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the house, where it gets no sun, and is, therefore, 

 only fitted for sheltering a few ferns. 



Builders indulge in flights of fancy in con- 

 nection with the conservatory, in the form of 

 chevaux-de-frise^ ornamental finials, and col- 

 oured glass panes. They hope by these at- 

 tractions (?) to sell or let the house. The man 

 of taste, however, will prefer the structure 

 to be a piece of good plain woodwork glazed 

 with clear glass. I know of nothing more dis- 

 tracting than to enter a conservatory into 

 which the sun is casting contrasting beams of 

 blue and yellow light indifferently upon flowers 

 and foliage. If for purposes of privacy it is 

 desirable that the glass be translucent it is 

 better to use white prismatic or ground glass. 

 Leaded glass in which the prevailing tint is 

 a pale green is not objectionable. The con- 

 servatory floor should be tiled and sloped to 

 a gutter to carry to the outside the water 

 spilled in spraying the plants. 



