Forcing Houses for Carnations 



time. The houses should be located away from buildings and tall trees, 

 and from under the shadows of hills, or of any object that will shade 

 them from the sun's rays during any portion of the day. The even- 

 span house may be built with the ridge running north and south, but the 

 three-quarter span, and short span to the south houses, should be built with 

 the ridges running east and west, so that the sun's rays will fall upon 



House of Carnation Enchantress in a Western Carnation 

 Establishment 



the plants during the entire day. Some growers prefer to face the house 

 a little to east of south ; others, directly south ; others, again, a little west 

 of south ; but so far as my experience goes, I have found that properly- 

 constructed houses facing south, or a few points either east or west of 

 south, give practically the same results. 



In building a range of glass, it is preferable to erect the houses some 



