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for a house 12 feet wide, and about 9 feet high for a 

 house 16 feet wide. A house of this kind should face 

 south. I have seen some splendid Rose-houses 

 erected by Messrs. Messenger and Co., Ltd., of 

 Loughborough, at very reasonable cost, both for the 

 trade and also private houses. I like their methods 

 of construction, both for their span-roof houses and 

 also their three-quarter-span houses. 



Remember, good reader, it pays to go to a good 

 firm when erecting a glass house ; it is not a garden 

 frame, it is constructed to last for many years, and, 

 as the heart is to the human frame, so will a well- 

 m.anaged glass house be to the garden. It is a valu- 

 able and profitable asset, and has been the means of 

 many a livelihood and the start of many a fortune 

 made from flowers and fruit, both at home and abroad. 



When considering a greenhouse, look on it as an 

 investment, and not from the point of view of spend- 

 ing money. Houses can be had from almost any 

 price. T. B. Bath and Co., of Savoy Street, Strand, 

 London, have quite a selection of useful little houses 

 for small growers. Of course, it all depends upon 

 what you are prepared to spend, but the Rose is not 

 exacting, and unless you are going out in a large way 

 for the market, your outlay is likely to be very small. 



A cold house may suffice your needs, but this will 

 not secure you Roses all the year round, or be of 

 much service to you in the winter. The economic 

 heating of a house used to be a real problem, and a 

 continual source of worry to the grower; but to-day 

 everything has been made so easy. 



As I write this chapter I have before me a pile of 

 catalogues from the trade, and I select those of Chas. 

 P. Kinnell and Co., Ltd., and the Twelve-Hours' 

 Stove Syndicate, Ltd. In both of these catalogues 

 are boilers suited for houses of any size; boilers that 

 can be relied upon to burn for 12 or even 20 hours 

 without attention ; boilers ranging in price from 

 £2 i2s. 6d. to £70. 



