22 How TO Grow Cut Flowees. 



ular doors. These are 6x2J feet, and instead of being 

 placed up and down in the wall are horizontal, and 

 as high as can be opened and swing under the eaves. 

 These are for the double purpose of ventilation, and 

 for convenience in emptying and filling the benches. 



Where houses are needed exclusively for the sum- 

 mer growing of cut flowers a roof of equal span and 

 from 1 1 to 12 feet in width is preferable. These can be 

 built in the same way as already described, only that 

 I would make all the rafters the full length of the roof, 

 and have the ventilation continuous on both sides, 

 hanging each line at the ridge. I do not like a western 

 exposure for any houses, and think the sun takes 

 stronger effect on such a house from 1 to 5 P. M. in 

 summer, than it does from 10 to 2 o'clock on a south- 

 ern face. The best varieties to plant for the purpose 

 of suntoer flowering and their treatment will be de- 

 scribed hereafter. 



