. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. G<'or;;o (.'ollins. With the Growers. PETER REINBERG, CHICAGO. When we are told that the greenhouses of Peter Reinberg represent in round numbers one mil- lion square feet of glass, we are already over- whelmed with the extent of this enormous estab- lishment. When we pay an actual visit to the place, and see for our- selves the vast ranges, we are still more deeply impressed. One can not go through the mammoth establishment and see everything at one visit. All you can do is to walk down the center aisle and se
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. G<'or;;o (.'ollins. With the Growers. PETER REINBERG, CHICAGO. When we are told that the greenhouses of Peter Reinberg represent in round numbers one mil- lion square feet of glass, we are already over- whelmed with the extent of this enormous estab- lishment. When we pay an actual visit to the place, and see for our- selves the vast ranges, we are still more deeply impressed. One can not go through the mammoth establishment and see everything at one visit. All you can do is to walk down the center aisle and see on each side a sight which can be appreciated only by the real grower. His plant, and Mr. Reinberg is adding new ranges every year, is consid- ered one of the largest in the world. It is in every sense a modern establishment, equipped throughout with the latest and most approved heating and ventilating systems, and only roses and carnations are grown. The houses average about 27x304 feet in dimensions, lightly con- structed. Last spring a range of excep- tionally high houses was built and all this space is devoted to roses. The high- root idea is yet an experiment and its efficacy can only be acertained after a. AMERICANlBEAUTY ROSES IN NEW RANGE OF PETER REINBERG, CHICAGO. winter has been gone through. The superintendent, George Collins, informs us that at the present time sixty-five men are employed in the greenhouses. Mr. Reinberg with judgment and fore- sight has already got in the greater part of his winter supply of coal. He has con- tracted for 250 carloads. A walk through the houses will gi-ve one a fair idea of the immensity of the place and the labor necessary to keep the machine running, from planting and propagating to cutting and marketing the blooms. One hundred houses are devoted to the rose, which Mr. Reinberg makes his specialty. Here are found American Beauty, La France, Sunrise, Bride and Bridesmaid, Ivory, Perle, Chatenay, Liberty, Golden Gate, Kaiserin an
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