6 appears that the area devoted to the growth of flowers in the 
Open is about 5,250 acres. 
Daffodils and narcissi account for about 1,400 acres, tulips 
300 acres, violets 150 acres, and other flowers 3,400 acres. 
Daffodils and narcissi are grown most extensively in Lincoln 
Holland) and Cornwall and appreciable areas are to be found 
mn Norfolk, Essex, Middlesex and West Sussex. Lincoln (Holland) 
and Norfolk account for most of the tulips grown for sale in the 
Country, and Devon and Cornwall grow the great bulk of the 
Violets, Other flowers are distributed more evenly over the 
“Ountry, but on the whole the largest areas are in counties fairly 
ear to London and other populous districts. The value of 
lowers grown in the open is estimated at about £400,000. 
_ Information as to the value of flowers grown under glass is 
8lven in the next section, but it may be mentioned here that 
bhe estimated value of flowers (including bedding plants, deco- 
ative plants, &ec.) grown under glass is £1,350,000, so that the 
timated value of the total output of flowers is £1,750,000. 
1) Glasshouse Produce. 
Inquiry forms were sent to 5,667 owners of glasshouses in 
England and Wales, but only 1,969 replies were received, and of 
these only 1,205 were able to give the full particulars asked for 
telating to area and production. The total area of glasshouses 
Or which particulars of production were given was 725 acres. 
An estimate based upon these returns, supplemented by addi- 
ional inquiries, suggests that the total area of commercial glass- 
Wouses in England and Wales is about 2,725 acres. Figures of 
Production were, therefore, received in respect of over 25 per 
‘ent. of the area. 
Of the 1,205 glasshouse owners who supplied particulars of 
Production, 180 were in Lancashire, and between 70 and 85 in 
“ach of the counties of Hertford, Middlesex, Essex and Kent. 
But these proportions are no indication of the relative importance 
of the various counties. In Hertford the glasshouse owners 
Waking returns averaged about 17,000 square yards each, in 
Middlesex over 7,750 and in Essex about 4,200, whereas in 
Lancashire the average was only 750 square yards. Other 
Ounties which averaged about 4,000 square yards or more per 
"turn were Bedford, West Sussex, Derby and Dorset. 
The value of the production from the 725 acres for which 
Particulars of production were given was £1,280,000. Of these 
“tals, the three counties of Hertford, Middlesex and Essex 
“Ogether accounted for 60 per cent. of the area and 62 per cent. 
of the output value, while the south-eastern group of Kent, 
Urey, Sussex and Hampshire accounted for 15% per cent. of 
he area and 18 per cent. of the production value. Outside 
hese two groups the largest areas in respect of which returns 
ere obtained were in Lancashire, Norfolk and Derby.