1897 



GLKANIXC^vS IN BP:K CUI/nRK. 



a man who will keep it ruiiniii}^ so as to pay 

 exjienses — high-pressure jranleniutf indeed — 

 and a high-pressure )iniii or men to hold the 

 wliole institution ///> to tlie high-pressure point. 

 Now I want to give \-ou a bird's-eye view of 

 the whole group of buildings, five in number, 

 as shown on next page. 



The plant has been gradually built up, as we 

 might expect ; therefore there are several 

 minor greenhouses that were built and in use 

 before the other great structures covering an 

 acre each. 



You will notice at the right-hand front cor- 

 ner there is a group of cold-frames with sash 



The one a<:re I have ' i ' ^ i 



the foreground at the It 11 1 ml Uiitit \ u 

 see the chimney rising ab^^^e. M} impies,-i>^). 

 was that one chimney and oi:'; set of boilers 

 warmed the whole five acrt-s : but as I now 

 look at the picture I think I was mistaken. 



1 tlum Ilu\ hue e\idently planned 

 tliL^c \er\ much is I plan my quarter-acre 

 uuvLr glass. The beds are of such convenient 

 length' that the sash can be piled up at each 

 end without cjirrying them a very long dis- 

 tance. What do you suppose those neatly 



