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markets available, and on a line of direct transportation, 

 would be more advantageous than to locate in the im- 

 mediate vicinity of either large city. Wholesale markets 

 are ready to take the produce and to dispose of it at reason- 

 able rates, and there are also co-operative flower markets 

 in some large cities where salesmen may be engaged to 

 sell the products. There seems to be, therefore, no good 

 reason why the range may not be located at a considerable 

 distance from the city. 



37. Distance from railroad. It is highly desirable 

 that greenhouses be near a railway station. This is not 

 alone to facilitate shipment of products, but to lessen 

 the cost of coal transportation as well. Trucking is 

 expensive, especially if it is necessary to haul the coal 

 long distances over poor roads. It is a good plan to 

 have a spur track to the boiler house. The business 

 methods of the railroad in question should be considered, 

 for on some lines trains are always behind schedule time 

 and transportation is delayed. Promptness in delivery 

 is a very important factor in flower-production, especially 

 during rush seasons, which are usually holiday seasons 

 when passenger traffic is heavy. 



38. Water supply. Every greenhouse should have 

 an abundant supply of water under sufficient pressure 

 so that plants in several parts of the range may be syringed 

 at the same time. In sections not supplied by city water, 

 the question of the best method of obtaining water should 

 be carefully studied. For small ranges, windmills are 

 quite satisfactory, provided there is a storage tank of 

 sufficient capacity to furnish a constant water supply. 

 This is without doubt the cheapest method, but for a 

 range of any considerable size it is out of the question; 

 for to get sufficient pressure for syringing, the tank must 



