DREER’S VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS. 37 
The washing trough (about 4 by 10 feet in size) is divided 
in the middle, so that one portion can be emptied while the 
other is full of water. The water is drawn directly from 
spigots, and escapes immediately under the washing box. 
The floor slopes so that all drainage is toward this spot. 
In one corner there is a wooden platform, raised a few 
inches, for the storage of crates, boxes and baskets. The 
tables for bunching can be placed in the centre of the room 
or in any other desired position. Stairs lead to an over-head 
apartment, as shown in the left of the cut. 
This wash room, as intimated above, has the charm of 
cheerfulness. It is built on business lines for business pur- 
poses, and is calculated to rid the gardener’s business of the 
unpleasant winter work of former days. It will be noticed 
that the market wagon can be loaded in the same apartment 
in which all the work of washing and tying is done; and, if 
necessary, the wagon can be safely locked up in this place 
at night. 
Its well graded cement floor and the arrangement for 
bringing in the market wagon are especially worthy of notice. 
The stuff to be made ready for sale can be brought into the 
room from the front or the rear, as may be most convenient, 
as there is a door on each side of the building. 
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American horticulture has reached a stage where profits 
depend upon doing things well. 
