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JOURNAL op horticulture and cottage gardener. 



[ June 2, 1863. 



End View. 



Ground Plan 



SUMMER-HOUSE. 

 The summer-house here shown is from a design furnished by 

 Mr. J. W. Chapman, of Richmond, Surrey, and is now being 

 erected at " Heathlands," an estate of Amos J. Gann, Esq., 

 Wokingham, Berks. It is placed at a point where a straight 

 walk in the pleasure-ground terminates. Passing through the 

 summer-house a curved walk commences, which is conducted 

 round the whole park. There are some plantations of choice 

 evergreens, &c, near the summer-house, which make a fore- 

 ground to the views which are obtained from this point in three 

 different directions. The summer-house is intended to be built 

 of larch wood stained ; and the tiles for the roof will be the 

 small flat kind, of a dark brown-red colour. 



MEEITS OF OECHABD-HOUSES. 



I have read with surprise the controversy which has been 

 lately going on in The Jotjbnaii oe Horticultube respecting 

 the merits of orchard-houses because, from my experience, I 

 cannot understand how there can be two opinions on the 

 subject. 



In the year 1858 I built a lean-to orchard-house 17 yards 

 by 4, and filled it with Peach, Nectarine, Apricot, and Plum 

 trees, supplied by Messrs. Lane. This house answered so well 

 that the next year I added to it another house 20 yards by 4. 

 This second house was so entirely satisfactory that last year I 

 increased its length by 12 yards. Some of my trees are in boxes, 

 some in large pots, and others are planted in the open border. 

 All seem to flourish equally well, bearing every year large and 



excellent crops, with the single exception of the Apricots. One- 

 year I had an immense crop of Apricots, but generally they are 

 few and far between. 



In the year 1856 Messrs. Lane sent me twenty-five pyramid 

 and bush Plum trees for planting in the open air. I gave them 

 the best situation I could select, and certainly they have had all 

 the attention they had the right to expect; but from the day 

 they were planted up to the present time I have not gathered 

 three dozen Plums from the whole lot. Three years ago I moved 

 one of these Plum trees (a Jefferson) into the orchard-house, 

 planting it in the border, and at once it took to bearing abun- 

 dantly. 



Some years back I laid out a considerable sum of money on 



