. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. W^' is+)»,"'.w^»iriw MAECH Q. 1018. The Florists'Review 21 fall of 1894, we were again ready to <jo business. Being situated, as we were, out in the country, we had to open a store in the city, so we located at 1133 0 street, opening for business Septem- ber 1 1894, and from the first day our trade' was satisfactory, and continued to increase, so that we had to buy more land and build more houses to meet this increased demand, until today we own forty-four acres of land adjoining the five acres bought in 1894, have a greenhouse plant consis
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. W^' is+)»,"'.w^»iriw MAECH Q. 1018. The Florists'Review 21 fall of 1894, we were again ready to <jo business. Being situated, as we were, out in the country, we had to open a store in the city, so we located at 1133 0 street, opening for business Septem- ber 1 1894, and from the first day our trade' was satisfactory, and continued to increase, so that we had to buy more land and build more houses to meet this increased demand, until today we own forty-four acres of land adjoining the five acres bought in 1894, have a greenhouse plant consisting of twenty- nine large houses, many of these being 28x200 feet in size, the plant contain- ing over 150,000 square feet of glass, devoted exclusively to the growing of cut flowers and potted plants. This plant requires five large steam boilers to furnish steam for heating same, three windmills and a large electric motor to furnish water, large packing sheds, pot sheds, building for wagons, tools, etc. Close to the plant we have our residence, also eight cottages for the men. "To make a long story short, we will briefly state that from the two small houses erected in 1887 we" have grown to our mammoth plant of today, requiring an investment of close to $100,000,.thirty men the year around as growers, packers and salesmen, 2,500 tons of coal to furnish heat, thousands of boxes and cases for the shipment of flowers and plants. "Where do all these flowers gof We are often asked this question, and will say here that, besides a large retail trade in Lincoln and the western states, we do a large wholesale busi- ness over the whole country, shipping to hundreds of other greenhouses in almost everv state of the ; INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. With the opening of the Interna- tional Flower Show only one month away, the management and the various committees are, naturally, most active in their work of preparation for the big event. Wm. Duckham, Madison, N. J.,
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