. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ; ~ v^ ?V ? '.T',- 46 The Florists* Review OciOBBB 21. 1920 1^ BNIL 8CHL08S. Pff««. aad Tnaa. MILTON 8BLINKA THE RIBBON HOUSE ScHLOss Bros., Ribbons, inc. 31 and 33 East 28lhstreet, NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS For Florists' Ribbons. Chiffons and Novelties he stretched galvanized hardware cloth between the posts to a height of thirty inches and plastered it on both sides with concrete cement. The result is a wall three-quarters of an inch thick which the hardest kick failed to dent. In cost it proved to be about half that of concrete. The legs of the benc
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ; ~ v^ ?V ? '.T',- 46 The Florists* Review OciOBBB 21. 1920 1^ BNIL 8CHL08S. Pff««. aad Tnaa. MILTON 8BLINKA THE RIBBON HOUSE ScHLOss Bros., Ribbons, inc. 31 and 33 East 28lhstreet, NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS For Florists' Ribbons. Chiffons and Novelties he stretched galvanized hardware cloth between the posts to a height of thirty inches and plastered it on both sides with concrete cement. The result is a wall three-quarters of an inch thick which the hardest kick failed to dent. In cost it proved to be about half that of concrete. The legs of the benches in this house are concrete building blocks, 4x8x16 inches, stood on end on a shovelful of concrete in a hole six inches deep. Across these are 3x3-inch wooden cross bars supporting stringers, on which are laid tile. In his shed Mr. Hill had arranged an ingenious device for heating water for shower baths. A 1%-inch pipe was jacketed on a %-incli water pipe, the length of the shed. The steam turned into the larger pipe heats the water in the pipe it surrounds. A battery of four 150-horsepower Brownell boilers heats the range. A Kroeschell refrigerating system is also in use here. Bange of Carnations. At the luncheon roll call later W. J. Keimel introduced himself as a profes- sional rose grower of Elmhurst, 111., and an amateur carnation grower of Rich- mond, Ind. He piloted the visitors from the Hill establishment to the houses of the Richmond Greenhouse Co. and displayed some excellent carnations, grown under the direction of Manager Lawrence Lahman. There are 52,000 carnation plants here. Laddie numbers 15,000 and Matchless 13,000. In smaller numbers are grown Aviator, Xcbraska, Benora, Enchantress Supreme, Topsy and Mrs. C. W. "Ward. All show splendid growth and are in excellent condition. Some chrysanthemums were seen also. The varieties grown included Rich- mond, Comoleta, Chieftain, Bonnaffon, Golden Glow, Early Frost and Golden Queen. In solid beds was as thick
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