162 Milady's House Plants 



Hou) i/p Construct an Ideal Sun Parlor 



Let us study diagram, page 1 63 : The structure should 

 consist of the walls (A), some 2 ft. high, upon which 

 the plate (B) is laid and, above this, the posts (C) that 

 support the roof and furnish frames for the windows. 

 The main windows (D) should be carried up 5 ft. or 

 6 ft. to the second plate or transom rail (E) which 

 forms the top frame of the window. Above this 

 should be the second line of transom windows (F) 

 I J/^ ft. to 2 ft. tall, by which all the ventilation should 

 be secured. These should be ample in area and 

 placed on all three sides so that air can be given at 

 any time regardless of the direction of the wind. 

 The main windows will, in this way, be framed in 

 convenient sized panels and should be "double- 

 glazed" before the cold weather sets in. This consists 

 in fitting Winter storm windows around the entire 

 structure; this furnishes a perfect insulation of "dead 

 air" as protection from the outsjdfe cold. This, to 

 many, seems an unnecessary provision and expense, 

 but is really the most economical and effective 

 feature of the construction. Here are some of its 

 virtues: It makes an absolutely frost-proof double 

 wall of glass and saves its first cost in economy of fuel 

 in an incredibly short time; it allows the plants to 

 grow close up to the glass, even to touching it without 

 chilling them, and the glass is always clear, never 

 being covered by frost even in coldest weather. 1 



Storm Windows for Cold Weather 



These "Winter windows" are placed inside and 

 should be made so that all the bars come opposite 



