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THE valley of the River Lea is the seat of some of the most intensive cultivation in the British Isles. The traveller along the Great Eastern Railway line to Cambridge, which traverses this district, begins to see great numbers of glasshouses soon after leaving Enfield, and still more near Enfield Lock, Waltham Cross, and Cheshunt. It is estimated that in this district there are no fewer than 1000 acres occupied by glasshouses, each acre representing a capital of approximately 1000l. The chief crops grown are cucumbers and tomatoes, but peaches, grapes, roses, palms, and other plants are also produced. The growers, as might be expected, are extra ordinarily skilful: one sends peaches to New York in the proper season at fancy prices; another has even sent palms to Africa; but the great bulk of the produce is grown for the English consumer, and is put on the market at such prices as are within the reach of all.
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R., E. Scientific Aspects of Glasshouse Cultivation 1 . Nature 99, 127–128 (1917). https://doi.org/10.1038/099127a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/099127a0