The Cold Vinerj'. 



For the cold viuerj, as well as the hot-house, we 

 recommend, as of the first importance, small, shallow, 

 detached borders, (which we will immediately proceed 

 to describe) altogether inside of the house. The com- 

 mon border may, however, be used if preferred. 



The inside border, at first, if true economy be con- 

 sulted, should be made only two feet deep and three feet 

 wide, resting upon a concrete bottom with six inches of 

 small, rough stones, or oyster-shell drainage above it. 

 Between the outer edge of the border and the front wall 

 of the vinery, there should be a space of say four inches, 

 formed by four inch brick work, to assist in keeping the 

 frost out of the border. This space is kept open at the 

 top to admit warm air from the house, and connected 

 below with pipes, or tiles, or conductors constructed of 

 brick, running through the drainage, to conduct the 

 warm air under the border. This open space in front 

 of the border, and the conductors of tiles or bricks, serve 

 not only the purpose of keeping frost out of the border, 



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