Fig. 49.—Perspective View.
NEW YORK: GEO. E. WOODWARD & CO., 31 BROAD STREET, and ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 245 BROADWAY.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by GEO. E. & F. W. WOODWARD, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
Plant houses having a specific object in view, it is not possible to indulge in a great variety of forms without sacrificing their utility, or creating a great deal of room that can not be applied to any useful purpose whatever. In this respect they differ in a marked manner from dwelling-houses, which allow of great latitude in design and construction. That some degree of picturesqueness, however, is consistent with utility, we think will be apparent on examining the design herewith presented. The plan was made for H. B. Hurlbut, Esq., of Cleveland, Ohio. It is intended for a green-house and hot-house combined. It is located near the dwelling and in sight of the public highway. It is in the form of a cross.[Pg 120]
Fig. 49.—Perspective View.
Fig. 50.—Ground Plan.
Fig. 49 is a perspective view, as seen from the street. The porch or front entrance is ornamented, but with an entire absence of heavy wood work. The finials and crest along the ridge are light, and harmonize with the general design. The valleys and angles break up the structure in a very pleasing and effective manner, and the elevation, as a whole, is one that will arrest attention.
Fig. 51.—Section.
Fig. 50 is the ground plan. Directly opposite the front entrance is a fountain. There are two centre tables for plants, also others around the sides of the house, not shown in the plan. This apartment will be used principally for plants in bloom. The other apartment which will be kept at a higher temperature, for the purpose of forcing plants into flower. At the end, on the right-hand side, is the boiler-pit, which is partitioned off. It is large enough to hold two or three tons of coal. There is a coal-shoot on the out[Pg 123]side. On the left is the potting-room. This will be fitted up with a writing desk, and shelves and drawers for books, seeds, etc. Every other side-sash is hung at the bottom for ventilation. There are also ventilators on the top, and over the doors. Fig. 51 is a sectional view of the house.
There is scarcely any part of this structure that does not, at some time during the day, receive a portion of the sun's rays; some more, some less. A little judgment, therefore, on the part of the gardener who has charge of the place, will enable him to grow well a large variety of plants.