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THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. 



Creepers add much to the splendor of a fine conservatory, 

 as from the rapid growth of most of them, and the profusion 

 of their bloom, they become highly useful in hiding disagreeable 

 parts of the building, as well as in supplying a richness of flower 

 and foliage towards the roof of the house, which other plants 

 cannot be admitted to attain. In their after management much 

 may be done by a tasteful mode of training them, so as to form 

 festoons from pillar to pillar, or to hang in a seemingly care- 

 less confusion throughout the house. The situations where 

 they are with propriety planted, are at the bottoms of the pillars 

 that support many roofs of this kind of structure, or the bottoms 

 of pilasters in the front of others, as in our plate, as well as 

 the whole of the back wall, or other opaque parts of the 

 house. 



As to the season of planting conservatories, any period of 

 the year may be chosen, but from February to September may 

 be considered the most favorable- 



ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREEN-HOUSE. 



The green-house in general use differs little, if any, in form 

 from that of houses for the cultivation of fruits, and considered 

 merely as such, will answer every purpose of cultivation. 

 However, when placed singly in the pleasure ground, or 

 flower garden, more fanciful forms may be indulged in without 

 any material injury to the plants. 



Where circumstances will admit, it is certainly the most ad- 

 visable plan to have aH, or at least three sides of the house 

 glazed, as affording more light and less shade to the plants. 

 This cannot always, however, be the case ; and when such a 

 circumstance occurs, not more than one side, if possible, should 

 be opaque. The late Mr. Nicol entertained more correct 

 ideas of this sort of building than any author on gardening 

 who preceded him, and probably nothing better can be of- 

 fered on this subject than the following extract from his 

 works : — " A complete green-house, being quite detached from 

 other buildings," he observes, " should be glazed on all sides. 

 In regard to form, it may be a circular, oval, hexagonal. 



