Tlie Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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The Garland Iron Gutter and Iron Post Construction in the Houses of A. H. Poehlmann, Morton Grove, III. 

 From a Photograph taken last summer during construction. 



ill itself, it is also a resting place for 

 soot and dust. Your correspondent must 

 have neglected fumigating for a long 

 time. I would advise him to get rid of 

 the greenfly as quicky as possible and to 

 always syringe hard. It will take some 

 time to get his roses fairly clean again. 

 M. Stauch. 



vals a No. ti wire is stretched from gutter 

 to gutter over the tops of the two pur- 

 lins. This wire passes through the drip 

 groove of each gutter and there is a nut 

 on each end which makes it possible to 

 stretch the wire as required and to keep 

 it taut. This not only insures holding 

 the sides of the house firmly in position, 

 but prevents any possibility of the pur- 

 lins lifting. 



Each house contains four benches each 

 5 ft. wide and four walks each 20 in. 

 wide. A wider walk crosses the middle 

 of the range. There are no dividing par- 

 titions and it is practically one large 

 house. 



Tiie lightTioR^i nnd ?tronp:th of the iron 

 gutter a 11. 1 ir..ii p. .-I < .m-l ru.t ion is well 

 shown ill III. |ii.iiii.' ,111.1 III.- .:'ngraving 

 will un.l.iiil.t..lly |m..v.' ml. i .sting to all. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



fn.iii -Minim- ;ii..im.i 1 In- pipe. ihe 

 piisl- 111.' :. i.'.t :.|i:ui iiii.l i; feet high. 



'Ill,' li..u-.~ mil .,1-1 ,111.1 west and the 

 sasliliius ,111 lliL .-i.uih Mde are 14 feet 

 long, while those on the north side are 

 10 feet long. On the south side the pur- 

 lin is ft. 8 in. from the gutter (at 

 further side of first walk) and on the 

 north side the purlin is a Irille farther 

 from tlie gutter. The purlin sujiports 

 are l-inch pipe. There are no supports 

 under the ridge, but at frequent inter- 



The Market. 



"Uneasy lies the Ivead that wears a 

 crown." So, too, the head that is re- 

 -IHiTisible for the welfare of a range of 

 Ljn. iili.nises just now. Winter is here. 

 1 h. -lorm king cam'e with a rush last 

 wri'k that sent the mercury zero-ward 

 and kept the fires red hot. 



Early in the week it became evident 

 that most of the big growers were com- 

 pletely off crop. The small growers as 

 units scarcely count in midwinter. It is 

 only when they combine that they be- 

 come a factor in the market. So the 

 wholesale commission men had a chance 

 and prices advanced. Business improved 

 in the stores and by the end of the week 

 when the cold wave came there was a 

 regular rush to get stock. Roses of the 



choice grades were scarce. A great 

 many Beauties were us'ed in decorating 

 for a large ball on the 18th. Liberty, 

 Meteor and Bridesmaids were in brisk de- 

 mand. 



Bulbous stock is becoming more plen- 

 tiful. Tulips have arrived; scarlet Due 

 Von Thol, La Eeine and Yellow Prince 

 are the varieties. The Dues bring $3 a 

 100, the others $4 a 100. Freesia has 

 fallen in price; the Jerseymen do not ap- 

 pear to have much sand; $1.50, .$2, $2.50 

 and $4 a 100 are the figures. 



Various Items. 



The Farmers' Institute meeting held 

 in Horticultural Hall on Tuesday after- 

 noon and evening was Very interesting. 

 The attendance was excellent, the speak- 

 ers from a distance giving it as their 

 opinion that Philadelphia gatherings of 

 this kind were more appreciative than 

 those held in other cities, most of those 

 present here being attracted by a desire 

 to learn and not, as in other cities, by 

 curiositiy. 



The most interesting talk from a flor- 

 ist's standpoint was that delivered by 

 Edwin Lonsdale on house plants and 

 their care. Mr. Lonsdale gave his own 

 experience with plants in the house and 

 advised retail florists to make experi- 

 ments for themselves in order to advise 

 their customers intellig'ently on what 

 plants are suitable for this purpose. 



Illness prevented John G. Gardner 

 from telling how the lawnmower is the 

 worst enemy of the lawn. It is under- 

 stood that his idea is that lawumowers 

 are often set two low. especially early 

 in the season, and that in this way 

 much harm is done. 



I am informed that the views stated 



