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rely on an architect, however eminent as such, who may have little or no knowledge of 

 the requirements of plants. Nor do local tradesmen, as a rule, possess the knowledge, 

 but professional garden architects do, and are able to combine good external appearance 

 with internal adaptability to the purpose and object for which the structures are erected. 

 In Fig. 126 we have a building suitable for erection against a moderately large dwelling- 

 house. As will be seen, this is not unduly lofty, yet there is head room for palms or 

 other tall-growing plants or trees. It is accessible both from the garden and house, and 



Fig. 126. Small Conseevatoey. 



capable of extension. With a central bed well furnished with plants, a narrow side- 

 staging equally well arranged, pillars and rafters prettily hung or festooned with 

 climbers, a most pleasing interior would be produced. In these light structures the 

 various flowering plants will do well during the winter, while if the fronts are shaded 

 in the summer, fme-foliaged plants and ferns will thrive admirably and impart a pleasing 

 tropical appearance. 



Conservatories have, perforce, as already intimated, to be specially designed for most 



