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vriNDOW GARDENINO. 
the hive was placed on a line with its pillars, and was consequently protected 
from perpendicular rain, but as the excessive heat of summer is equally injurious 
as rain, he had the hive protected from that and from the sudden influence of 
either heat or cold, by a casing of broom and heather intertwined. For examin 
ing the bees at work, the back of the hi7e nsxt the window had a sliding door of 
wood covering a square of plate glass, so that when the door was lifted the bees 
could be seen at work. The engraving (Fig. 6) also affords to anj;^ one an idea 
of decorating the outside of the window with climbing vines; the Wistaria being 
f dcli tlie most peimanent and lapid gi owing Thib will be found a most mt^»* 
esting feature to children and visitors, and it will add much to the conTenience 
of position if the window is low and near the ground. 
One of the problems every window gardener has to solve is, to allow his plants 
all needful light, air and warmth, and yet protect them on the one hand from 
either the dry heat of the living room warmed by a furnace or stove, and on the 
other side from penetrating draughts of cold air 
This has been solved m many cases already, by the building of plant cabinets, 
whicli occupy not only the whole recess of the window, but are built out 
