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TEE HOME GARDEN, 
But a regular building, that is either a “ lean-to ” or 
a detached edifice, can be more frequently accomplished 
by people of moderate means than is generally supposed. 
The plans usually given for “ cheap greenhouses” are quite 
appalling to a moderate purse, but plants will thrive so 
much better in an atmosphere devoted entirely to their 
needs, and there is so much enjoyment to be had from a 
small spot of greenery and bloom, when the outside world 
has donned its winter mantle, that it is worth while to 
consider the matter very carefully before deciding that a 
modest greenhouse is utterly impracticable except for those 
who can afford to spend money on showy luxuries. 
A practical florist lately informed one of his customers, 
in ansAver to close questionings on the subject, that a diminu¬ 
tive greenhouse of the “ lean-to” order, large enough to ac¬ 
commodate one hundred roses (the customer wanted it all 
in roses), could be built, without heating apparatus, for 
tiventy dollars . A kerosene stove, of a new and improved 
pattern, with a tube for carrying off foul air, would heat 
such an apartment thoroughly at a cost of perhaps ten dol¬ 
lars more, and very little expense in the way of fuel. Does 
it not seem, from these statistics, as though many who are 
now without these winter gardens of delight might indulge 
in roseries under glass ? 
It all depends upon good management and nice calcula¬ 
tion. Second-hand sashes can be bought for considerably 
less than new ones, and if the building is created by degrees, 
securing a carpenter’s services when he has little or nothing 
to do, the cost will be materially reduced. The ways of 
heating are various. A small stove of almost any kind will 
be sufficient for a tiny greenery, and it is to be remembered 
that, except for the tenderest exotics, too much heat is 
usually given, instead of too little. 
Then, too, 0 sister of inadequate means ! if, though on 
pleasure you are bent, you have a frugal mind, you can 
