. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1290 The American Florist. fan 2j. raise are the objections to this method. Long lengths of sash can now be op- erated by one machine if it is a strong and durable one, but it is sometimes ad- visable to have shorter lengths in or- der to have more perfect control of each part of the house. Side ventilation is often desirable and can be put in at a small expense. There are arms made now for opening side ven- tilators that do not extend back in the way. thus removing an objectionable feature. Strong, we
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1290 The American Florist. fan 2j. raise are the objections to this method. Long lengths of sash can now be op- erated by one machine if it is a strong and durable one, but it is sometimes ad- visable to have shorter lengths in or- der to have more perfect control of each part of the house. Side ventilation is often desirable and can be put in at a small expense. There are arms made now for opening side ven- tilators that do not extend back in the way. thus removing an objectionable feature. Strong, well designed machines are the cheapest in the end. By all means get the best in the market. A cheap machine is worthless. Wood Benches. Pecky cypress gives the best results for benches if wood is to be used. But it seems that the age of concrete has come, and it is now concrete benches as well as concrete walls. A few years ago, when it became evident that we would liave to come to concrete benches. I saw several attempts which seemed very crude and rough, and I decided to let others experiment on them for awhile un- til someone got something that was practical. Now I thiuk the time has come when they are built successfully. For width five feet seems to be very convenient for most things. However, the modern tendency is toward narrower benches, which possess the advantage of being more easily worked and also admit more air and light to all the plants. But to pay for the extra expense of more benches and more room wasted in walks, which is necessitated by the narrower benches, much more or much better stock must be grown. Arrangement of Walks. For wholesale cut flowers all the walks may be narrow, just wide enough for a man to walk through and work in, say 18 to 20 inches. For retail work or for pot plants it is necessary to have at least some of the walks wider, say from two to two and a half feet. A good ar- rangement is to alternate the narrow and wide walks, making every othe
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