1852.] THE PHILADELPHIA FLORIST. 



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SUBURBAN GREEN-HOUSES. 



O Mr. Editor : — Having recently erected a Green-house, which, I 

 / think, possesses some advantages over those in general use, I send you 

 a description of it, which, if it meets with your approval, may per- 

 haps be of service to some of your readers who contemplate building. 

 The only peculiarities consist in the mode of collecting and distribut- 

 ing the rain water from the roof, and in the arrangement of the centre 

 staging. In our cities, where the hydrant water is introduced, the 

 use of rain water is of course unnecessary ; but in the country, where 

 there is no accessible stream to drive a ram, a convenient arrange- 

 ment for collecting the rain, water is of the utmost importance. 



Fig. 1. 

 Is an end 

 sec t ion 

 of the 



house 



The stag- 

 ing is en- 

 t i r e 1 y 

 boarded 

 in a i r- 

 tight and 

 forms in- 

 side or 

 under it 



a commodious room for potting plants, keeping tools, pots, soils and 

 dormant plants ; and is also an excellent place for forcing rhubarb, 

 mushrooms, &,c. This enclosure or room is lighted by panes of 8-10 

 glass, set in the "riser" of the second step of the stage at A, at inter- 

 vals of about 2 feet all around the stage. The oil casks E, for con- 

 taining the rain water, are placed at each end of this room, and are 

 consequently hidden from view outside. The water from the spout at 

 the eaves of the roof is conducted through a l| inch pipe under the 

 walks, and enters the casks a few inches above the bottom of the cask, 

 so that the sediment, which collects in the bottom, will not be liable 

 to cause an obstruction in the pipe; for the same reason, a small piece 

 of copper wire netting must be put over the mouth of the pipe where 

 it enters the eave spout. If the house is large, it is better to have two 

 or even four casks at each end, connected together with short pieces 

 of lead pipe. At B, under the front stage, is a large draw cock, where 

 the water is drawn for the use of the house and which is also com- 

 pletely concealed. 



Fig. 2. is 

 a ground 

 plan of the 

 centre 



stage; the 



steps and 



its gink 



•- extend all 





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