May 8, 1909 



HORTI CULTURE 



665 



GREENHOUSES WRECKED BY 

 HAIL. 



Our illustrations stiow tlic effect of 

 the recent disastrous hail storm on 



the greenhouses of J. T. Conger, Hart- 

 well, Ohio. Much glass in the Mill 

 Creek Valley in southern Ohio was 

 broken by this great storm. As shown 



in the pictures, Mr. Conger had to use 

 sacking as a cover for his houses, al- 

 most every light of glass having been 

 destroyed. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR CON- 

 TEMPLATED. 



Chicago, 111. — Fred Vasthoff, one 

 house. 



Cleveland, N. Y.— David Will, one 

 house. 



Anderson, Ind. — Robert Ellis, one 

 house. 



Lawton, Mich. — Isabel Bitely, violet 

 house. 



Hartland, N. Y.— White Bros., one 

 house. 



Conshocton, O. — W. Clary, house 

 24x150. 



Chicago, III. — George Reinberg, re- 

 building. 



Pleasant Prairie, Wis. — S. Fredson, 

 one house. 



Meadville, Pa.— G. W. Haas & Son, 

 improvements. 



Bethlehem, Pa. — John E. Haines, 

 rose house. 30 x 60. 



Allentown, Pa. — E. X. Kroninger, 

 two houses, 65 x 100. 



George Sykes. 

 In charge of the Lord & Burnham Company's new offlce, Rookery Building, Chicago. 



Cleveland, O. — ,Iohn Blechschmidt, 

 three houses, 25 x 300. 



W. Fairvlew, Pa. — Harry Miller, two 

 houses, each 150 feet. 



Wellington, Kan. — Worden Nursery, 

 storage house. 80 x 120. 



Lewlston, Me. — E. Saunders, house, 

 40x6tHi: old houses rebuilt. 



W. Bethlehem, Pa. — Weiskopf & 

 Papsch, two houses, 30 x 100. 



Hagerstown, Md. — Henry A. Bester 

 & Sons, two houses, 30 x 150. 



Baldwin, N. Y. — G. T. Schunemau. 

 three violet houses, each 30 x 150, 



Monticello, Ind. — Fred Roberts will 

 rebuild the Otstot greenhouse on his 

 place on E. Ohio St.. and build a new 

 house. 



Lansing, Kan. — Masson & Asniussen 

 are rapidly improving their recently 

 acquired property. They have ar- 

 ranged with the K. C. W. railroad to 

 ship their coal direct to their green- 

 houses. 



TRUSS-ROOF GREENHOUSES IN 

 THE GALE. 



The following is self-explanatory: 

 1I0I;TICT:LTURE Publishing Co., 11 

 Uiiniilton Place, Boston, Mass. 



l)ear Sirs: Wlien making mention of the 

 fiainage done to the houses of Hoerber Bros. 

 of De.s I'laines. you will do us a favor if 

 you will kindly advise your readers that, 

 although these buildings were in our own 

 town, none of our material whatsoever 

 was used in the construction of the same. 

 -As you :ire undoubtedly aware four houses 

 of Hoerlier Bros, were wrecked in the 

 rorent wind storm and a rumor has reached 

 us that these houses were erected with our 

 truss construction and it is for thi.s reason 

 \vc are writing you to correct this mistake, 

 for our truss construction withstood the 

 high wind lietter than did the houses in 

 the localit.v with purline posts. 



We are this day in receipt of a letter 

 from Poehlmanu Bros, of Morton Grove, 

 in which they state that the truss roof 

 liiMise.s withstood the recent high winds 

 lictter than did the houses erected with 

 purline posts. 



Trusting that you will comply with our 

 request, and advise your readers that 

 Hoerber Bros, did not use our truss con- 

 struction in these houses, we remain. 

 Very truly yours, 

 GEORGE M. GARLAND CO. 



Pes riaines. III.. May 4, 1909. 



Wreck of Miller Greenhouses 

 Due to Boiler Explosion. See Our Last Week's Issue. 



