GROWING UNDER GLASS 21 



zontally and hotbed sash placed on them 

 with battens over the joints. With two 

 rows of posts a shed roof can be formed, 

 and with three rows an equal span will be 

 made. No sides will be needed until cold 

 nights come; then boards, shutters, or other 

 material can be placed about the sides. 

 Mosquito netting may have to be placed 

 about the sides in some localities to prevent 

 the depredations of the tarnished plant bug. 

 The plants may be grown in houses that 

 are devoted to other things for a portion of 

 the year. An early peach house or vinery 

 may be utilized after the crop of fruit has 

 been removed, although here again light will 

 be more or less obstructed, and first-class re- 

 sults are not likely to be obtained. They may 

 often be grown in houses that are to be used 

 during the winter for such vegetables as 

 tomatoes or cauliflower, without interfering 

 seriously with those crops. 



BENCHES BETTER THAN SOLID BEDS 



When it is intended to grow large speci- 

 men blooms, the house may be arranged 

 with solid beds, made of good soil placed 

 upon the earth floor, or with benches of 



