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HORTICULTURE 



August 28, 1915 



THE GREAT STORM IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. 



TiiK Ri'iNs OF THi; Kekk Ghee.nhou.se.s Aftek Hduston Skik.m 



1. — A Close View of tbc Wreck ot the Kerr Plant. 



'■'>. — General View of the Ruins. 

 4. — Showing Destruction of Steel Tower Wliiili Sniiported a 15,000 Gallon Tank. E 



2 — Showing tlie Destroyed Fern House. 

 -Showing One Corner of the Wrecked Greenhouse. 



The accompanying jilctures show 

 how completely the greenhouses of R. 

 C. Kerr were demolished by the great 

 storm of last week. Mr. Kerr Informs 

 us that his losses at the nursery will 

 amount to ahout five thousand dollars. 

 H. H. Kuhlmann's losses are heavy, 

 about the same as Kerr's. Mr. Cot- 

 ney's store was destroyed and the fam- 

 ily was caught in the wreck. Mr. Cot- 

 ney was hurt to some extent, but not 

 very seriously. W. T. Hauser lost 



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SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 



181 Chambers St., New York City 



about one-half of his greenhouses, 

 which will amount to about $3,000. 

 The Brazoe Greenhouses suffered very 

 little — only three or four hundred 

 glass lights being broken. The green- 

 houses being modern stood the storm 

 very well. 



Downtown the Forestdale Store suf- 

 fered the loss of three big plate glass 

 windows and considerable damage to 

 the stock. Mr. Kerr's conservatory 

 and store were only slightly damaged 

 due to the protection of several large 

 brick buildings. Two plate glass win- 

 dows were broken out of Kuhliuann's 

 downtown store. The Gulf Florist (a 

 small greenhouse in the business cen- 

 ter) was badly damaged. Henry 

 Blecker at the Glenwood Cemetery, 

 had the top blown off of his store, and 

 some damages to his greenhouse, 



Mr. Kerr, in a letter to Homirn.- 

 TTKE. says, that this storm was a bless- 

 ing in disguise to the florists of Hous- 

 ton. "While our losses are a little 

 heavy, we will soon recover, and 

 after talking it over, I believe 

 everyone will construct only mod- 

 , ern houses. In a year of two from 

 ! now you will see modern greenhouses 

 around Houston instead of the old 

 shacks they have been using for the 



last ten or fifteen years. In the course 

 of a week or so all the wreckage will 

 be cleared away, and preparations will 

 be made by spring for the erection of 

 the new greenhouses. It is the con- 

 sensus of opinion that it is too late to 

 do anything this fall except what is 

 necessary for the protection of the 

 stock on hand. 



Houston will be in better trim for 

 the Convention on account of this 

 storm, as we will not have these old 

 unsightly greenhouses to show our vis- 

 itors, but instead new modern green- 

 houses, and it is needless to say the 

 impression will be far better for Hous- 

 ton." 



BOSTON SPRING SHOW. 



In the prize list for the exhibition to 

 be held in March, 1916, as printed in 

 our issue of last week an omission 

 occurred in the paragraph of prizes 

 for tulips. The paragraph should read 

 as follows: 



Sohizanthus. Six plants, 1st, $12; 2nd, $8. 



Tulips, three pans each color, white, 

 red, pink, yellow, and any other color, 1st, 

 $6; 2nd, .^^i. Bed to cover not over 2;"i sq. 

 ft. arranged for color effect : sand will be 

 provided in which to set the pots: pots 

 can be used for edging, 1st, $20: 2nd, $10. 



