GUIDE 



TO THE 



CONSERVATORY. 



THE CONSERVATORY. 



This structure is in most instances attached to the 

 mansion, and is appropriated for the growth of 

 plants in borders, as standards ; also for climbers 

 for training upon trellises, and is supplied with 

 plants in bloom from other houses. As the construc- 

 tion of the Conservatory must vary according to the 

 style of the mansion, I shall pass this over with 

 remarks. In the first place, it ought to 

 lace due south ; then, when the site is fixed upon, 

 remove the soil and proceed to lay the drains to 

 secure a dry bottom. The borders should then be 

 covered one foot thick with old broken bricks, 

 clinkers, or any other porous materials. The roof 

 ought to command as much of the sun's rays as 

 possible, and to be so constructed as to admit air. 



The Conservatory at Rise, the seat of R. Bethell, 

 Esq., constructed by Mr. Croskill of Beverley, ad- 



