GREEN-HOUSE AND CONSERVATORYc 981 



Esq., and erected by Messrs. Jones and Clark, of Bir- 

 mingham. 



SITUATION OF THE GREEN-HOUSE. 



We perfectly agree with Nicol, that this structure should be 

 placed in the shrubbery or flower garden, and not, as it is 

 generally to be found, in the kitchen garden, combined with 

 the forcing-houses. Neither should the green-house, except- 

 ing in small places, be attached to the house. The most 

 eligible situation for a green-house is certainly in the flower 

 garden or pleasure ground, and its exposure may be to the 

 south, east, or west, with little difference to the plants ; for, 

 with the exception of those of the most delicate constitutions, 

 they will prosper equally well should the house front either oi 

 those points, provided all the other points of culture be equally 

 good : a green-house having a northern exposure would even 

 have its advantages. Camellias and many other plants are 

 found to succeed best in such situations ; and it is well known, 

 and easily accounted for, that plants in flower will retain 

 their bloom much longer in a house so situated, than in one 

 fully exposed to the sun. 



Where the collection to be cultivated is intended to be con- 

 siderable, it will be found most desirable to have two houses, 

 even though smaller, than one very large house. The one to be 

 exposed to the south, and the other may be either to the east, 



