Construction, Heating, and Management of Greenhouses
and Conservatories.
And the Selection, Propagation, Cultivation, and Improvement of
Ornamental Greenhouse and Conservatory Plants.
“The approach of winter naturally turns the thoughts of the owner of a greenhouse or conservatory to the putting their houses in order, and Mr. Hibberd’s manual, brimful as it is of practical information, will be found a most useful guide, not only to the furnishing of the house and the treatment of its contents, but also to the construction of the building, and to all the appliances needful for the preservation and proper cultivation of the plants. It is a work which no amateur, at least, should fail to consult.”—Art Journal.
“This book is well adapted for amateurs, being plain and not prolix. It points out, in its earlier chapters, the main considerations which affect the construction and heating of conservatories and greenhouses, this part of the volume containing many illustrations. In the fourth chapter the amateur is initiated in the routine of greenhouse work—potting, composts, propagation, &c., being discussed. Then follows a series of chapters in which the treatment of the different groups and families is explained. Greenhouse Herbaceous Plants, in alphabetical order, leading the way, followed by the Chrysanthemum, to which a chapter is given; Greenhouse Soft-wooded Plants; Pelargoniums; Fuchsias; Greenhouse Hard-wooded Plants; Ericas and Epacrises; Camellias, Azaleas, and Rhododendrons; Greenhouse and Conservatory Climbers; Oranges, &c. Hard-leaved Plants, as Agaves, Dracænas, &c.; Succulent-leaved Plants; Orchid and Pitcher Plants; Greenhouse Roses, &c. One chapter is devoted to naming a general selection of Greenhouse Plants; another to summer Cucumbers and Seedling Pelargoniums; while others treat of Hardy Plants in a greenhouse, or afford reminders of monthly work. The volume is nicely printed and elegantly bound; and, so far as we have had the opportunity of testing it, seems to be sound as to its practical recommendations.”—Gardeners’ Chronicle.
“Mr. Hibberd has put together a series of hints on greenhouses and conservatories and the fittest tenants for them, which we do not hesitate to pronounce more practical and practicable than those of his bulkier contemporaries. The value of this volume to amateurs of moderate means and appliances, cannot fail to be great.”—Saturday Review.
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