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PART THIRD. 



OF 



THE CONSERVATORY. 



CHAPTER I. 



SECTION I. 



There can be no stronger argument in fa- 

 vour of this method of growing plants, than the 

 numerous buildings of this kind that have lately 

 been erected by the nobility and gentry 

 throughout the kingdom ; and the practice 

 being patronized, and recommended by men of 

 the first respectability amongst gardeners, who 

 have either through inclination or necessity 

 dedicated a considerable part of their time to 

 the study of natural knowledge : also the self- 

 evident utility and pleasure accruing therefrom 



