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style of building little need be said^ as the improvement 

 required seems so obvious. When conservatories are built 

 near tbe bouse tbey should always present a somewhat 

 permanent and architectural character^ and be removed as 

 far as possible in stability and appearance from glass sheds. 

 This is desirable for several reasons — chiefly the propriety of 

 having a presentable and lasting structure in such an im- 



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portant position, and the fact that plants and flowers shoAV 

 to greater advantage in a subdued light than in that of the 

 glass shed. For growing plants you cannot as a rule have 

 too much light; but when in flower their eff'ect is much 

 heightened by being placed in a subdued light. Those who 

 consider for a moment the charming effect of the flowers 

 under the thick canvas of the great flower-show tent in the 



