210 GARDEN PLANNING 



he can get for the sum he is prepared to spend, 

 or the cheapest for a given size. 



The greenhouse at its best is but a skeleton 

 structure, if we neglect the glass, and is an 

 easy prey to weather influence. If framed of 

 wood of small scantling, or of unsound quality, 

 the decay comes sooner and proceeds more 

 rapidly. Joints give and parts warp out of 

 shape, "and then the deluge" in a literal 

 sense. Once a house becomes leaky it is almost 

 hopeless to attempt to make it sound again. 

 Better, therefore, to do without than to install 

 a cheap affair that will do duty only for a few 

 seasons. 



The best guarantee of quality is price and 

 the reputation of the firm from which you 

 buy. 



The term "conservatory" is generally applied 

 to a glass house forming a permanent annex 

 to the house. It has the advantage over an 

 unwarmed detached greenhouse of borrowing 

 warmth from the house in winter, and is useful 

 for protecting pot plants from frost. If taste- 

 fully kept and of sufficient size, it forms an ex- 

 cellent approach to the garden. One not 

 infrequently finds one on the north side of 



