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is the chief object of the florist, and likewise 

 affords to the curious investigator of nature an 

 opportunity of analyzing the entire process in 

 many plants, of which in other cases he dould 

 have formed only vague conjectures, or be ob- 

 liged to rest solely on the authority of others : 

 which, however creditable, is not so satisfactory 

 as ocular proof. 



Thus a conservatory properly planned, 

 planted, and afterwards well managed, stands 

 forward as a department merely intended for 

 recreation or study, a conspicuous instance of 

 the perfection to which horticulture has arrived 

 in this country, and the improving spirit of the 

 nobility and gentry in general. 



The various differing ideas in planning, and 

 building these edifices ; every one suiting his 

 convenience and situation, renders it almost 

 impracticable to say which is the best; how- 

 ever, when a house for this purpose, (or in fact 

 for the growth of plants in any fashion) is in- 

 tended to be built, the greatest attention should 

 be paid to the choice of situation ; preferring a 

 dry, airy, but sheltered and warm aspect ; and 

 for conservatories in particular, I think, that if 

 attached or contiguous to the drawing room 3 



