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tvhich I made Anno 1719^ I found 

 ■ihu^iSidum plac'd in a Green-houfe 

 among fucli Trees, aim oft: daily in- 

 creas'd its Weight, although there 

 was no Water given to it the whole 

 Tim^ : Which increafe of Weight 

 was owing to the Moifturc imbib'd 

 from the Air, which being replete 

 with the rancii Vapours perfpir'd 

 from the other Plants, occaliond 

 the Leaves to grow pile, and in a 

 Hiort Time they decay'd and dropp'd 

 off j which I have often obferv'd 

 has been the Cale Vv^th many other 

 ilicculcnt Piants, when plac'd in 

 thoie Houfes which were filld with 

 many Sorts of Ever-green Trees, 

 that required to be trer^uently 

 water 'd. 



Therefore to avoid the Inconve- 

 nience which attends the placing 

 oi- Plants oi very different Natures 

 in the fame Houfe, it will be very 

 proper to have two Wings added 

 to the main Green-houfe i which 

 if plac'd in the iManncr exprefs'd in 

 the annex'd Plan, will greatly add 

 to the Beauty of the Building, and 

 aifo coiled a greater Share of Heat. 

 In this Plan the Green-houfe is 

 plac'd exa£lly fronting the South, 

 and one of the Wings hcQs, the 

 South-Eafl, and the other the South- 

 AVefl; fo that from the Time of 

 the Sun's firft: Appearance upon any 

 Part of the Buiidmg, until it goes 

 off at Night, it is conftantly re- 

 ceded from one Part to the other, 

 and the cola Winds are alfo kept off 

 from the Front of the main Green- 

 houfe hereby i and in the Area of 

 this Place, you may contrive to place 

 many of the moll tender Exotic k 

 Plants, which will bear to be ex- 

 posed in the Summer-feafon ^ and 

 in the Spring, before the Weather 

 will permit you to fet out the 

 Piiints, the Beds and Borders of this 

 Aiea may be full of Anemonies, Bjt- 



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nunculns's, early Tulips, Sec. which 

 W.11 be paft flowering, and the 

 Roots fit to take out of the Ground 

 by the Time you carry out the 

 Plants, which will render this 

 Place very agreeable during the 

 Spring-feaibn that the Flowers are 

 blown i and here you may walk 

 and divert yourfelf in a fine Day, 

 when, perhaps, the Air in moft 

 other Parts of the Garden will be 

 too cold for Perfons, not much 

 us'd thereto, to take P;eafure in 

 being out of the Houfe. 



In the Center of this Area, may 

 be contriv'd a fmall Bafon for Wa- 

 ter, which will be very convenient 

 for watering Plants, and very much 

 aJd to the Beauty of the Place; 

 belides, the Water being thus fitu- 

 ated, will be foftcn'd by the Heat, 

 which Vvill be refleacd from the 

 Glaffes upon it, whereby it will be 

 rendered much better than raw cold 

 Water for thefe tender Plants. 



The two Wings of the Building 

 ihould be contriv'd fo as to maintain 

 Plants of different Degrees of Hardi- 

 nefs, which mull be cffeded by 

 the Situation and Extent of the 

 Fire-place, and the Manner of con- 

 duding the Flues j a particular 

 Account of which will be exhi- 

 bited under the Article of Stove : 

 But I would here obferve, that 

 the Wing facing the South- Eaff, 

 Ihould always be preferred for the 

 warmed Stove, its Situation being 

 fuch, as that the Sun, upon its firlt 

 Appearance in the Morning, fhines 

 dnedly upon the Glaffes, v/hich is 

 of great Service in warming the 

 Air of the Houfe, and adding Life 

 to the Piants, after having been 

 (l^.ut up din-lng the long Nights in 

 the Winter- feafon. Thefe Wings 

 being, in the Draught annex'd, 

 allow'd lixty Feet in Length, may 

 b-: divfided in the M.-ddie by Parti- 

 tion? 



