October 15, 1910 



HORT I CULTURE, 



535 



A NOTABLE GREENHOUSE RANGE. 



A few weeks ago we took oppor- 

 tunity to mention some of the features 

 of the great estate of J. B. Duke at 

 Somerville, N. J., referring especially 

 10 the extensive range of conservato- 

 ries recently completed by Lord & 

 Burnham Co. We take pleasure now 

 in supplementing those noles by the 

 accompanying illustrations, one of 

 which shows a plan of the entire 

 range. Al! of the houses in this range 

 are the L. & B. Improved Curved Eave 

 type. The complete range covers a 

 ground space of 39,000 square feet and 

 consists of 28 compartments. 



The I wo other pictures show the car- 

 nation house and the orangery. The 

 carnation house is 30 ft. wide, without 

 any supporting columns, something 

 rather unusual in a private range. In 

 the orangery — as the photograph shows 

 — some of the tiees are planted in the 

 soil and the rest in tubs. As soon as 

 the planted out trees begin to crowd 

 ihe tubs will be removed. There are 

 also some grape fruits in this house. 

 It will be noticed that the ground is 

 divided off in plots by rows of brick. 

 This brick separation 

 extends consider- 

 ably below the 

 ground. The walk 

 on the side is two 

 feet higher, to give a 

 more advantageous 

 view of the trees. 



The rose house has 

 concrete beds. With 

 the exception of the 

 orchid compartment, 

 all the other houses 

 are equipped with 

 cast iron benches. 



The heating is hot 

 water, gravity sys- 

 tem. There is also 

 installed an electric 

 circulator for use in 

 extreme weather. 

 Three No. 1036 

 Burnham Boilers do 

 the work. 



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A NURSERY 



MERGER. 

 W. H. Wyman, of 

 the Bay State Nur- 

 series, No. Abing- 

 ton. Mass., has pur- 

 chased the plant of 

 t h e Framingham 

 Nurseries, hereto- 

 fore conducted by 

 the late W. B. Whit- 

 tier. The business 

 will be continued 

 under the firm name 

 of W. B. Whittier 

 & Co.. as it has al- 

 ways been, and we 

 are iniormed that 

 It will be the effort 

 of the new manage- 

 ment to maintain 

 the same high 

 standard and effi- 

 ciency that have 

 characterized the 

 business as conducted by Mr. Whittier. 

 Mr. Wyman took possession of the 

 property Monday morning. Oct. 3. The 

 same men that were employed by Mr. 

 Whittier and served under him so 

 faithfully for many years will be con- 

 tinued in their respective positions. 



Mr. Whittier and Mr. Wyman were 

 always intimate friends and have done 

 business together for many years. 

 They were together in Europe last 

 winter, during which time Mr. Whit- 

 tier was very sick and at one time 

 thou.ght he would not live to return 

 to America. At that period. Mr. Wy- 

 man tells us. he placed his business in 

 a measure in Mr. Wyman's hands and 

 they talked over the very thing which 

 has now transpired, in case he should 

 be taken away. The two nurseries 

 ("Bay State" and "Framingham") will 

 be run entirely independent of each 

 other. 



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