104 THE FORCING GARDEN. 
man. Some may say, it is a fine calculation as regards 
figures.. So itis, 1 admit; but when I calculate, I do 
so from my own knowledge and judgment. 
The cost of constructing the camellia house may be 
estimated as below :— 
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Eighty-four rafters, thirteen feet long, four and 
a half inches by one and a half . d 
Two hundred and four feet sill and eaves aie 
Forty feet ridge board, four and a half inches 3 
one andahalf . : : . 
One hundred and forty-six feet run, one na a 
half inches by one and a half, for and 
making them 
One hundred and forty-one Ge run, one ao a 
half inch by one and a half, for fixed sash bars 
in sides 
Fifty-six feet run, one a a hake pees ee one 
and a half, for fixed sash, for gable end 
Stuff, and making fourteen sash ventilators at 
top ; : 
One ead fisbe: ana pole ‘ ; ‘ 
One thousand three hundred and a oe 
twenty-one-ounce glass, twenty inches by 
twelve, and carriage . ; ‘ 
Seven hundred and thirty-six jae for elaang : 
All the glazing 
Six thousand three heneea ee oo bricks 
and carriage ‘ : : ° ° . 
Masons’ work, and oes : : - . . 43-255 
Heating apparatus and fixing : 5 . js Re 
£73 3 6 
By comparison this estimate, although of the best 
materials and workmanship, is considerably less than 
50 per cent. of the usual prices for building such a 
house. Many will have some doubt about the work- 
manship, and ask how it can be done? ButI am fully 
prepared to show how it is to be done. 
