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Title: The book of the garden
Identifier: bookofgarden11853mcin (find matches)
Year: 1853 (1850s)
Authors: McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864
Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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GARDENERS' HOUSES. 485 boiler, 12J feet by 9 feet; pantry, g ; h and i two closets; water-closet j. Fig. 706
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Chamber floor, fig. 708, contains family bedroom, k, \Z\ feet by 12 feet, with two wall-closets; females' bedroom, 14 feet by 11 feet, with two closets; males' bed- room, m, 12 feet by 9 J feet; linen closet n. Assistant gardeners' apartments.—Intimate- ly connected with the accommodation pro- vided for the head gardener is that of his assistants. A number of these, in proportion to the size and duty ; required, should have accommodation found for them within the garden. Such is the case more generally in Scotland than in England, although in the latter the practice is more frequent now than formerly. The advantages both to the employer and the em- ployed are much great- er than may be gene- rally supposed. With- out going into the reasons for this asser- tion, we shall briefly state what that accom- modation should be. The sitting and eating room should be de- cidedly separated from the sleeping apart- ments. Each person should have a bed to himself, and if not a separate room, not more than two beds should be in each. The beds should be of iron, mounted on cas- tors, and completely furnished with bed- ding and curtains. Each man should have a small table with a drawer, to serve for dressing and writing, with looking - glass,

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