. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 312 The American Florist. Mar. 11, The Allied Trades =^ Descriptive particulars—with drawings or photographs, if possible—of any new appa- ratus or device which may prove helpful to 1 the trade are solicited for this department. ^ There is no indication that the price of glass will be lower in the immediate future. For Greenhouse Painters. A device for holding paint cans on eloping roofs has been patented recently, says the Glassworker. It con- sists of a metal band to one side of which are attached two pointed le
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 312 The American Florist. Mar. 11, The Allied Trades =^ Descriptive particulars—with drawings or photographs, if possible—of any new appa- ratus or device which may prove helpful to 1 the trade are solicited for this department. ^ There is no indication that the price of glass will be lower in the immediate future. For Greenhouse Painters. A device for holding paint cans on eloping roofs has been patented recently, says the Glassworker. It con- sists of a metal band to one side of which are attached two pointed legs which extend a sutffcient distance below the bottom of the can to reach the lower part of the roof slope, allowing the can to stand in a perfectly level manner. Concrete. Concrete is finding an important new application as a setting for posts, both wood and iron, says a contemporary. When the wooden post is treated with tar and the hole around it is filled with well tamped concrete, a cheap and prac- ticable, indestructible foundation is secured; and similar bedding gives to iron posts the stability hitherto lacking. The concrete protects the iron from rust as it does the wood from rot. G-reenliouse Building. Amesbury, Mass. — George E. Tessimond, rebuilding two houses, one 20 X 56 feet and one 8 x 56 feet. De Haven, Pa.—A. T. Lorch & Com- pany will add 20,000 square feet of glass this season. Dayton, O.—Miami Floral Company, three houses, 34x160 feet and one house 28x165 feet. Chicago.—George Wittbold Company, two houses, each 300 feet long, at Edge- brook. Manchester, la.—C. L. Adams, one house, to be erected in June. Fairmont, W. Va. — H. Glenn Fleming, one new house. Toledo, Ohio.—Davis & Magee will rebuild entire range. Wichita, Kan.—Chas. P. Mueller, three houses. Worcester, Mass. The annual spring exhibition of the Worcester County Horticultural Society held on March 1 was a success in every way, and many exhibits of extra fine quality were
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