. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 10 The American Florist. Feb. /, Thos. Rochford & Son, Broxbourne, Eng. As a striking instance of a colossal business being worked up from small beginnings in a comparatively short space of time the wonderful greenhouse plant of the Rochfords is worthy of no- tice. In England all such places are termed nurseries and the full title of the firm is Thos. Rochford & Sons, Ltd., Turnford Hall Nurseries. They are situate at Broxbourne, 17 miles from London. The well-known and genial Thos. Rochford, who died some
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 10 The American Florist. Feb. /, Thos. Rochford & Son, Broxbourne, Eng. As a striking instance of a colossal business being worked up from small beginnings in a comparatively short space of time the wonderful greenhouse plant of the Rochfords is worthy of no- tice. In England all such places are termed nurseries and the full title of the firm is Thos. Rochford & Sons, Ltd., Turnford Hall Nurseries. They are situate at Broxbourne, 17 miles from London. The well-known and genial Thos. Rochford, who died some six years ago at a comparatively early age, was the real founder of the busi- ness as it at present stands, though it had its small beginning at Tottenham when he and his father, Michael Roch- ford, grew especially good pines and. Thos. Rochford. Present head of the firm of Thos. Rof.'hford, Hroxbourne, Engbind grapes. A ton of grapes in those days was thought a big lot, but now this firm alone grows nearly 100 tons under glass annually. Prices in those days ranged anywhere from $ to $S per pound, while today 2S cents is a fair average price, though, of course, higher prices are paid for best quality fruit. It is worthy of note, too, that in the old days the grapes grown at Tottenham were carried on the men's heads, thence to the London market, a distance of about six miles. Today large four-horse vans, as large as furniture vans, carry the produce. The Turnford Hall Nurseries and the ground around them secured for exten- sion cover an area of 100 acres. There are in all 285 greenhouses, one of the largest of these, a palm house, being 300 feet long, 50 feet wide and 26 feet to the roof apex. In this particular house are many palms, ranging in value from $5 to $250 each. The actual area of glass in this immense establishment has been variously estimated in America and all kinds of guesses have been made. It will interest our readers to know that the actual size is just und
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