. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 112 The Florists'Review ' ir^EB«ttAUY O, 1913". FACTS Questions and Answers No. 2 •y Q. What proof have you that Cypress is more durable for c^eenhonse work? A. There are a number of proofs. In the first place. Cypress grows in a damp, humid «itmos- phere, under conditions very similar to those of a greenhouse. The trees are very slow in gr-owlng, requiring about 200 years' growth before tree is large enough to cut timber. The lumber ms of a flue grain and the U. S. Government in its report says, "The wood is slightly resinous aa«d it is
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 112 The Florists'Review ' ir^EB«ttAUY O, 1913". FACTS Questions and Answers No. 2 •y Q. What proof have you that Cypress is more durable for c^eenhonse work? A. There are a number of proofs. In the first place. Cypress grows in a damp, humid «itmos- phere, under conditions very similar to those of a greenhouse. The trees are very slow in gr-owlng, requiring about 200 years' growth before tree is large enough to cut timber. The lumber ms of a flue grain and the U. S. Government in its report says, "The wood is slightly resinous aa«d it is very durable in contact with ; Some of the logs dug from alluvial deposits in-the 8\i?vatnps along the Gulf of Mexico and sawed into lumber are estimated to be years old. Theplnysical properties of the wood alone shows its great strength and durability, but there are thousa Tids of actual cases where it has been used and found to be in truth "the wood ; At Greenwich, Conn., Cypress shingles laid in 1640 are still in use today and in good ^ condi- tion. Another in Broolilyn, N. Y., still in use after 228 years. Another at Clifton, StatenJtsland, 200 years, and so on it goes. In foreign countries, some Cypress exterior woodwork has l>-een in use over 1200 years. The New Orleans Cypress water mains were in good condition after lOO years of use. Headboards on graves have been so wAl preserved after 140 years that letters wen^ still legible. •'^'. "• 1^ Now to come closer home. Cypress sash made by this Company in J868, 45 years aero, are still in use on a greenhouse in Des Plaines, 111. Cypress sash bars furnished to Jacob Fries, Bethlehem, Pa., have been in use over 30 years, and he is still our customer. Cypress gutteirs fur- nished Bassett &l Washburn, Hinsdale, 22 years ago are being used again in their new range of 12 houses, and you may be sure the boards are as sound as the day they were put up. It is really remar
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