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and not in tiie rear ; for, in order to cover the 

 upper range of glafTes with their wooden covers, it 

 maybe necefiary to ufe a ladder, vi^hich otherwife might 

 obilrudt their opening. 6/5, I thought it quite advifeable ro 



have 



and another of the fame width in the back, for the 

 more conveniently pafluig round the plants to water 

 them, and that the air may freely circulate about them. 

 In diipofing the plants, the tallell: fliould be placed back- 

 ward, and the fmalleft in front ; lo that there will not 

 be occafion for more than five or fix fhelves in height 

 at moft ; but the fcaffold fliould be fo contrived, that 

 there may be two or three flielves in breadth laid upon 

 every rife, whenever there may be occafion for it, which 

 will fave a deal of trouble in difpofing of the plants. 



In the ereflion of thefe (loves, it will be of great fer- 

 vice to join them all together with only glafs partitions 

 between them, as was before obferved ; and where fe- 

 veral of thefe ftoves and green-houfes are required in 

 one garden, then it will be very proper to have the 

 green-houfe in the middle, and the ftoves at each end, 

 or carried on in one llrait front. 



By this contrivance in the ftru£lure of thefe houfes, a 

 perfon may pafs from one to the other of them, with- 

 out going into the open air; which, befidcs the pleafure 

 to the owner, is alfo of great ufe, becaufe there will be 

 no occafion of making a l)ack-way into each of them, 

 which otherwife muft be, fmce the front gialles of the 

 ftove lliouid not be opened in cold weather, it it can 

 pofTibly be avoided on any account, otherwife the cold 

 air rufliing in, will greatly prejudice the very lender 

 plants. 



But befides the ftoves here defcribed, and the green- 

 houfe, it will be very neceiTary to have a glafs-cafe or 

 two, where-ever there are great collections of plants. 

 Thefe may he built exadly in the manner already de- 

 fcribed for the rtoves, with upright glaffes in front, and 

 Hoping glaflfes over the top of them, which fhould run 

 within four feet of the back ot the houfe. The height, 



depth. 



