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there would be no delay or trouble in case of 

 bad weather or heavy snow. 



A summarized comparison of the cost of the 

 different structures described is interesting, and 

 is, in round numbers, approximately as follows: 



For the first type of house, 100 x 12 feet 



Per running foot &? oo 



Per square foot of bed space 63 



Per plant grown (2000 plants in each house) 32 



For the second type of house, 103x24 feet 



Per running foot 12 oo 



Per square foot of bed space 54 



Per plant (4000 plants in each house) 27 



For a sash house, 60 x 10 feet 



Per running foot 3 25 



Per square toot of bed space 38 



Per plant 19 



For a cold frame, with mats of straw 



Per running foot 90 



Per square foot of bed space 8 



Per plant 4 



For heated frame 



Per running toot i 40 



Per square foot of bed space 12 



Per plant 6 



It will be seen that of the two types of houses 

 the larger one is proportionally the cheaper. It 

 also has other advantages, the most important 

 being that crops such as roses and carnations, may, 

 with some minor changes, be grown in it. The 

 low type of house, on the other hand, is not well 

 adapted to the growth of any crop but the violet. 

 In all cases there would be a saving where more 



