. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. M\\ II, I'.IIL'. The Weekly Florists' Review, 23 ;>(• l>iiilt were tlioso I'or .l:iy (lould, at IrviiigtonoiiHudson, N. \. Iloro tho •ast iron sills, iron laltors and purlins ,ai>l>(>d witli wood were used to sup ;i()rt the siipcrst iiictiuc. The jjrincipic ,if tins const iiii'( ion t(»d;iy is still used ? n all imn :ind stocd grcciihoiist's. Tlii' iece mas, were iuiilt of two thicknesses of b();irap ind subsl.'tnt ia I construction. Next. wooden jjjutters ;ind eaves ]d;ites were dropjied out and anjrle iron used in place of the wood
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. M\\ II, I'.IIL'. The Weekly Florists' Review, 23 ;>(• l>iiilt were tlioso I'or .l:iy (lould, at IrviiigtonoiiHudson, N. \. Iloro tho •ast iron sills, iron laltors and purlins ,ai>l>(>d witli wood were used to sup ;i()rt the siipcrst iiictiuc. The jjrincipic ,if tins const iiii'( ion t(»d;iy is still used ? n all imn :ind stocd grcciihoiist's. Tlii' iece mas, were iuiilt of two thicknesses of b();irap ind subsl.'tnt ia I construction. Next. wooden jjjutters ;ind eaves ]d;ites were dropjied out and anjrle iron used in place of the wood plate, riie eaves jdate is t'ully one-third -inaller than tho wood one ;ind many limes as srrons; it strengthened the ^reonliouse at its vital point. Tho bars and latter i-aps wore fastened to this .ini;:le iron witli a small cast iron fit- fh(> lioat to tho outside surfaces and, to a •orfaiii extent, prevents the forinntioii of icicles on tho outside. Certainly it was and is a great iinprovomont over the wood plato, which was one of th(> ?Jirst members in a grconhouse to decav. Larger Glas^ Comes In. I>uiing all this time the distance netween the rafters has steadily iiW '.•r(>ased. the wood members bein;; made -mailer and' the leading growers ^inwiiijr (jualities are a|)proximat(d\ 'hi vaiiie. Nfost people prefer the 1(1 inch. ,'is it costs h^ss to a l>rokeu lii^hi. ;iiid aNo a lighter roof can be made witli tliis width glass. If you -'xamine the (>dge of a liglit of glass. >on will notice that the glass is wavy •"id nut ]ierf(^ctly straight, so that Avheii two lights of glass are lapped you ?^vill find that there is a amount ??''' open space the IJLjhfs ut' -.'l;is<. Th,^ wider the ula-^ the more unexcii It i<. ^\ ith file light cdii'-f riicf ion now used I <lo not believe it makes any differ "nee in cases where a groenhouso is usimI for growing a general assortment of plants wliidlier a
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