The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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construction, which according to a state- 

 ment, from one of our oldest florists in 

 this section, from whom I am pleased to 

 (|Uotc, will last three times as long and 

 (jfrhaiis iipiiger than the ordinary woimI 

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complish this saving of room 

 build your house 20 or 20 feet 

 S Indies wide and lay it out in 

 5foot benches and 20-inch walks, 

 starting with the first walk along 

 Ihe nortli side of house, and allowing 20 



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1st 



grouml and cast iron legging set in a 

 hole made with a 0-inch post auger, and 

 fill ill with good cement, bringing the 

 same well above the ground, and taper 

 o(T to meet casting. I find cement an ex- 

 rrllcnl |.i. -. ivcr of iron, and all iron in- 

 I. iii|,,| hii ii^f. in tlie ground should be 



ThoM' who have used my method of 

 coirslnicliiMi were able to erect 250 feet 

 of gutter in 8 hours, using 5 men, and 

 I have known a run of 250 feet to have 

 been set up in five liours. Those who 

 wish to know how this was done can find 

 out by asking Peter Keinberg. 



In sclecliiis an iron yutlcr, lightness 

 combiircfl witli -I i nrjlli ;niil dnriiliility 

 are es-.r' , ' i , ' M., -. .n. ,.1,| ,i i i,,,l,lo 

 in the \ -I.. I - ^.mI.hM ,M,il,.,. this 

 shape Ini iiinrj I I 1 II- -, -ix iML' il :i I :iriy- 

 ing capacity of over Iwu tons, the outer 

 edge of gutter extending dowinvard af- 

 fmds a means of connecting the sash 

 bar to gutter on a nearly perpendicular 



View in the Conservatoiy, Central Park, New York. 



are of 2-inch pipe, an-d you will have 

 lo feet of bench in a 20- foot house, and 

 an extra bench, or 20 feet of bench, 

 in a 20-foot 8-inch house, or 

 tliree-quarters of your house to produc- 

 ing space. The old method of construc- 

 tion with wood gutters and posts is 24- 

 inch walk, 5 foot bench, 20-ineh walk, 

 5-foot bench, 20-inch walk, 5-foot bench, 

 24-inch walk, and 10-inch wood post, or 

 23 feet 2 inches from center to center 

 of gutter, or 15 foot of bench in a 23- 

 foot house. 



The old method of steep roofs and low 

 gutters should be avoided. Set your 

 gutters 6 feet from the ground, and 

 your houses sufficiently flat so that one 

 does not shade the other, giving the 

 north bars 28 degrees pitch, and the 

 south bars 35 degrees pitch, and in the 

 short days the bench nearest the gutter 

 will be exposed to the action of the sun 

 from the south house, the shade from 

 ridge and gutter falling in the center of 

 the house, in dark or shady days, and 

 traveling to within six inches to one foot 

 of post in June, when shade is not as 

 detrimental as in midwinter. 



For posts use 2-inch iron pipe above 



surface, thereby avoiding a ledge that 

 W'ould prove a catch-all for slime and 

 dirt, whi.h I- 111.' |ii iiiri|i.il cause of 

 bars r<ii i m^ nil ,i i luu , i en,!-. 



The |iri I , ihir iil.it Mil lace being 

 always diy, yi\c= an iiiciia-cd life to the 

 bar. 



Another advantage which should not 

 be overlooked is the saving of glass from 

 breakage by frost and ice. Iron absorbs 

 sufficient heat from the house to keep it 

 continually thawed, "consequently no ice 

 can form on gutter,therefore no breakage 

 of glass from that source. To better 

 demonstrate this point, on a cold, icy 

 day, when you are down town, note that 

 the iron work, such as side walk lights, 

 steps, etc., on all side walks, under which 

 artificial heat is supplied, are free from 

 ice or snow, while all similar wooden con- 

 struction is coated with ice and snow. 



