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cover rapidly and spring into ik-w 

 life giving plenty of thrifty shoots for 

 cuttings, which root rapidly in a 

 house of this kind. 



Fio. 22.— Plan.— Scale, 4 Ft. to 1 Inch. 



Fio. 23 -Em- Elkvation. 



A large supply of plants can be 

 grown for both kitchen and flower gar- 

 den at a nominal price. 



Anyladycan carefor the plantsinthis 

 house and derives much pleasure and 



profit in watching tin; progress of the 

 little pets. 



The size given is most economic, be- 

 cause the greater (juantity of manure 

 got together the more lasting and cer- 

 tain will be the heat. The bunks for 

 manure are not too wide for conveni- 

 ence of handling stock, which should 

 all be grown ii. boxes of pots, for the 

 convenience of moving it about, as de- 

 sired. The walk should be filled with 

 manure to a height that will only 

 allow the occupant head room in the 

 centre, this can be covered with rough 

 lumber. A space two feet square should 

 be left inside the door to step in, as the 

 door is too low to walk in upright. The 

 bunks should be tilled to within eight 

 inches of the top with suitable manure, 

 and this covered with earth to a depth 

 of three or four inches, spread evenly 

 over the whole surface. 



The south side of an out-building is 

 the most suitable site, as in this posi- 

 tion it is shielded from the cold north 

 winds. The roof should contain at least 

 sixty feet of glass, four sash of about 

 threeby six feet willbesutticient. I use 

 the storm sashfrommynewdwelling and 

 find these answer as well as sash made 

 for the purpose. The balance of the roof 

 can be made up of inch lumber, and 

 the sash may be placed eighteen inches 

 from each end, .so as to make some 

 shady nooks for plants which prefer 

 the shade. Of cour.se, provisions 

 must be made for ventilation, where 

 necessary. 



Boxes, one foot wide and two feet 

 long and four inches deep, are suitable 

 for both seeds and cutting.s, the former 

 to be filled with good garden soil, the 

 other with clean sand for cuttings ; bits 

 of sod four inches square arc best for 

 starting cucumbers, melons and such 

 plants as do not transplant well, but 

 they must be moved occasionally to pre- 

 vent their roots from descending to the 

 earth below the sod, and should be 

 transplanted before the third leaf 

 appears. 



