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GARDENING FOR PLEASURE. 



ting ; it U shown in fig. 36, and in section in fig. 37* It is 

 fed by coal from the top, and can be left with safety 10 

 or 12 hours without any attention. It must be borne in 

 mind that in constructing the conservatory it must be 

 built where a chimney is accessible by which to carry off 

 the smoke from the boiler or water heater, just as would 



Fig\ 36. — B.A SE- BURNER. Fig. 37. — SECTION. 



be necessary for an ordinary stove. If the green- 

 house is small enough to be heated from a register from 

 the furnace that heats the dwelling, much of the cost 

 may be saved, as it will be seen that nearly half of the 

 cost of construction is the heating apparatus. Figure 

 38 shows a front elevation of a conservatory suitable to 



