. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i88g. The American Florist. 20S. '>j\tvN \u ittt STORt Qv \ H. SVl^ 8i Sous, ^^SH\\ov^. 0 C , o^* iv\t tile $15,000 per year received by each station is divided among five, six, ormore departments, and as being of more gen- eriil interest the horticulturist is expected to devote most of his attention to the fruits and vegetables. The horticultural department of the experiment station of this state is as well e(|uipped for work in this line as any in the country, and the experiments now under way not only
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i88g. The American Florist. 20S. '>j\tvN \u ittt STORt Qv \ H. SVl^ 8i Sous, ^^SH\\ov^. 0 C , o^* iv\t tile $15,000 per year received by each station is divided among five, six, ormore departments, and as being of more gen- eriil interest the horticulturist is expected to devote most of his attention to the fruits and vegetables. The horticultural department of the experiment station of this state is as well e(|uipped for work in this line as any in the country, and the experiments now under way not only include the lines of work mentioned by Mr. Thorpe, but ex- tend to others that will, we believe, be of etiual or greater value to florists. We have just completed two green- houses for experimental work, and hope to use them to the advantage not only of the florists but of horticultm-ists in gen- eral. The houses themselves are designed to be more or less experimental, furnish- ing among other things means of testing steam against hot water heating, over- head against under bench ])iping, various methods of ventilation, ventilating ma- chines, glazing and glazing materials etc. In their construction the leading methods and machines have been used and the houses are nearly ready for trial. If an^- florist to whose eye this may come has or knows of any method, ma- chine or appliance that he deems worthy of trial we will gladly arrange for it in competition with the others. We shall be pleased also to receive for trial any new species or varieties of plants and if vvc can in any way sujjply the wants ex- pressed by the committees of the S. A. F. on nomenclature and boilers, such assist- ance will be gladly accorded. These houses arc heated one with a steam and the other with a liot water heater, manufactured by (jne of the lead- ing firms in the country, and wc shall soon commence a comparative test of the two. At the expiration of this test we shall be pleased to run either of t
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