CHAPTER X 



WINTER WORK WITHIN THE GLASS 

 HOUSES 



What These Buildings Cost and How 

 They are Best Constructed — Iron, 

 Steel, and Thick Glass should be Em- 

 ployed, Despite Their Higher First 

 Cost — The Problems of Temperature, 

 Fertilization, and Watering, and How 

 They are to be Met — Coal Costs and 

 THE Proper Boiler Installation — Fi- 

 nally, THE Eternal Warfare to be 

 Waged with Insects. 



WITH the modern improvements in subur- 

 ban transportation facilities, country- 

 lovers are enabled to enjoy their estates until 

 after the Thanksgiving feast, in fact many con- 

 tinue to try country life the whole year round 

 with the exception of only a few weeks. It is 



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