l2 STOVE PLANTS. 



injurious to plants of all kinds. The adoption of the 

 undergi'ound ventilators recommended in the construction 

 of the house (page 6) will entirely obviate any ground of 

 apprehension on this point ; and if the sides of the venti- 

 lators in the lantern roof are covered with fine gauze wire 

 or perforated zinc, evil will be most satisfactorily guarded - 

 against. The use of the gauze or zinc will only be necessary 

 during winter, as in the summer a greater volume of air may 

 be admitted with advantage, and consequently the heated 

 portion will require a readier means of exit. Stoves ventilated 

 upon these principles will always have a fresh and healthy 

 atmosphere — a condition which will not only impart strength 

 and vigour to the plants, but will also, at the same time, be 

 far more enjoyable to the amateur cultivator and the members 

 of his family. Some persons may think we have attributed 

 too much importance to this question of ventilation. We 

 recommend those who entertain these views to observe closely 

 the condition and appearance of plants in well-ventilated 

 and in ill-ventilated stoves, and they will very soon ac- 

 knowledge that we are correct in saying it is a point of vital 

 importance. 



SHADING. 



IHERE was, a few years back, a great want of some 

 better material than that which we have been 

 accustomed to for shading plant structures — a 

 material which should possess sufficient strength, without 

 being so thick as to cast too deep a gloom over the interior 

 of the house. We have much pleasure in saying that we 

 have at length met with an article in our new hothouse shading 



