COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY 



rUORISTS' PUBL.ISMIING CO., 520-535 Caxton Bulldlnft, CrtlCAGO. 



Vol. m. 



CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MARCH 30, 1899. 



No. 70. 



WREATH OF IVY LEAVES. 



The accompanying engraving is from 

 a piiotograpli of a crescent wreath of 

 ivy leaves that received much favora- 

 ble comment. As will be noted, cattle- 

 yas, cypripediums and Roman hya- 



cinths were very effectively used in 

 the widest part of the crescent, and a 

 touch was added to the wreath by the 

 use of some long sprays ot ivy over 

 the body work of leaves, all the leaves 

 having been brightened by being 

 rubbed with sweet oil. The photo- 



graph does not do justice to the 

 wreath, which was a remarkably rich 

 and beautiful piece of work. 



AMONG NEW YORK GROWERS. 



Wreath of Ivy Leaves and Orchids. 



Dailledouze Bros. 



The three Dailledouze brothers, Eu- 

 gene, Paul and Henry, have 50,000 feet 

 of glass in Flatbush, devoted largely 

 to carnations, and they have a nation- 

 al reputation as growers of flowers of 

 the highest grade. The force consists 

 of ten men, including the brothers, 

 each of whom takes an active part in 

 the work, but the whole attention of 

 this force is devoted to the growing. 

 When a house is to be built or heat- 

 ing apparatus changed, the work is 

 done entirely by others and extra men 

 are employed when the houses are 

 being refilled. 



Most of the houses are but a few 

 years old, having replaced former 

 structures, and are models. They are 

 separated from each other, are of iron 

 frame construction, with 30 inches 

 deep of glass in the side walls, no 

 plates, the glass of the roof meeting 

 and overlapping that of the side wall, 

 the sash bars being held in position by 

 being screwed to a small angle iron 

 where the bar of the roof and that of 

 the side meet. In the latest built 

 houses the side lights slope inward a 

 few inches so as to allow the drip from 

 the roof to fall clear and to avoid the 

 formation of icicles in severe weath- 

 er. There are no interior supports, 

 the iron rafters being strong enough 

 to carry the weight of the roof, pur- 

 lins to support the sash bars exteniiing 

 from one rafter to another. In the 

 newest houses the benches are all cen- 

 ter benches with a walk along each 

 side wall. 



They have several houses of Mrs. 

 Bradt in grand form and it is one of 

 their most profitable varieties. Here 

 this sort leaves nothing to be desired 



