A Small Greenhouse 



and Some Things it Grew 



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OU see this man has attached his little greenhouse to the stable, 

 with the tiny shingled workroom adjoining. The boiler supplying 

 hot water heating for the greenhouse is located under the stable, and 

 heats two orthree rooms of it as well. Really quite acompact, practicable 

 arrangement. You may be able to do similarly, or better yet for your own 

 convenience, attach directly to your dwelling ; but don't get it confused 

 with a conservatory ; keep it a greenhouse pure and simple. We can 

 make it conform just as pleasingly with the architecture of your house as 

 this one does in its placing. 



But first you want to know what such a house will grow : So we 

 will take for example one of these single compartment houses and tell you 

 just what we saw growing in it the middle of last October. It was 

 filled around the side beds with strong stocky carnations just showing bud; 

 chrysanthemums, the cluster kinds in plumey whiteness, and those stately, 

 resplendent yellow chaps with single blooms, full five and a half inches 

 across. Setting in the centre beds were two large thrifty branching var- 

 iety rubber plants, some half a dozen potted begonias with a profusion of 

 pink flower clusters ; numerous other potted plants besides several strings 

 of smilax, a couple of palms and some vigorous asparagus ferns, that 

 queen of bouquet foliage. 



The old Scotch gardener — a real character — said he " raised 

 all his volets, pansies, lettuce, radishes and spinach, in the coldframes 

 just doon in the garthen." You see, by this use of the frames he 

 really added a cool compartment to the greenhouse and permitted the 

 exclusive use of the house for plants demanding the higher temperatures. 

 Along in December, this gardener expected to sow, direct from seed, 

 some tomatoes and cucumbers on the east side beds. He has a method of 

 trimming off all laterals, inducing the tomato plants to yield clusters of 

 fruit at each joint in full rotation. He also hoped to force some azaleas 

 and lily bulbs for Easter — and this is just a glimpse of what can be done 

 with one of these little houses. You may have been thinking a good 

 deal on this greenhouse question ; perhaps even talked it over a bit with 

 " her "; why not write us just what you have in mind and we will tell 

 you the probable cost, the best way to locate it and the many other things 

 you will likely want to know. Besides we will send you cuts showing 

 several small houses; many larger ones and a number of conservatories. 



We have collected these cuts in a little portfolio and call it 



" Some Greenhouses We Have Built." You'll probably 



want this collection anyway. 



Lord and Burnham Co. 



Greenhouse Designers and Manufacturers 

 \\ 33 Broadway, Con 26th Street, New York 



Boston Branch : 819 Tremont Building. 



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