THE GREENHOUSE. 



NOTHING adds so much to the pleasure of 

 those who have a taste for gardening, as the 

 possession of a glass house, however small it 

 may be. Timber and glass are now cheap 

 and any amateur (at all handy with carpenters' 

 tools) may, at a very little cost, erect a house 

 suitable for his purpose. 



The house represented in the frontespiece 

 is a fac-simile of one built entirely by the 

 author in his spare moments (with the exception of a few 

 pounds paid for assistance while erecting the roof and 

 putting in the glass). Length of house i8ft. by lift, height 

 of sides 5ft., height to ridge pft. The structure is composed 

 of wood and glass. The total cost has been 2$, this is 

 exclusive of the heating apparatus, which cost ^5. 



Every greenhouse should be supplied with a heating, 

 apparatus to be used during severe weather in Winter, 

 lacking which, it will be difficult to save tender plants. For 

 small houses a kerosene lamp or two will suffice to keep out 

 frost. A cold frame is also indispensable for the successful 

 working of a greenhouse. If built of brick, all the better,, 

 as there will be less trouble with vermin than if constructed, 

 of wood. 



