162 THE FORCING GARDEN. 
houses is much cheaper than it was, it will no doubt 
pay well to grow early Peas in this way. If by this 
means a peck of Peas will realise 10s. instead of 5s., 
surely it is worth while to grow them under glass. 
Frames made of unplaned yellow deal merely nailed 
together, with sashes fitted to them, would be very in- 
expensive, and will answer the purpose well. Yellow 
deals can be bought for 2s. and 2s. 6d. each; these 
deals are twelve feet long, nine inches wide, and three 
inches thick. The sawing-cown twice will cost 1s., not 
more, each deal; this makes three boards, making 
altogether thirty-six feet run of boards, costing 3s. or 
3s. 6d. Three depths of these boards, 2.e. twenty-seven 
inches, will be deep enough for the back, and two boards 
in front, 7.e. eighteen inches. Now a frame seventy- 
two feet long will take six of these deals, costing 1. 1s. 
The front will take four, costing 14s.; the ends will 
take one deal, 3s. 6d.; corner pieces 1s. Two boards 
will be wanted for broad ledges up the back and 
the front, where the boards meet to join the frame ; 
nineteen runs for the eighteen sashes. These will take 
five battens fourteen feet long, seven inches wide, and 
two inches thick, cut in two, giving the runs three and 
a half inches wide for the sashes to lie on. The eigh- 
teen sashes, four feet wide and seven feet long, will cost 
10/.; the making of the frame, nails, and tarring the 
boards will cost 10s. Thus a frame fit for early Pea 
culture will come to about 13/.—seventy-two feet long, 
six feet wide; taking seven-feet sashes, well made and 
glazed. It is not necessary to plough and tongue the 
boards, but merely nail them together on ledges and 
good corner-pieces. The boards will scarcely require 
planing, as they should he well tarred with coal-tar and 
