The Garden Under Glass

4 THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS Site and Aspect Most of my readers will be engaged in their usual avoca-tions during the day, and will in many cases be able to attend personally to their greenhouse only in tlie morning and evening. Therefore I would advise a south-west aspect. In this way it will gain the full benefit of the after-noon sun, and a great deal during the evening, so that at the owner’s return tlie temperature will not have fallen very low. Shelter from cold winds is recommended, as being a saving in the fuel bili, but this must not involve shade from neighbouring buildings or overhanging trees. The site is mainly a local question, but we must bear in mind that it tends to economy to have water laid on, to have tlie greenhouse not too distant from the dwelling, and so situated that the necessary potting soil, fuel, etc., may be got quite close to it, and that the smoke from the chimney will not prove a nuisance in the dwelling. Size and Cost The size of the greenhouse must be in due proportion to the needs and means of the owner, and tlie spare time at his disposal. This may be considered a platitude, but the principle is so wantonly violated that it needs to be emphasised. To have a large greenhouse half empty, besides giving a bad impression, means a great waste in first cost and entails a heavier charge for maintenance and repair. On the other hånd, to be cramped for room during greater part of tlie year means ruin to many of the plants, a struggling existence to tlie others, and dis-appointment bordering on disgust to the owner. Wliere tlie wish is to have a display of flowering plants