August 9, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



GULLETT'S COMPLETED EANGE. 



Ten Houses Jiist Finished. 



Witli tlic foiiiplotiou of tlie additions 

 to the (iullott & Sons ranjrc of gro(>ii- 

 liousos at Lincoln, J II., wliicli, \>y tlu; 

 wav is one of the few establishments 

 that have been materially increased this 

 season, the firm has one of the most 

 up-to-date places in the trade. A recital 

 of sonic of the outstanding features of 

 the range will give; an idea of its 

 modernity and si/e. 



It has in its ])oilers an aggregate of 

 2,000 horsepower. It has electric re- 

 frigeration. It has three watering sys- 

 tems, ail cross-connected for use in any 

 j)art of the vast glass area. One of these 

 systems has ninety ])oun(ls pressure, one 

 forty ])ounds and the third is used for 

 manure. A section man in any part of 

 the range has any of the three systems 

 at liis service by the turn of a valve. 

 Tiie ])lant houses are one-cpiarter of a 

 mile from the boilers, and yet the entire 

 range is heiited from the central heating 

 ]ilant by means of the McKec; vacvium 

 system. The ]upe is carried under- 

 ground in special tile conduits jnovided 

 with sewer drains and insulation. Tliere 

 are 320 benches, 4xl:50 feet, filled ^vith 



jiacking room. Tiiis building is so ar 

 langed that the firm's motor trucks can 

 drive through it for purposes ot' loading 

 and unloading. The building is licuted 

 and electrically lighted. 



The American (Jreenhouse Mfg. Co., 

 <'liicago, whiidi furnished all tiie mate 

 rial and eciuipment, and elected the 

 range, used 310 carloads of mateiial. 

 making six trains of more than lifty 

 cars each. 



With this record of aclixit ics during' 

 the last year, (Jullett & Sons may well 

 claim the distinction of being among 

 the best business boosters, not only in 

 the llorists' trade, but in the commer- 

 cial world at large. 



SHIP AHOY!— MOTT IS SKIPPER. 



Visitors to the convention of the S. 

 A. y. at Xcvv York August 21, wiio como 

 from ]ioints west of Albany, X. Y'., have 

 an informal but cordial iiixitation from 

 the Albany Florists' Club to break their 

 journey at the New "i'ork capital. Any 

 of the following members are within 

 easy I'each and Mill gladly cxtiMid i-our 

 tesies: V. A. DaiikiT, William < '. 

 (iloecknci-, Vred tioldriny, W. \V. Ilan 

 nell, Kdward Tracey, of Tlic J^lse^y, 

 I'red llenkes, of Jlenkes iV .Sous. aiHJ 



tiiciii. Their iiirKjue rang(; is well worth 

 the time it would take to \isit it. 



roii^likrepsjc fidlows, and here the 

 genial Saltfonis, father and sons, may 

 lie seen, liiisy e\rii in vacation time; and 

 their wtdl ki-pt jilaci' rewards their ef- 

 forts. Conrad (J. Cindra is also to bo 

 f(mnd and most likely will be ready to 

 Join the i-on vent ion party. Across tho 

 rixcr is lliglilaiid, where A. Ley ic liro. 

 and ,)ohn .Maildeii grow such line Adi- 

 antiim hybriduni. 



Our boat is now passing New Ham- 

 burg, the home of AV. ]'. Clyde, of steam- 

 boat fame and an ardent horticulturist, 

 who jiossesses one of the finest herba- 

 ceous gardens on the Hudson. 



Directly opposite Newburgh is Bea- 

 con, where lienjamin Ilammoud greets 

 us antl offers us the freedom ot' the com- 

 missary department of his establisiiment. 

 I J. Wood, of Wood Bros., accomjianied 

 liy S.-imuel Benjamin, joins the party, 

 and as our boat ]iasses Storm Kiiig 

 mountain .'ind ('oM Spring, wiieie Sey- 

 mour Cm: II iii^lia 111 keeps a siiu<^ range, 

 we are infornii'd that (ieorge Washing- 

 ton once drank at the spring elose by 

 the railroad station. Here the famous 

 ai|llei|uct ciossi's miijiT the ll\er. The 

 next point ot' inti-re>t in W«.->1 I'oint, 



This Season's Additions to the GuIIett & Sons Range, Lincoln, III., Make it a Mammoth Establishment. 



stock. There are forty miles of heating 

 pipes in the range, and if the ]>ipes were 

 laid end to eiul they wouhl reach from 

 Chicago to Aurora. 



