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essential, not only to make a finish to the 

 houses and conceal the boundary wall; but 

 also that suspicion may not arise as to 

 there being a want of extent. Indeed, the 

 conservatory on the south-west end of the 

 range, according to the plan, is so placed 

 as to leave not more than three yards be- 

 twixt it and the boundary wall ; and, if we 

 allow the latter to be 9 or 10 feet high, 

 it must completely shut out the greater 

 part of the afternoon sun from the con- 

 servatory nearest to it ; and it would be 

 miserable indeed, to have the terrace-walk, 

 terminating against an ugly high wall, as re- 

 presented in the plan. In this range the two 

 end conservatories are too insignificant; 

 instead of being, at least, 8 yards wide, 

 according to the scale they are only 5 

 yards wide outside, which is less than any 

 moderate-sized private green-house. The 

 two stoves may be useful, but cannot pos- 

 sibly be ornamental, with a sloping roof 

 perhaps 20 ft. or more in length, and with 

 an elevation of only about 4 ft., appearing 

 like fruit forcing-houses, much more suit- 

 able for a kitchen-garden, than a pleasure or 

 public garden. Had an elevation some- 

 thing similar to the plant-houses in Shef- 

 field Gardens been proposed in lieu, they 

 would have appeared much more charac- 

 teristic, and been equally useful. Indeed, 

 I should recommend that none of the 

 plant-houses should have elevations less 

 than 12 ft., and that the whole of the 

 houses have curvilinear span roofs of 

 glass. 



If much sun is required for the growth 

 of oranges, which, undoubtedly, is the case, 

 I should say the site proposed is a very 

 unsuitable one, as the buildings in front 

 will shut out the sun nearly the whole of 

 the day, especially in the winter months 

 when its whole power is most wanted; and, 

 indeed, some parts of the house cannot 

 possibly receive its benefits either in sum- 

 mer or winter. 



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