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cases of severity : here I speak from experience, having several 

 here that answer admirably. 



I cannot see any possible objection to such a system. The 

 proprietor cannot startle at the expense, because it would be 

 cheaper; nor the gardener at the trouble, for it would be infi- 

 nitely less. Were the system once established, it would be 

 as easy for him to hook his sashes upon the frame of a clump, 

 as to lumber them up in a shed; while the beds that he is now 

 obliged to furnish annuiilly would be permanently filled with 

 plants that are now existing in the green-house. The great thing 

 wanted is a spirited individual to set the examj)le. Were the 

 subject once fairly under discussion, something infinitely better 

 than what I have proposed would be the result. In the actual 

 erection of such houses, many improvements would suggest 

 themselves that cannot possibly be imagined by the mere theorist. 

 It would have been presumptuous in me to have occupied your 

 pages with a minuter detail, or a working plan; but I would most 

 gladly furnish such, with an estimate of the expenses, and all the 

 information I am able to give, to anyp erson that mayfeel disposed 

 to give them what I think they so richly deserve — a fair trial. 



Folkstone, Dec. 29. 1837. 



[The author of this excellent paper, a gentleman's gardener in 

 Kent, has sent his address, which we shall be happy to give to 

 any one who wishes to correspond with him on the subject of 

 the above communication. We should also be glad to hear the 

 opinion of other practical gardeners on the subject. — Cond.'\ 



Art. IV. Notice of a holloiv Brick Walljbr Gardens. 

 By J. D. Parks, Nurseryman, Dartford. 



Hollow walls are generally built with bricks on their edges, 

 and tied at every 9 in., thus forming a 9-inch wall, with one 

 rough and one smooth face; but the plan I am about to pro- 

 pose is, to form a l-i-inch wall with two smooth faces, of the 

 same materials as would be used in a solid 9-inch wall. This plan 

 is, to have the bricks made for tying 14' in. long, in lieu of 9 in. ; 

 which, I believe, can be done by the maker paying an extra duty 

 in proportion. Instead of placing the bricks on their side or 

 edge, they are laid flat, in the manner of two 4-inch walls, leaving 

 a cavity between them, to make the width l^ in. altogether. 

 The tie- bricks have been thought necessary at every third or 

 fourth course, leaving apertures at the top and at the bottom of 

 the wall, in a few places, for the air to pass. A wall thus con- 

 structed will have the following advantages: by being hollow, 

 in place of one bearing, it has two, which will be a means of its 

 standing more firmly ; it is stronger, and requires no projections 

 to strengthen it, as in a 9-inch wall ; it is lighter at top than a 

 solid wall; and it has two smooth faces for naiMng, &c. 



