272 THE FORCING GARDEN* 



which the houses may be intended, which will be 

 more particularly specified below. 



Where there are more than one forcing-house in- 

 tended, they should be placed together in a range, 

 if conveniency will by any means permit ; as by 

 placing them so, there will be an evident saving in 

 the divisions or end lights ; besides the saving of 

 trouble and work to those who attend to them* 

 Being properly arranged, according to their differ- 

 ent lengths, breadths, and heights, very much 

 beauty and variety may be given to the whole ap- 

 pearance. 



Houses glazed all round, that is, on the north, as 

 well as on the south side and ends, may answer 

 very w r ell for some purposes, and on account of 

 their elegance may please ; but for early forcing- 

 houses, where the plants should be trained near to 

 the glass, and in the full sun, nearly one half of the 

 expence of building such would be thrown away. 

 Indeed, in all cases where the production of high- 

 flavoured fruit is the object, it is better to lengthen 

 the quantity of glass proposed, than to make over 

 wide, of double houses ; which is done, in every 

 instance, at an extra expence, in proportion to the 

 quantity of fruit obtained. 



A house for exotic plants may very proper- 

 ly be glazed on all sides, as some plants like the 

 sun, and some the shade ; but I am acquaint- 

 ed with no fruit raised in hot-houses, for the 

 table, that does not require the full sun, and all 

 the light we can contrive to admit to it. It were to 

 little purpose, then, to train vines or peaches ngninst 



