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HOUSE PLANTS 



the first set. This provided three com- 

 plete tiers of shelves running around the 

 three sides of the conservatory. Without 

 crowding, about seventy-five pots and pans 

 of various sizes can be accommodated here. 

 As zero weather approached, the warmth 

 from the dining room proved inadequate 

 and other means of maintaining the requisite 

 temperature to keep the plants growing were 

 found to be necessary, so a miniature furnace 

 was installed. 



A three-eighth-inch pipe was run from the 

 natural gas main in the cellar through the 

 cellar window and up through the bottom of 

 the conservatory, ending in an ordinary gas 

 burner. This gave plenty of heat but the 

 fumes from the gas proved objectionable and 

 the arrangement was abandoned for the fol- 

 lowing which works admirably. 



For $2.25 a tiny gas stove was purchased. 

 This was placed on the cellar floor directly 

 below the cellar window under the conser- 

 vatory. A short smoke-pipe was connected 

 to the nearest chimney opening in order 

 to dispose of the fumes. A tinsmith made 

 a galvanized iron hood which fitted down 

 over and completely enclosed the stove; it 



