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instances cucumbers are grown in the houses the year round. 

 In the houses the past year it is estimated some 400,000 

 heads of lettuce were grown, selling for $1.25 per dozen 

 down, or an average of about GO cents per dozen. It 

 is laro-elv marketed in Boston and New York. In these 

 houses it is estimated 350,000 cucumbers will be grown 

 this year, selling for from 18 cents apiece down, or an 

 average of about 5 cents. The cucumbers are largely mar- 

 keted in Boston, but when the market is crowded are shipped 

 to New York and Chicago. But very little lettuce is grown 

 in the sash-houses. There are also some 27,000 sash used 

 in the culture of cucumbers, and it is estimated that the 

 present season some 1,500,000 cucumbers will be grown in 

 this way. Probably 20,000 of these sash were used for let- 

 tuce, under which one, two, three and in some few cases 

 four crops of lettuce were grown. It is estimated that 

 1,000,000 heads of lettuce were grown in this way the past 

 year, and that in this town during the present season, over 

 1,400,000 heads of lettuce and some 1,850,000 cucumbers 

 will be grown under glass. It is expected that several more 

 greenhouses will be erected at an early date. 



Aslibjj. — There is one greenhouse in this town devoted 

 to cucumber culture. It covers 900 square feet, and is 

 heated by hot water. The vines for the first crop are 

 planted about September 1, and last until about March 1, 

 when the vines for the second crop are ready to take their 

 place, and they last till about July 1. From 10 to 25 cents 

 apiece, or an average of IG cents, was received for tlie first 

 crop, and it is estimated the second crop will average 5 

 cents apiece. The market is Boston. The cloudy weather 

 the past year was the greatest obstacle to successful culture. 

 This industry is not increasing in this locality. No lettuce 

 is grown in greenhouses in this town. 



Belmont. — There are nineteen reg^ular greenhouses and 

 seven sash-houses in this town, owned by eleven parties. 

 Ten of the greenhouses and three of the sash-houses are 

 heated by steam, and nine of the greenhouses and three of 

 the sash-houses are heated by hot water, while one sash- 

 house is without artificial heating apparatus. Of the growers, 

 six use steam, four use hot water and one arower has 



