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Part 1 On the design and running of greenhouses: the historical perspective; site selection and preparation; greenhouse selection; design, materials, construction; types of greenhouse; buying and erecting greenhouses; heating greenhouses; environmental control; additional equipment; lighting greenhouses; how plants live; greenhouse plant nutrition; soil and compost analysis; sterilization of soil; greenhouse growing composts; propagation by seed; vegetative propagation. Part 2 On the growing of plants in greenhouses: tomatoes under glass; cucumbers, melons and peppers; other vegetables under glass; greenhouse fruits; summer bedding plant production; pot plants and shrubs; roses and crysanthemums; greenhouse bulbs; cacti; ferns; orchids; the alpine house; pests and disorders.