8 Jlccount of Mr. S. Sweetser^s Green-house. 



For the erection of frame complete, board- 

 ing, tan for filling up, and making roof and 



front sashes $250 00 



500 feet of crown glass, 7 by 5 — $9 . . 45 00 

 Glazing roof and front sashes, . . . 30 00 

 Building frame of end shed, filling back with 

 tan, curb in front of furnace, benches for 



potting, &c 30 00 



Painting house inside, walls, trellis, walk, 



&c 16 67 



Painting and drawing sashes . . . 5 00 



The following items are for inside work. 



Erecting stage, fitting up shelves in front, 

 trellis on the back wall, curb to back bor- 

 der and other work . . . . 30 00 



Lattice work for centre walk . . . 15 00 



376 67 



45 00 



Expense of heating the house. 



Building furnace, flue, chimney, and stand 



for reservoir (3000 brick used) . . 38 00 



Furnace and ash-hole doors and grate . 5 00 



Copper boiler and reservoir, weighing 70 lbs. 



at 40 cents the lb. .... 28 00 



70 feet of four inch copper pipe (1 lb. to the 

 foot), making and fitting up, at 50 cents 

 per foot (or lb.) 28 00 



99 00 



$520 67 



This amount, Mr. Sweetser states, will not vary but a few 

 dollars from the actual cost ; it will not exceed this ; if any- 

 thing, it will fall short. At another opportunity, we hope to 

 present our readers with some facts relative to the tempera- 

 ture, the consumption of fuel, &c., throughout the winter. 



