Dreer's garden calendar : 1896 . dreersgardencale1896henr Year: 1896 EVOLUTION IN GREENHOUSE BUILDING. 135 Evolution in Greenhouse Building. From 'The American Flourist,' December 14, 1895. One of the finest examples of modern commercial greenhouse architecture is to be seen at Henry A. Dreer's establishment at Riverton, N. J. An acre of ground has just been covered with nine houses 150x28. These are not separate houses but are arranged side by side without dividing walls, the whole being enclosed on three sides by glass and galvanized iron and con- necting at one end by a corridor house 250x
Dreer's garden calendar : 1896 . dreersgardencale1896henr Year: 1896 EVOLUTION IN GREENHOUSE BUILDING. 135 Evolution in Greenhouse Building. From 'The American Flourist,' December 14, 1895. One of the finest examples of modern commercial greenhouse architecture is to be seen at Henry A. Dreer's establishment at Riverton, N. J. An acre of ground has just been covered with nine houses 150x28. These are not separate houses but are arranged side by side without dividing walls, the whole being enclosed on three sides by glass and galvanized iron and con- necting at one end by a corridor house 250x28. The height of the ridge poles is 14£ feet and the gutters are Q} feet from the ground, supported on 3x2£ inch T iron arches; these rest on stone foundations and are set eight feet apart. The width of the arch span is 30 inches and this space under each gutter, ordinarily taken up by the wall, is utilized for a walk. Two other aisles run parallel with the gutter walk in each house; these are but 24 inches wide and divide the table spaces into uniform sections of seven feet in width, making three tables 150x7 in each house or section. There isn't a single foot of dead room in the whole range, every table has a free circulation of air and plants can be reached by the hose from all sides. The sash bars rest on a 5-inch board that is fitted to the edge of the gutter, the bottom edge of the bars is cut out and let down so they are below the top of the board; they do not fit
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