PART III. 



CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GREEN- 

 HOUSE. 



CHAPTER I. 



* On t lie Construction of the Green-house. 



ART. 1. Location and Plan. 



THE Green-house being, at this time, an almost gener A 

 appendage to the flower garden, particularly in city residences, 

 where it is generally connected with the dwelling-house, is 

 the principal reason for introducing some remarks on the 

 subject in this place. 



The position of the green-house should, if possible, be 

 such that it may face to the south, although a south-east, or 

 south-west aspect may answer : it must be a consideration 

 witli the owner, as to which is the most convenient place on 

 the premises. In all cases, it should be protected as much as 

 possible on the north-east, and cold quarters, and be exposed 

 to the south and south-east. The site on which it is to be 

 built must be dry, which facilitates the working of it in win- 

 ter, and is most conducive to the health of the plants. The 

 house may be of almost any plan ; it will appear to good ad- 

 vantage with a circular front, although a straight one is the 

 most general, and answers best. Thirty feet long and four- 

 teen wide, in the inside, is perhaps a good house ; but this, 

 like many other things relative to flower-gardening, must 

 depend on circumstances; the object here is to show that a 

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