The greenhouse is a structure that heats up because incoming visible solar radiation (for which the glass is transparent) from the sun is absorbed by plants, soil, and other things inside the building. Air warmed by the heat from hot interior surfaces is retained in the building by the roof and wall.

The collection of {36} thirty-six vintage books provides a wealth of knowledge, allowing anyone to build and use a greenhouse for thier own enjoyment, or as a moneymaking business.



:: American flower-garden directory {1841}

:: American Greenhouse Construction Heating And Equipment {1927}

:: Dean's system of greenhouse heating by steam or hot water {1901}

:: Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (Vol 1) {1896}

:: Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (Vol 2) {1896}

:: Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (Vol 3) {1896}

:: Fertilizer experiments {1937}

:: Garden foes {nd}

:: Gardening for pleasure {1888}

:: Greenhouse construction {1894}

:: Greenhouse management {1898}

:: Greenhouse management for amateurs {189x}

:: Handy book of fruit culture under glass {1876}

:: Horticulture {1919}

:: How to grow cut flowers {1893}

:: Lord & Burnham co. Catalog {1897}

:: Market nursery work (Volume 1) {1921}

:: Market nursery work (Volume 2) {1921}

:: Market nursery work (Volume 3) {1921}

:: Market nursery work (Volume 4) {1921}

:: Market nursery work (Volume 5) {1921}

:: Market nursery work (Volume 6) {1921}

:: Plant propagation {1916}

:: Productive plant husbandry {1917}

:: The amateur's greenhouse and conservatory {189x}

:: The art of propagation {187x}

:: The book of the greenhouse {1908}

:: The bulb book {1911}

:: The culture of greenhouse orchids {1902}

:: The florist's guide {1844}

:: The forcing garden, or, How to grow early fruits, flowers and vegetables with plans {1898}

:: The green-house as a winter garden {1869}

:: The handbook to the flower garden and greenhouse {1859}

:: The nursery-book {1901}

:: The unheated greenhouse {1907}

:: Tomato culture - a practical treatise on the tomato {1919}