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the canary-bird flower, cinnamon vine, and bitter- 

 sweet. These will do well on almost any soil and 

 situation and will add greatly to the attractiveness 

 of the house as the principal object in a farm home 

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SMALL HOME GLASS HOUSES 



As an adjunct to many farm homes, a small con- 

 servatory or greenhouse will add greatly to the 

 wife's and daughter's enjoyment of flowers during 

 the winter. Such structures need not be costly nor 

 large. An area lo by 15 feet will supply all the 

 needs of the household, both for flowers and for 

 such small winter vegetables as parsley, radishes, 

 young onions, peppergrass, lettuce and many other 

 plants, and often mushrooms can be grown under- 

 neath the benches. 



Such glass structure may be placed in the angle 

 of the house on the south side where the walls will 

 form the rear and at least one end of the structure 

 itself. This will greatly reduce the cost of con- 

 struction. Perhaps the simplest kind to make is 

 a lean-to on the veranda. All that is necessary in 

 such cases is to fill in the spaces between the posts 

 with glass sash. Of course better results can be 

 gained if the roof is also of glass, but no one need 

 take off the veranda roof to make a conservatory. 

 It is better to place the conservatory somewhere 

 else. The veranda should be not less than 5 feet 

 wide to get satisfactory results. Eight or 9 feet 

 would be much better. The framework should be 

 permanent as should also the roof, except where 

 only temporary sashes are employed. In such 

 cases the conservatory will probably be less warm 

 than where permanently put up. 



