. Greenhouse construction and heating: containing full descriptions of the various kinds of greenhouses, stove houses, forcing houses, pits and frames, with directions for their construction, and also descriptions of the different types of boilers, pipes, and heating apparatus generally, with instructions for fixing the same. Greenhouses. 22 GEEBNHOUSE CONSTBUCTION AND HEATING. the best growers now find that the plants do better in structures from 16ft. to 20ft. in width, with about a 13ft. rafter. Very little ventilation is necessary, and this only along the ridge. Vineries may be of almost a
. Greenhouse construction and heating: containing full descriptions of the various kinds of greenhouses, stove houses, forcing houses, pits and frames, with directions for their construction, and also descriptions of the different types of boilers, pipes, and heating apparatus generally, with instructions for fixing the same. Greenhouses. 22 GEEBNHOUSE CONSTBUCTION AND HEATING. the best growers now find that the plants do better in structures from 16ft. to 20ft. in width, with about a 13ft. rafter. Very little ventilation is necessary, and this only along the ridge. Vineries may be of almost any form or size, but in order to produce heavy crops, roomy and lofty structures are necessary, with a rather steep pitch of roof. Plenty of roof ventilators should be provided, also the means of admitting. Fig. 11. air along the sides or front, to a moderate extent. Early vineries, in particular, ought to be constructed with steep roofs, in order to catch the sun while it is still low in the sky (see Figs. 9—span, and 10—lean-to). Peach-Houses should be veryhght and airy structures, with steep roofs and plenty of large ventilators both along the apex of the roof and at the sides. Peaches and nectarines. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ravenscroft, B. C. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's sons
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