Evolution of Ibotticultute 



stove heating. Worlidge refers to Eve- 

 lyn's Terra, in which remarks are made 

 upon proper heating, and in a letter to a 

 friend, written in 1668, by Evelyn, who 

 says, " Stoves absolutely destroy our con- 

 servatories," from both of which sources 

 it may be readily conjectured that the 

 science of heating glass structures by the 

 proper use of suitable fuel was in its 

 early infancy, and was not developed 

 until experience had gradually taught 

 the method best adapted in those days to 

 the object in view. 



The first greenhouse in Boston, and 

 probably in New England, was the one 

 built by Andrew Faneuil in the early 

 part of the eighteenth century. At a 

 later period others are mentioned, nota- 

 bly that of Gardiner Greene, to which 

 reference has been made in the preceding 

 pages. It was not until the dawn of the 

 present century, that the culture of fruits, 

 flowers, and vegetables under glass was 

 gradually undertaken and pursued with 

 decided success. 



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