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of plants to be grown. It is limited to the 

 distance a man can conveniently reach in 

 caring for the plants. This distance is 

 about 2^/2 feet or rarely 3 feet. In other 

 words, benches that can be worked from 

 one side only should be no more than 2^ or 

 3 feet wide, and benches which may be 

 worked from both sides should be no more 



Fig. 87. Method of arranging benches in an uneven- 

 span house to secure best advantage of the sunlight 



than 5^ or rarely 6 feet wide. In uneven 

 span houses it is sometimes advisable to ele- 

 vate the walks arid benches. 



Arrangement of Benches. This is gov- 

 erned by the width of the house, the use for 

 which the house is designed, the height of 

 the beds or benches and by the individual 

 preference of the owner. Commercial grow- 