Immediately after a fall of snow, melt- 

 ing at the ridges sets in, and the water, 

 running down to the wooden gutters 

 freezes fast, forming a ridge up over 

 the first pane of glass, and preverrting 

 the snow from sliding down. With iron 

 gutters the conditions are reversed, the 

 snow melting first in the gutter, keeping 



the sides smooth, so that the snow can 

 readily slide down lo the gutter, and 

 pass oir in the form of water in the 

 coldest weather, thus relieving tlie house 

 of snow and exposing the glass to the 

 action of the sun in one-third the time 

 which is an important factor when sun- 

 light is at a premium. 



Tlie following is taken from the Flor- 

 ists' Exchange of March 10, 1900: "One 

 of the heaviest snow storms in this 

 locality in 10 years fell in twenty-four 

 hours the past week. It was a good test 

 for the Garland iron gutter, which did 

 its work perfectly. As soon as snow be- 

 gins to fall, thawing sets in until there 

 is a good stream of water (lowing 

 steadily. Mr. Strombaeh of Lincoln 

 Park has his new plant house all fitted 

 with iron gutters of the old Garland pat- 

 tern. We saw the simw pil.,1 up the 

 morning after the >1miiii Imi n-t .iisap- 

 pearing by a rcgula i -Immh ■ i water 

 below. Mr. Stioinl.a. I, luM ih. writer 

 the second ila\ ail.i llial I he snow had 

 all gone oil iianiiall\. ami no trouble 

 whatcvvr ua- r\ |r , i.aar,!.- 



The piiiici|,lc ol contraction and ex- 

 ]iaiision of metals lias probably caused 

 numerous tlorists to look with disfavor 

 on iron Liiillcj-. but practical experience 



oil .'.oo ;,,, I I -, - a- elected by Wietor 



r,i . 1 i I , i! , ! . laiw anything to sub- 

 si i . I i' > I - I lii' joints of gut- 

 ter an [i;,iil-, liulieil together, using 

 Poiilaiul cement hctwccn the laps, mak- 

 ing one continuous casting which is so 

 rigid that the gutter can not "snake" 

 or go out of line, thereby holding the 

 iiili:c. in its original position. The uni- 

 loiiii teniiicrature maintained within the 

 housi- ],ievents any appreciable fluetua- 

 lion- ill I lie teniperature of the iron and 

 tliei(l.\ ieiii()\e< I he causc of expansion 

 and I i nil o III II --iich as iron fully ex- 

 posed lo llie action of the weather is 

 subject to. 



To further support the frame of the 

 house I have provided a means of con- 

 ncctiiiLr a niiitilier =i\- calvanized wire, 

 with -iiiiaMi ..iin la-ieiiing at each 

 cinl. li t \ mu a . 1 . I Ml II ii inch hole in the 

 llanue if 'jiiiiei, ihimiuh which said 

 screw I i-ieiiiiiu- in' passed, and having 

 a nui 111 ilie iiiMler side of flange for 

 tiLilii I iiiii^ wii' This wire is passed 

 over lii'lli pni lins and into opposite gut- 

 ter, with similar fastenings, and not only 

 effectually prevents the purlin from 

 waving in high winds, but also creating 

 a means of supporting the ridge pole 

 without the use of ridge pole posts, 

 thereby saving expense in construction. 

 I recommend that these wires be placed 

 15 feet apart. 



I have advertised to provide water- 

 way for 4,000 feet of glass, which to 

 some seems incredible. Thorough ex- 

 amination of the outer edge of gutter 

 shows a rise and depression, forming a 

 stop for the glass, which has ample 

 room for putty, making a watertight 

 joint, allowing the lower lights to serve 

 as auxiliary gutters, creating a gutter 

 four feet wide in case of emergency, 

 which seldom occurs. 



Mr. Carmody in his address at the S. 

 A. F. convention at New York, like many 

 other florists who do not seem to under- 

 stand that greenhouses containing an 

 equal amount of bench can be constructed 

 for less money with iron gutters and 

 posts than with cheap wooden affairs, re- 

 fers to iron gutters, iron pipe, etc., as 

 being all good in their way if one has 

 the money to buy them. But the poor 

 man will" always commence business in 



