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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. 6c?. each ; these 

 deals are twelve feet long, nine inches wide, and three 

 inches thick. The sa wing-down twice will cost Is., not 

 more, each deal ; this makes three boards, making 

 altogether thirty-six feet run of boards, costing 3s. or 

 3s. 6c?. Three depths of these boards, i.e. twenty-seven 

 inches, will be deep enough for the back, and two boards 

 in front, i.e. eighteen inches. Now a frame seventy- 

 two feet long will take six of these deals, costing II. Is. 

 The front will take four, costing 14s.; the ends will 

 take one deal, 3s. 6c?. ; corner pieces Is. 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 

 101. ; 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 I3l. 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 be well tarred with coal-tar and 



