. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Hitchings 8l Company Designing and Sales Offices 1170 Broadway, New York General Offices and Factory Ellzabetli, N. J. Distinctive Greeniiouses To most people a greenhouse is just a greenhouse—a long, low glass covered building, unimpor- tant except for what it contains. They all look alike. But ours are made with a beauty of design and a conformity to their sur- roundings—it is just this, next to utility, to which we devote great care. This one we built at Chestnut Hill, Pa.—a simple, well' de- signed, attractive


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Hitchings 8l Company Designing and Sales Offices 1170 Broadway, New York General Offices and Factory Ellzabetli, N. J. Distinctive Greeniiouses To most people a greenhouse is just a greenhouse—a long, low glass covered building, unimpor- tant except for what it contains. They all look alike. But ours are made with a beauty of design and a conformity to their sur- roundings—it is just this, next to utility, to which we devote great care. This one we built at Chestnut Hill, Pa.—a simple, well' de- signed, attractive layout, in every way practical. Steel frame construction. Our circular shows numerous others just as attractive—send for it. YOU WANT BUY FROM WHO RuriSTHE m T HE youwillweara Caused by FROM GROWM m Phil To ley Factory 'City or Chicago. SMILE Profits CFfOPS HOUSES RESULTS. -Chicago- Reading:, Pa. E. H. Beears & Sons have a thriving truck gardening and florists' business which was started by E. H. Beears in 1876 on the premises previously occu- pied by A. D. Barnett. Later he built greenhouses, known as the Forest View Greenhouses, at 904-912 Mulberry street, where a general line of stock was grown, but these he sold in 1902 to J. C. Bander and bought a plot of ground in a suburb, where he built three greenhouses and a number of hotbeds for cut flowers, pot and vege- table plants. After including his sons in the firm a retail store was opened at 38% North Ninth street, which is proving very successful. Paterson, N. J.—Martin Werne reports trade very slow, but is nevertheless adding two new houses, each 16x75 feet. Grand Rapids. Mich.—Henry Smith has bought the 4-story brick business block at Louis and Campau streets for $19,000. Waynesboro, Pa.—The new carna- tion, Alvina, at the establishment of its introducer. Henry Eichholz, has again made twice the growth of any other variety in the field and inside is still furnishing perfect flowers, with- standing the h


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