. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ',I-,V7' ? ^TW^;**., ,;.?.,? "^ •?»?; »^"''.T«' ';?:".•«-{il-:^;- ; Jamuabt 6, 1816. The Florists'Review 15 curred during the evening of December 30; the photograph was made next morning. "The greenhouses were of the Eling truss roof type," writes the concern, "and that is what caused such a complete collapse, as the north house was pulled down by the one next to it. We have had damage by fire, by wind and by hail; now we have suffered everything but a boiler ex- plosion. While our insurance does not cover a cas
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ',I-,V7' ? ^TW^;**., ,;.?.,? "^ •?»?; »^"''.T«' ';?:".•«-{il-:^;- ; Jamuabt 6, 1816. The Florists'Review 15 curred during the evening of December 30; the photograph was made next morning. "The greenhouses were of the Eling truss roof type," writes the concern, "and that is what caused such a complete collapse, as the north house was pulled down by the one next to it. We have had damage by fire, by wind and by hail; now we have suffered everything but a boiler ex- plosion. While our insurance does not cover a case like this, we intend to save what we can and put up a smaller temporary house for spring ; DELIVEBY XmDEIt DIFnOULTT. The old-fashioned white Christmas may be a fine thing to put the holiday spirit into the buyers, but it adds im- measurably to the of delivery, especially for florists whose every-day needs do not call for the maintenance of an automobile. When Wm. Terrell & Son tackled their deliveries on Christ- mas distribution of purchases, the heav- iest on record, they found Warsaw, Ind., under a* blanket of ' * the beautiful'' at least six inches thick. The deliveries are the task of George E. Terrell and the illustration at the bottom of page 14 shows him on his holiday rounds. GK>IJ)EN GLEAM. Although few concerns have intro- duced a greater number of novelties than has A. N. Pierson, Inc., of Crom- well, Conn., it is not often that the Pierson novelties are of Pierson rais- ing; usually they are good things picked out by the discriminating eye of Wallace E. Pierson on his travels. But Golden Gleam is a new mum that origi- nated as a seedling raised in the Cromwell greenhouses. It is a fine yel- low in color, of excellent form and sub- stance, coming in season during the last ten days of October, second crown buds being used. The growth is only me- dium in height and the flowers can be grown two to a plant, which is an im- port
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