. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RAILROAD GARDENERS AT DREER'S , RIVERTON, N. President-Elect Moulder on Right ol Front Row.—Sec Issues of August 28 and September 4. The dimensions of this house are 55x 425 feet, and it is planted entirely with Killarney roses. Another house, 55x400 feet, is planted exclusively to American Beauty, and throughout the two ranges there are other large areas in Beauty and Killarney, as well as Richmond, Bride and Bridesmaid. Such a large addition of glass in one season called for more heating
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RAILROAD GARDENERS AT DREER'S , RIVERTON, N. President-Elect Moulder on Right ol Front Row.—Sec Issues of August 28 and September 4. The dimensions of this house are 55x 425 feet, and it is planted entirely with Killarney roses. Another house, 55x400 feet, is planted exclusively to American Beauty, and throughout the two ranges there are other large areas in Beauty and Killarney, as well as Richmond, Bride and Bridesmaid. Such a large addition of glass in one season called for more heating capac- ity, and a James Begg & Co. boiler of 150 h. p. was installed. A very noteworthy feature is the boiler house, with a concrete foundation, con- crete floor and fireproof tiling in the walls of the house. In speaking of the work on the foundation, Mr. Codding- ton says: "We first dug great trenches ajid pitched in the rocks, keeping the work well leveled up with concrete, and after it was well set we hauled out the clay, and we had our ; To cap the climax, and this is now attract- ing more attention than the new green- house, a circular smokestack 105 feet high was erected. The contract for this work was taken by the Alphons Custodis Chimney Construction Co. of 99 Nassau street. New York, which has a great reputation for chimney build- ing. Circular shaped chimney bricks were used, and, working on a scale, the masons can lay them as fast as oblong bricks. The immense product of this range is all handled by Horace E. Fro- ment, 57 West Twenty-eighth street. New York. Grape Vine Unsatisfactory. Ed. American florist: — I have a Black Hamburg grape vine that has been planted about 1% years. It has been growing steadily and has made four canes about 40 feet long. It is in a house where I grow tomatoes and cucumbers. It bears one bunch of grapes only at the extreme end. I have been feeding. Mrs. John V. Ptiillips, Brooklyn. N. Y. First Vice-President Lad
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