viii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER III 



PARAGRAPHS 



FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE SELECTION OF A LOCATION. 



(Pages 36-45.) 



The market, soil, drainage, slope of the land, amount 

 of land available, sale value or rental value of land, the 

 farm as a location, distance from railroad, water supply, 

 atmospheric circulation, climate conditions, character of 

 the community ........ 30-42 



CHAPTER IV 



GLASS STRUCTURES AND THEIR ARRANGEMENT. (Pages 46-64.) 



Improvement in construction methods. (Pages 46-47.) 



Size as a factor in construction : comparative cost of 



construction, economy in heating, economy in labor, 



improved light and atmospheric conditions. (Pages 



48-60) 43-46 



Arrangement of houses. (Pages 51-52) . . . 47-48 

 Accessory buildings. (Page 53.) 

 Types of houses : even span, uneven span, ridge and 

 furrow, curvilinear. (Pages 54-57) .... 49-52 



Simple glass structures: "lean-to" houses, hotbeds, 

 coldframes, equipment for frames and hotbeds. (Pages 

 57-64) ' 53-56 



CHAPTER V 



BUILDING THE RANGE. (Pages 65-92.) 



Types of construction : all-wood houses, semi-iron 



houses. (Pages 65-69) , 57-58 



Methods of building. 



Grading and foundations. (Pages 70-73) . . . 59-60 

 Side-wall construction. (Pages 74-76) ... 61 



Eave plates and gutters. (Page 76) .... 62 



Roof construction: constructing the frame, size and 



quality of glass, laying the glass, painting the roof. 



(Pages 76-81) 63 



Interior supports and truss- work : ventilators, interior - 



equipment. (Pages 81-84) . . .... . 64-66 



