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ordinary coping of a fairly substantial character into a 
wall-cover, this being really a kind of narrow, steep-pitched 
house erected against the wall, in which peaches, nectarines, 
figs, choice plums, and even vines, may 
be grown to perfection, and full crops 
of the finest quality practically ensured. 
The lights may be fixed in an upright 
position, as in Fig. 85, or with a moder- 
ate inclination outwards towards the 
base, as in Fig. 86. The best way to 
fix them is by means of a light grooved 
plate fixed to the front of the coping, 
as shown, and a stout sill at the bottom, 
raised a little way off the ground, with a stop or bead nailed 
along behind, and a couple of thumb-screws, buttons, or 
the like to each light, in front, by means of which they-are 
secured in place. 
By employing a coping, or roof, of sufficient width—3ft. 
to 4ft.—and thus bringing the front lights out to a 
Sy moderate distance from the wall, 
such a cover may be converted into 
a kind of narrow house, wide enough 
to allow of the trees being attended 
to from a narrow path arranged 
inside’ the structure, and also of a 
row of tomatoes, figs, or other plants 
in pots being accommodated along 
noel — the front, as shown in the sketch 
(Fig. 87). 
But in all cases where the wall is completely covered 
in as above, some provision must be made for ventilation, 
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