. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. area of about 54,-000 square feet. Of the two houses built this Sum-mer, one is 350 by 56 feet, the other, 325 by 56 were built by Lord & Burnham Company, thestyle of construction of the first large house whichMr. Pierson built some two years ago being of theU-Bar type. The houses run east and west, andare what they term a three-fifth span, that is, thereis a short span on the north side of two-fifths, anda longer span to the south side of three-fifths. Hotwater wil
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. area of about 54,-000 square feet. Of the two houses built this Sum-mer, one is 350 by 56 feet, the other, 325 by 56 were built by Lord & Burnham Company, thestyle of construction of the first large house whichMr. Pierson built some two years ago being of theU-Bar type. The houses run east and west, andare what they term a three-fifth span, that is, thereis a short span on the north side of two-fifths, anda longer span to the south side of three-fifths. Hotwater will be employed for heating, and an immenseboiler pit is in course of construction. Some idea ofits size may be gathered from the fact that 75,000square yards of soil had to be excavated. The heat-ing will be done by two large locomotive boilers, andis being installed by the Johnson Heating Companyof New York. Owing to some delay, the houses were late in beingfinished, and planting in was somewhat late; stillthe stock is all in very good condition. One houseis filled throughout with carnation Winsor. This is a. An Ideal Laurel J. Ivera Donlan. variety which has often been described in ourcolumns, and which is to be disseminated the com-ing season. Mr. Pierson informs us that a verylarge number has been sold in advance, and it isevident from the condition of the stock that therewill be no trouble in filling all orders, as Winsoris certainly in the pink of condition for propagatingpurposes. The varieties planted in the two otherhouses are White Enchantress, a novelty that will introduce; Helen Gould, a variegatedvariety also to be introduced; Red Lawson, W. Lawson, Enchantress, Melody, which is aflower about the color of Enchantress, probably alittle brighter, with the habit of Mrs. Lawson; andWhite Lawson. Importations of azaleas have begun to arrive, andthe stock received is in very fine condition this year,every plant being well budded, and bou
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