THE MUSHROOM-HOUSE. 3 



shows a house designed for me by Mr. Ormson, the 

 well-known horticultural builder. 



It is situated at the back of the hothouses, where a 

 flow and return pipe can be run through for artificial 

 heat. The shelves for making the beds upon are of 

 slato 1 1 in. thick, or of stone 2J in. thick, built into the 

 walls, and into brick piers built in cement. Upright 

 slates, to slide in grooves, are placed along the front of 

 the shelves to keep the beds in. 



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Fig. 2. Ground-plan of preceding. 



The floor may be of paving tiles, or bricks, laid on 

 concrete : a skylight or two may be fixed in the roof, for 

 the purpose of admitting a little light, and air when 

 necessary. The engraving (fig. 2), shows a house oi this 

 description, 12 feet wide by 20 feet long, inside measure, 

 but, of course, the length may be extended as circum- 

 stances may require. 



