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use is must be determined before beginning to build. If 

 for the general purpose of growing bedding plants, then 



FIGURE 3. (Scale l /& of an inch to the foot.) 



nothing, we think, is better than the style of houses we 

 ourselves use, (Figure 4,) which average 20 feet in width, 

 and are of a uniform length of 100 feet. Of course the 

 length is a matter of convenience, but the width we find 

 is an important point to consider ; for if over 20 feet the 

 benches are too wide to reach easily, and if under 20 

 feet room is lost by the necessity of having two walks in 

 a narrow space. Figure 4 shows the inside arrange- 

 ment of this style of green-house as we have it in use. 

 One section shows a bench in the middle, the other a 

 solid bed of soil. The scale (one-eighth of an inch to 

 the foot) will give the height of the wall, benches, etc. 



These green-houses are joined together on the ridge 

 and furrow plan, having one ^lope to the west and the 

 other slope to the east ; but if wanted for the purpose of 



