The Garden Under Glass
Forfatter: William F. Rowles
År: 1914
Forlag: Grant Richards Ltd. Publishers
Sted: London
Sider: 368
UDK: 631.911.9
With Numerous Practical Diagrams From Drawings By G. D. Rowles And Thirty-Two Illustrations From Photographs
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THE AMATEUR’S GREENHOUSE 9
To assist in keeping the house rigid tie-rods would be put in as shown in the sectional illustration. The panes of glass (21 oz. to the foot square) should be well bedded in putty and the woodwork should have at least two coats of good white lead paint.
Shading, Heating and Water Supply
I advise lath roller blinds as being the best. These may
run on iron supports or directly on the roof. The former method is preferable. If the ropes are renewed annually and a point is made of setting the roller in place before draw-ing them up, these blinds will last for a
long time, and will do well for dropping down on a frosty night, when they will make a difference of two or three degrees inside the house. Permanent shading known by such names as “ summer cloud ”
Diagram 3.—Sectional plans ofspan-roofed green-houses, with frames attached to the sides of
may be used, but is Fie-2-not so desirable as a movable shading.
If a permanent