GREENHOUSE 



him in beginning his house. He built it him- 

 self, working " between- whiles." It is not 

 ornamental from without, but those who go 

 into it forget all about the building in their 

 admiration for the beautiful plants it con- 

 tains. You could not make its owner believe 

 that the money that went into the house could 

 have been invested in any other way that would 

 have "paid" half so well. No dividends of 

 dollars and cents have been declared in his 

 investment, but he has realized as much pleas- 

 ure from it as, I presume, his millions have ever 

 afforded Andrew Carnegie. 



The home greenhouse can be built as cheaply 

 as any other part of the dwelling, and with as 

 little trouble, if the person who has supervision 

 of the job understands what is necessary to do. 

 Before beginning the work a plan should be 

 prepared, and this should be gone over with 

 the carpenter and care taken to see that he 

 understands it in all its details. This is import- 

 ant. If the builder does not fully understand 

 the work he is to undertake, and you cannot 

 clearly explain it to him, let him visit some 

 greenhouse and get ideas from it to help him 

 out. 



In making your plans, consider, first of all, 



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