. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. angle iron purlins supported by 1%- inch pipe and the house is tied across with wire cables. The purlins are so arranged that the supporting pipes come alongside the benches and not through them. The gable ends are both glazed down to the same line as the glass on (lie sides, witli two sliding doors in each gable. The walls below the glass are concrete, reinforced w'ith twisted ribbon iron stretched from post to post and se- en red to the posts, making an S-inch wall exceedingly strong at small cost. Out- side the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. angle iron purlins supported by 1%- inch pipe and the house is tied across with wire cables. The purlins are so arranged that the supporting pipes come alongside the benches and not through them. The gable ends are both glazed down to the same line as the glass on (lie sides, witli two sliding doors in each gable. The walls below the glass are concrete, reinforced w'ith twisted ribbon iron stretched from post to post and se- en red to the posts, making an S-inch wall exceedingly strong at small cost. Out- side the walls are treated to a dash coat of cement mortar giving a very artistic effect. This house accommodates five benches 4 feet 6 inches wide with six commodious walks, one at each side and four be- tween the benches. The benches are I onstructed of pecky cypress for bottom sides and cross pieces, while the legs are tile filled with ce- ment grouting. All- the supporting liipes are set in concrete footings, with file sleeves filled with cement at the ground line and extending up about six inches, aftording a perfect preventive of rust at the point most likely to be at- tacked. This house is a model for de- sign and construction. being light, strong and decay resisting at all points. It reflects great credit to all concerned and is well worth a visit by anyone eon- ieniplating greenhouse building. John G. Esler. The Aggressive Seirrefary of the Florists' Hail Association at Home. ing sash hinged to the ridge operated by fhe Foley venfilafing apparatus. There ari' fonr rows of 2x2i/.-inch Wholesale Prices to Retail Buyers. En. AsfERiCAN FiX)Ri,ST :— It is well known among nurserymen, seedsmeu. and florists that many" pro- fessional gardeners and landscape de- signers are in the liabit of receiving wholesale prices on most horticultural stock and supplies from the wholesale nurserymen, seedsmen and florists, turn- ing over such stocks to the consumer at lowest wholesale price
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