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sash. For certain purposes houses of this kind 

 will be found very useful, and it is important, 

 therefore, to have sash on hand. Sash houses 

 can be erected quickly and can be taken down 

 when necessary and the sash themselves stored. 

 A sash house is particularly valuable for winter- 

 ing cuttings and taking- care of them when made 

 in spring. Furthermore, a house of this kind will 

 be found very useful for growing reserve plants 

 during the summer. It is always important to 

 have on hand a supply of good plants to trans- 

 plant where others are lost from the main 

 houses. A sash house, constructed with open 

 sides and ends, can be used for growing plants, 

 and the latter will in such cases do much better 

 than when grown in frames or in the open air. 

 In the spring, however, when the main houses 

 become crowded with boxes of cuttings, the sash 

 house will be found exceedingly valuable for stor- 

 ing the flats of young plants. In such cases com- 

 paratively little heat is required, owing to the 

 lateness of the season. The young plants are at 

 all times within reach, so that they can be kept 

 clean and fumigated with gas if it is found 

 necessary to do so. 



For houses of this character three by six sash 

 are the most advantageous. Such sash made of 

 white pine can be bought complete, that is, 

 glazed and with two coats of paint, for two dol- 

 lars each. The woodwork necessary for the con- 



