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Account of the Camellia House and Stove 



the shoots of grajje vines during the winter season when not in a 

 growing state. This is an excellent plan where vines are intro- 



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duced into a green-house, as it serves for a shelf, during the win- 

 ter, for many small plants, and, as the shoots of the vines are not 

 seen, the house has a very neat appearance. But we very much 

 doubt the utility of introducing vines where a fine collection of 

 plants are grown ; both vines and plants are injured ; the former 

 producing small crops, and the latter becoming sickly from confined 

 air and shade ; both cannot be cultivated in a healthy state to- 

 gether. The practice of introducing vines into green-houses in 

 this vicinity has become so general that we cannot refrain from 

 making these remarks here, although a digression from our subject, 

 and we sincerely hope that those persons who are desirous of cul- 

 tivating this delicious fruit, will erect houses for their growth ex- 

 clusively, and not destroy the beauty and health of choice collec- 

 tions of plants for the purpose of raising a few clusters of grapes. 

 We trust that Mr, Wilder will not do so to the injury of his excel- 

 lent collection. Under the stage in the stove is a cistern (e), into 

 which water is introduced for the purpose of watering the plants. 

 It is about twelve feet long, two feet wide, and three deep. 



The back shed (h), is eleven feet wide and ten feet long, and of 

 sufficient height to allow for the convenience of potting plants and 

 other uses. The fire hole (z) is about four feet square and three 

 and a half deep, which gives plenty of room for kindling fires. 

 This shed communicates with the stove by a door. In the stove 

 is a pump (k), for filling the cistern and the boiler, the water be- 

 ing brought by a pipe from a cistern outside of the house, 

 large enough to contain sixteen hundred gallons. A ciss-pool (?), 

 at the corner of the stove, drains off all water from every part of 

 the range. 



