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HORTICULTURE 



June 6, 1!*1.' 



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1 T seems to be the general opinion 

 * among plant growers, that there arc- 

 certain advantages in having houses of 

 moderate width — say, up to 30 or 40 feet 

 wide, or even narrower. 



The demand for 

 plants has developed 

 tremendously in the 

 past few years, so that 

 more growers are 

 turning their atten- 

 tion to that line. 



To meet the demand 

 for an ideal plant 

 house, having no col- 

 umns, we designed a 

 special arch 

 framing. 



truss 



The first houses we 

 built that way were 

 for P. S. Randolph's 

 Sons, at Verona, Pa., 



The doable anicle Irons of the arch start at the 

 eave on both sides of the rafter, and for 3 feet 

 or so are bolteil dircetly to it. 



four of them, each 30 feet wide and 175 

 feet long. 



The complete span of the arch and rafters 

 were entirely assembled and short riveted 

 at our factory, and shipped that way. 



With the help of a 

 gin pole, it was a 

 simple matter to lift 

 the complete arch and 

 drop the rafter ends 

 between the eave gus- 

 set plates of the posts. 



Very naturally, erec- 

 tion costs are lower, 

 which you get the 

 benefit of. 



How would a house 

 like this do for you ? 



Want to talk it over ? 

 Say when and where 



and we'll be there. 



Tor4 &Btirnham(o. 



SALES OFFICES: 



NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER CLEVELAND 



42nd Street Bid?, Tremont Bldg. Franklin Bank Bldg. Rookery Bldg. Granite Bldg. Swetland Bldg. 



TORONTO, CANADA, Royal Bank Bldg. FACTORIES : Irvingtoo, N. Y. Des PUioef, 111. St. Catharines, Ontario. 



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