. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. With the Growers. WM. CLARK, COLORADO SPRINGS, COL. In the gradual emanci- j pation of the west from its dependence on eastern markets for its supply of cut flowers and plants many extensive green- house fstahlishments have tlsSSBHwu sprung up to claim their ^WBHag' share of the trade. Among these ihe plant of Wm. Clark holds a prominent position. Besides the 100,000 feet of glass at the old place in the heart of the city, he has extensive nurseries at Broadmoor, five miles away, and at Rosswell, at the north end
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. With the Growers. WM. CLARK, COLORADO SPRINGS, COL. In the gradual emanci- j pation of the west from its dependence on eastern markets for its supply of cut flowers and plants many extensive green- house fstahlishments have tlsSSBHwu sprung up to claim their ^WBHag' share of the trade. Among these ihe plant of Wm. Clark holds a prominent position. Besides the 100,000 feet of glass at the old place in the heart of the city, he has extensive nurseries at Broadmoor, five miles away, and at Rosswell, at the north end of the town. At the latter place the firmhas begun the erection of a modern range of houses, com- prising at present about 25,000 square feet of glass. The short roof system of construction is used in part of this range, with a ridge pole running north and south. A block of three houses, 30x150 each, with high gutters and no partition walls, is devoted to asparagus, smilax and roses. Some of the latter are in their second year and the cut is of excellent quality. The short roof section is devoted CKclusively to carnations. A house of G. H. Crane, grown indoors all summer, is just coming into its first crop and a fine sight it is. Harlowarden and Prosperity are shown in fine form as are also some of the leading standard varie- ties solid beds were extensively tried in these houses last winter, but the firm concluded that benches would pay better, so this year the beds have been entirely done away with. At the down town place, from which the retail business is conducted, are found all the great variety of plants needed for such work. The Boston fern is the leading foliage plant for pot sales and many thousands in sizes ranging from 4-inch to S-inch are handled annually. Good prices are obtained for these and no other one plant is more prominent in the trade of this place than the Boston fern. A great future is anticipated for the Pierson fern and with that in view a bench was pla
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