. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Merits of Iron Gutters. In your issue of April 2 we note an article com- menting on gutters for greenhouse construction and as this article pre- sents the question from an individual point of view it would seem to us fair to present it from a G30. M. Garland, more general standpoint. The gentleman admits that the gutters are the most important part of the house and that he finds a difierence of opinion on the subject but that iron gutters are growing in favor. He states that those using iron gutters base their arg
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Merits of Iron Gutters. In your issue of April 2 we note an article com- menting on gutters for greenhouse construction and as this article pre- sents the question from an individual point of view it would seem to us fair to present it from a G30. M. Garland, more general standpoint. The gentleman admits that the gutters are the most important part of the house and that he finds a difierence of opinion on the subject but that iron gutters are growing in favor. He states that those using iron gutters base their argument on durability while "the man with the wooden gutter" argues cheap- ness of construction. From this it appears to us that the statement that the gutter is the principal part of the house, is the strongest reason that dura- bility, which implies strength and solid- ity, should be more desirable than cheap-. The Late George Huster. (See obituary, page 557. ? ness and should score a large point. The point raised that wooden gutters will last as long as the rest of the house indi- cates that wooden gutters are a tempo- rary form of construction and as the iron gutters are practically indestructible it would appear wiser to provide a gutter that will not deteriorate with the house but will add to its strength and solidity and prevent decay instead of assisting it. The bars do not rot as quickly next to iron as next to wood and the iron gutter is just as good for further use when rebuilding becomes necessary. Answering the question of the care of gutters, we find the advantage to be decidedly with the iron gutter. With no care at all, it preserves itself It rusts, which closes the pores of the iron and prevents corrosion. While the painting of iron gutters improves their appear- ance it is not a yearly necessity. Those who have used cast iron heating pipes know they are as good to-day as when put in. This is not so of steel, witness the corrosion of steel pipe. The art
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