CONTENTS 



CHAPTER* I 

 A GENERAL SURVEY 1-0 



Classes of sash-beds Classes of green- 

 houses Evolution of the greenhouse. 



CHAPTER II 

 SASH-BED CONSTRUCTION .... 10-34 



Hotbeds, location of, sash, pit, manure for 

 Coldframes Cold or storage pits Forcing 

 boxes Gable roof sash-beds Ma.ts and 

 shutters Care of sash-bed materials. 



CHAPTER III 



GREENHOUSE PROPER GENERAL CON- 

 SIDERATIONS 35-49 



Location Arrangement Size of houses 

 Pitch of roof Measuring the pitch Length 

 of rafters. 



CHAPTER IV 

 GREENHOUSE ARCHITECTURE . . . 50-62 



Lean-to or shed-roof houses Even-span or 

 span-roof houses Uneven span houses 

 Ridge-and-furrow houses 'Side hill houses 

 Curved roof houses Curved eave houses 

 Circular houses. 



CHAPTER V 

 STRUCTURAL MATERIAL 63-79 



Glazing sill Eave plate Gutter Glazing 

 bars Side posts Sash bars Gable bars 

 Drip gutters Purlins Ridge Kinds of 

 wood used Framing. 



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