4 GREENHOUSES 



shall grow rapidly, but that they shall merely 

 live. Often also they house for the most 

 part such semi-hardy evergreen and other 

 ornamental plants as may be grown outside 

 during the summer. Such houses are com- 

 mon in parks and private estates. They are 

 usually ornamental in character, often with 

 curved roofs, and present a lively contrast to 

 the severe simplicity of the commercial forc- 

 ing houses. 



Propagating Houses. These houses are 

 devoted principally to the propagation or 

 starting of plants, especially those grown 

 from cuttings. As cuttings require little 

 direct sunlight, these houses are often erected 

 on the shady (north) side of other green- 

 houses or in out-of-the-way places. They 

 should be equipped with benches, underneath 

 which the heating pipes should be placed to 

 furnish "bottom heat." 



The term HOTHOUSE, as commonly used, is 

 a general term synonymous with greenhouse, 

 and may be applied to any of the above 

 classes. 



The term STOVE HOUSE is an old one, origin- 

 ally applied to any greenhouse used for tropi- 



