278 Gardening Under Glass 



makes for the highest degree of efficiency in 

 handhng the plants as they go in or come out; 

 and apart from this consideration there is actu- 

 ally no other, as far as the building itself is con- 



THINGS TO REMEMBER IN BUILDING 



Standard Dimensions 



Side benches 3 feet wide Centre benches 5^ feet wide 



Walks 2^ feet wide 

 House 11 feet wide allows two side benches, one walk. 

 House 18 feet wide allows two side benches, two walks, and one 



centre bench. 

 House 25 feet wide allows two side benches, two centre benches, 



three walks. 

 Length is usually figured in units of 25 feet. 



Things to Be Sure of Things to Beware of 



Foundation to below frostline Meagre and improper founda- 

 Cypress only, for all wooil used tion 



Clear white glass, double thick Insecure framework 

 Heating plant 25% above re- Wrong wood for framework 



quireraents Framework too heavy or too 



Uninterrupted sun exposure light 



always Insufficient capacity in heating 



Well-considered inside plan plant 



Benches on level with sill Color in the glass 



Location too near a boundary 

 screen so it will be shaded 



cerned, aside from the vitalness of its freedom 

 from shade of trees or near-by buildings. It 

 must have unhindered light and sunshine. 



With regard to the garden's appearance and 

 design, however, the location of a building of such 



