. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1914 The American Florist. 605. INTERIOR OF NEW LORD & BURNHAM HOUSE AT JOHN H. DUNLOPS, TORONTO, ONT. inch wide and l"s inch deep, fitted for standard lGx24 glass. The ventilatory sashes run the full length of the houses on both sides of the ridge, divided into 50-foot lengths, and operated by chain gear machines. There are no vetila- tors on the sides. The most striking feature of these houses is probably the adoption and combination of old dis- carded and new ideas. The two larg- est establishments in
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1914 The American Florist. 605. INTERIOR OF NEW LORD & BURNHAM HOUSE AT JOHN H. DUNLOPS, TORONTO, ONT. inch wide and l"s inch deep, fitted for standard lGx24 glass. The ventilatory sashes run the full length of the houses on both sides of the ridge, divided into 50-foot lengths, and operated by chain gear machines. There are no vetila- tors on the sides. The most striking feature of these houses is probably the adoption and combination of old dis- carded and new ideas. The two larg- est establishments in Canada, the Dale Estate and Millar & Sons, having made such a success with narrow connected trussed houses, butted glass, solid benches, etc., Mr. Dunlop has gone back for good to the oldest idea of greenhouse glazing by adopting the lapped glass and putty system. Each light has about %-inch overlap; is bedded and covered with putty and held in place by zinc nails. A patent catch holds the glass in place at the eave, where it is also bedded in putty. Undoubtedly the houses are wind and water proof, and a saving in coal is claimed as a result. Whether the putty will hold has yet to be proved. The benches, are all raised, and for the time being, made of cedar. It is claimed that for winter production the roots are better under control. The heating pipes are placed in pairs un- der the north side of each bench. These proved sufficient for last win- ten when the temperature was as low as 30 degrees below zero. So that while provision was made for overhead pipes, they are not likely to be in- stalled. The eaves inside are fitted with a small gutter for the condensa- tion water. As yet, no provision has been made outside to catch the rain or melting snow, as the roof projects far enough to throw the water clear of the iron wall plate to the ground. Probably this will be considered later and the rain water conducted to a reservoir for use. For filling and emptying the benches, two
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