. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 992 The American Florist. June J, yellow, with orange cup. J. E. Rom- mel. Limoness. There were also medals awarded for groups of narcissus. Cement Benches. The use of cement in all branches of greenhouse construction is greatly on the increase and greenhouse proprietors are experimenting with its adaptability in different parts of the structure. The excessive moisture at some periods and the dryness at others is very detrimen- tal to the life of wood and rapid de- cay causes an ever-increasing expense. One contin
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 992 The American Florist. June J, yellow, with orange cup. J. E. Rom- mel. Limoness. There were also medals awarded for groups of narcissus. Cement Benches. The use of cement in all branches of greenhouse construction is greatly on the increase and greenhouse proprietors are experimenting with its adaptability in different parts of the structure. The excessive moisture at some periods and the dryness at others is very detrimen- tal to the life of wood and rapid de- cay causes an ever-increasing expense. One continual outlay to the florist is the constant rebuilding of benches, in fact, the cost of renewing benches has been one of the great factors which has caused florists to endeavor to grow a crop of as good quantity and quality in solid beds as can be grown in benches. The quality can be produced, but gener- ally at the expense of quantity, and the solid bed advocate is always willing to concede that the grower does not have the same control over the plants in beds that he has in benches. Those who have succeeded in constructing serviceable benches of concrete are loud in their praise of this manner of building, and maintain that the growth of the plant is the equal of those in wooden benches, and that the material is practically indestructible. The con- struction generally is either of benches built permanently in one piece, or by the use of cement machines. And the first cost has greatly exceeded that of building of wood. On a recent visit to the George Wittbold Co.'s greenhouses at Edge- brook, 111., we were shown the manner of constructing cement benches in use by Otto Wittbold, the manager of the plant, and was much surprised at the statement, that benches could be built of concrete as cheaply as when built of -wood, and he kindly furnished us with details of his construction and the cost. The molds are made the desired shape and are so fitted that they can be locked together. T
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