A feature of the establishment is tlie 

 system of cenient walks which extend 

 all around the range and through the 

 center. These walks are wide enough 

 to ])ermit the free use of wheelbarrows. 



Two huge Babcock & Wilcox water 

 l>oilers. each 250 horsepower, arc now 

 being installed. 



Year's Additions to Range. 



The three big steel houses finished 

 last fall were planted to roses and 

 chrysanthemums. The two steel houses, 

 <>a< h 00x500 feet, finished last May, were 

 idanted to Kusseil and Oidn-lia roses. 

 Twelve ciddframes, 200 feet buig, just 

 eompleted, are to be used for hydrangeas 

 and azaleas. Ten pipe-frame houses, 

 2Sx200 feet each, just receiving the fin- 

 ishing touches, will be used for cycla- 

 mens, ferns and pot plants. The rest of 

 the range is planted to miscellaneous 

 ^ arieties of roses and carnations. 



The new service building for the plant 

 range is 28x300 feet, and contains an 

 ideal layout of soil bins, potting tables, 

 shipping benches, pot racks, ollice and 



Thomas Tracey, of the .\lli;iii\- Cut 

 I'lower IvKcdiange. 



A deliyht t'lil ;iiid rest^'ul trip lHliow 

 iug a hot and ilusty experieiii-e ou tiie 

 I'ailroail is a refreshing thing to su;^- 

 gest: Why cannot tiie couv <iit imiist < 

 from the west get off ;it .\lliany and 

 there connect witii tiie llnd-^on ri\ei 

 lio.'its for .\ew York.' All through rail 

 road tickets are gootl on any of tli<' 

 Huilson boats, which leave every we(d< 

 day at S:.".(i a. m. aii'l airivi' al NCw 

 York at <i ]i. m. 



Boarding, tor instauci', tlie "'Wash 

 ington Irvin;;"' on a bri^lit, warm d;iy, 

 such as \\e are now Ih'Iiil; favori"d witli, 

 we take our chair and settle down for 

 a long ami |deas;iiit sail. W f pass maii\ 

 large ice houses, reialiin^ to mind tliat 

 there is a (dose aOinitv lietween ie<' aiei 

 coal just now. 



Ilud-<<in is the first stojiping pl.ace. 

 the home of the .Mien ( ireenliouses, the 

 jtroprit'tor of whiidi does a snug retail 

 business. Catskill is the tiext jiort ot" 

 call, and there the veteran Henry Han 

 sen will leave his prosperous place to 

 join the crowd, whi(di will surely be 

 augmented by the addition of Hrother 

 Snyder, of Hhinebeck. At Kingston 

 l'(diit we remember the Burgevin broth- 

 ers, aii'l wouM not be surprised to see 



with its immense graystoiie lHii!dnii;s, 

 now so inteiistdy interesting. 



Nearing our journey's end. we pass 

 T;in\town anc| Sc.arlioio, JMitii asso- 

 ciate.l with tiie well known ii;ime of 

 I". I\. riersoii, whii.^ Iievoiul N\:iek lies 

 th.' i;in:^e of Alexander liiirn--, conceded 

 to lie the largest shiii|>er of lilies to 

 .M;inliat t.i II. I'assiug the I'ali^.ides re- 

 calls U. \\ . (Incus at hi^ extensive 

 nurserv at Sparkill. .\11 .are phased 

 to know that he is again convalescent. 



< »u our left we are deeply impressed 

 with the view of the tomh ot' Ciwral 

 • ■rant, and as our boat threads its wav 

 through the fleet of Jlidl.and ste.'inurs, 

 now lying idle, tho si;,ri,t strengthens 

 the o]dnioii now generally acce|iteii tiiat 

 the oiitloidv for any J)ut<di IhiIIps tin- I'all 

 is nolle too ju-oinisin;,^ ; luit we are deter- 

 mined to make the best of the situation 

 and take all the pleasuri' vv e can while 

 the o|.portuiiity (dTers. With this de- 

 termination we arrive at our destina- 

 tion, tired but happy. \\ . M. 



NOT CRITICISM, MR. ESLER. 



The Review, in a recent issue, arises 

 to remark that '*the Florists' Hail 

 Association has never advert isei] its 

 advantaees in such a, way as to bring 

 them to the attention of the entire 



