The overcrowding of plants must be considered ...

The overcrowding of plants must be considered ...

The overcrowding of plants must be considered seriously, for overcrowding brings trouble in the form of pests, disease, and spotted flowers owing to poor air.

The need of orchids for free circulation of air cannot be over-emphasized.

In the last analysis, the size of an orchid house will be determined by the very practical considerations of available space, the amount of money the grower can spend, and the number of plants to be housed-either now or in the future.

Advantages of a small house are ease and economy of construction and mainte nance.

A somewhat larger house allows superior heating and ventilation control, with better air and less crowding.

Sample measurements for an amateur house might be fifteen by thirty feet with a ridge nine to ten feet high, the roof with a pitch of about twenty-six and a half degrees, aisles not less than two and a half feet wide.

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