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GARDEN AND FARM TOPICS. 



house architect on the subject; but as a great many 

 parties wish to build only small green-houses for private 

 purposes, doubtless to such my experience may be of 

 interest and value. The scale used in all the plans 

 throughout is one-eighth of an inch to the foot. 



For a small green-house, that shown by Figure i, 

 having a cuivilinear roof, is a convenient and desirable 

 form, the dimensions being 20 feet wide by 50 feet 



FIGURE 2. (Scale ^ of an inch to the foot ) 



long. Figure i is the end elevation. Figure 2 is a sec- 

 tion, showing the inside view of walk, benches, and heat- 

 ing-pipes. 



It is often desirable to attach a green-house or con- 

 servatory to the dwelling-house. That shown by Figure 

 3 has a width of 12 feet, though, of course, the width or 

 length is a matter of taste or convenience. If the green- 

 house is wanted for commercial use, what the particular 



