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heated with four rows of 4-inch hot-water pipes, with 

 trough pipes to two of the rows; the rest of the pipes 

 were plain. The border was about 17 feet inside, and 

 the same width outside. It faced the east, and the sun 

 left shining on it almost about one o'clock in the day. 

 It was furnished with the finest sorts of black Hambro', 

 which were allowed to break naturally in the spring. 

 I used to grow the finest grapes in this house ; the 

 bunches were large, and the berries very fine, with a 

 beautiful colour and thick bloom. 



Section fig. 3 is also of the same dimensions as section 

 fig. 2, and heated and ventilated in the same way. 

 In this house I planted black Hambro', black Alicant, 

 Meredith's Var., and Lady Down's, also West St. 

 Peter's. Although its aspect was nearly due west, 

 I have won many first prizes in London and elsewhere 

 for grapes grown in it; but I must say the berries 

 were not so fine, on the whole, as those grown in the 

 house with the eastern aspect. 



Section fig. 4 is a house I planted with a collection 



of white grapes, principally Muscats, which had a noble 



appearance when the fruit was ripe. The dimensions 



are 150 feet long by 26 feet wide. It is heated from 



a wrought -iron saddle boiler, with six rows of 4-inch 



hot -water pipes, and ventilated by means of iron rods 



and levers. I would recommend for this size of house 



a lantern top, in which ventilating lights can be placed ; 



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