ORCHARD-HOUSES. 3 



guard against or foresee every possible mistake. 

 But yet I have thought a few plain directions, 

 founded on our own experience, and intended to 

 guard against the mistakes that I have seen com- 

 mitted, might be useful. Let us, then, commence 

 by saying a few words as to the construction of 

 an orchard-house. 



HOW TO BUILD AN ORCHARD -HOUSE. 



When the idea of growing fruit trees in glass 

 houses occurred to Mr. Rivers, it was necessary 

 for him to find some other plan of erecting them 

 than in the costly mode greenhouses were gene- 

 rally built; and he therefore invented cheap 

 wooden houses, which his own workmen erected. 

 These, under his management, succeeded so well, 

 that he wrote his interesting little book, "The 

 Orchard-House," and recommended the same 

 manner of construction to others. His state- 

 ments of the very low price at which a house 

 could be constructed, caused considerable excite- 

 ment amongst the builders ; and the natural re- 

 sult was, a conviction of the necessity of altering 

 their plans and charges. A good house may be 



