. Heat in this 

 case was supplied by a small gas stove in the cellar below 

 the window, covered by a metal hood from which a hot-air 

 flue led through the wall, and then up through a wooden 

 box to the bottom of the "conservatory." A very small 

 pipe, running from the regular steam or hot-water system, 

 will do equally well. Or a small lamp, properly protected, 

 may be made perfectly safe, and will heat a small space 

 of this sort at an unbelieveably little cost. When a lamp 

 is employed, however, very strict attention must be paid 

 to ventilation. 



A Convenient Plant Shelf 



If the plants are wanted in the living-room itself, then 

 make a substantial shelf for the window in which they are to 

 be kept. This can readily be attached in such a way that it 

 can be taken down in summer. The shelf should be formed, 

 preferably, of a single piece of well-dried cypress or pine, 

 that will not warp, with lath or furring strip planed smooth, 

 or moulding neatly and tightly nailed about the outer edge, 

 and projecting an inch or so above the upper surface. By 

 painting the edge thickly with white lead just before nailing 

 this on, a tight joint will be secured. The shelf or stand 

 itself should be painted with "outside" white. If this 

 shelf is covered with a layer of moss, and on top of this clean 

 white pebbles, it will not only look much more attractive 

 than a plain board support, but the pots, while having 



