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ed with neat urns, corresponding in their style to that of the 

 house; the whole, horizontal pipes and all, being bronzed, pre- 

 sent not an unhandsome appearance; and the expansion pipe and 

 reservoir might be taken, by strangers, as ornaments of the con- 

 servatory, rather than as a part of the apparatus for keeping the 

 temperature of the air suitable for vegetation. We were sorry 

 that we had not the pleasure of seeing Mr. Becar on our visit to 

 his garden; we shall endeavor, however, to procure of him a 

 plan of his conservatory, and, at some future time, lay the same, 

 with a full description, before our readers. 



In a little stove adjoining, and which was formerly used as a 

 green-house, we observed a number of plants, and several fine 

 cactuses. This little place is heated by one of Mr. Hogg's ap- 

 paratuses, which we have spoken of in the previous part of this 

 paper: it is very small, not much larger than a half barrel; but 

 Mr. Becar's gardener informed us that he could keep the temper- 

 ature at any required point. The boiler stands without the 

 house, the smoke from the fire passing off through a funnel. 

 The consumption of coal last season was somewhat less than 

 two tons, and the prospect was, that it would be about the same 

 the present season. This, considering that the house is not large, 

 is allowing a moderate quantity of fuel, and we should judge, if 

 Mr. Becar's gardener was correct in his estimate, would be at 

 least as small a quantity as any of the other systems of heating 

 would consume. Mr. Hogg's apparatus cannot then be said to 

 be a great consumer of fuel. We should not do justice to Mr. 

 Becar's place, or to his gardener, were we to omit to state, that 

 for tasteful arrangement, and the utmost neatness in every thing 

 connected with the conservatory, we saw nothing during our 

 visit which would excel. 



Residence of Perry, Esq. — This place, which, we have 



just stated, was but a short distance from Mr. Becar's, is situated 

 upon a more elevated spot of ground, near the south ferry, and 

 commands a fine prospect of New York harbor. The house is 

 built in the Grecian style, with a wing extending to the east, 

 which is the conservatory. It is built with a span roof, and is 

 glazed on the two sides and one end, the other end communicat- 

 ing with the house, from which it is entered through the parlor. 

 The side sashes have shutters, which are closed up in cold nights, 

 similar to those generally used in parlors, but opening upon the 

 outside; these open back in such a manner that they are not ob- 

 served from the outside, and they are of great importance in 

 keeping out the frost, and make a great saving of fuel. The in- 

 terior of the conservatory is similar to Mr. Becar's, the latter 

 having been constructed subsequently to Mr. Perry's. There 

 is a border around the sides, and a large bed in the middle of the 

 house, in the same manner. The latter is filled with fine large 



