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Apbil 13, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



33 



Greenhouses of the Van Llndley Co.> at Greensboro> N. C.» of Whicfi Paul C. Lindley Is the Head. 



4etached, become a neat post card all 

 ready to send to the florist. The recipi- 

 ( nt of this folder has at once the prices 

 o( what he wants and a convenient way 

 to order. 



SON OF THE SOUTH. 



Noted as Nurserymaji and Florist. 



For more than three generations the 

 name of Lindley has been intimately 

 connected with the nursery industry in 

 the southern states. Today a list of 

 southern nurserymen could not be 

 started— much less completed — if this 

 name did not appear. 



The late J. Van Lindley was long a 

 prominent figure in the south, because 

 of his interest in horticulture and in the 

 welfare of his own state, North Caro- 

 lina, the city of Greensboro, an4 the 

 community of Pomona. 



His efforts, supplemented by those 

 of his son, Paul C. Lindley, have made 

 Greensboro one of the most attractive 

 cities in the south. Broad lawns, shade 

 trees, flowering shrubs and pleasing 

 landscapes are permanent monuments 

 to the memory of the elder Lindley. 



The mantle of the father descended 

 on the son, Paul C. Lindley, some fif- 

 teen years ago, when the father retired 

 from active business. Under the man- 

 agement of "P. C. " the nursery busi- 

 ness and the cut flower trade in Greens- 

 boro have made rapid advance. In ad- 

 dition to the nursery operations at Po- 

 mona, the company has large branch 

 nurseries at Overhills and Friendship, 

 giving an area of around 1,500 acres in 

 >tock, buildings and farm lands. 



Business Interests. 



Mr. Lindley is president of the J. 

 Van Lindley Nursery Co., of Pomona, 

 and of the Van Lindley Co., of Greens- 

 ^'oro, which does the florists' business, 

 ■s well as director in several local en- 

 t rprises, including the American Ex- 

 ' 'lange National bank, the Jefiferson 

 >landard Life Insurance Co. and the 

 i oniona Terra Cotta Co. 



Mr. Lindley is past president of the 



• iiithern Nurserymen's Association 



'"'d the present vice-president of tlie 



nierican Association of Nurserymen. 



■>J" a period of three years he was 



I airman of the vigilance committpc 



the latter organization. 



The Van Lindley Co., of which Mr. 



indley is president, operates one of 



'0 largest flower stores in the south, 



'id Greensboro has the reputation of 



-ing the center of the cut flower trade 



in North Carolina. The location on the 

 main line of the Southern railway, half- 

 way between Washington and Atlanta, 

 gives the city exceptional shipping fa- 

 cilities. A railroad man recently said 

 that the Van Lindley Co. had the dis- 

 tinction of receiving the largest single 

 shipment of cut flowers ever sent out of 

 Philadelphia by one shipper to one firm 

 — a solid express car for the Easter 

 trade. 



CONSTBUCTING A HOTBED. 



"There are usually three things to 

 keep in mind in the construction of a 

 hotbed. These are the pit, frame and 

 sash," says J. G. Moore, horticulturist 

 at the Wisconsin experiment station, in 

 describing the methods of erecting one. 



The purpose of the pit is to hold 

 the material which provides heat for 

 the bed. It may consist merely of a 

 hole of the desired size and depth dug 

 in the ground. It is usually advisable 

 to wall up the pit. When the hotbed 

 is temporary, lumber is commonly used. 

 Many now construct the pit of concrete 

 and extend the construction to include 



Paul C Lindley. 



the frame. This makes a permanent 

 hotbed. 



The dimensions of the pit are deter- 

 mined by the sash to be used. Ordi- 

 narily it is six feet wide and six to 

 twelve feet long. Its depth depends 

 upon the severity of the climate, how 

 early the bed is to be started and the 

 kind of plants grown. The pit should 

 be a few inches deeper than the depth 

 of manure required. In starting early 

 crops eighteen inches of good manure are 

 the minimum; for more tender plants 

 of similar nature from twenty-four to 

 thirty inches are needed. 



Wooden or concrete frames are the 

 rule. Concrete frames are most desir- 

 able where they are wanted from year 

 to year and when they can be given 

 a permanent place. For a long-lasting 

 wooden frame, 2-inch cypress is desir- 

 able. Temporary frames can be made 

 from any material at hand. ' • 



The rear of the frame should be at 

 least six inches higher than the front, 

 advises Mr. Moore. When a "take- 

 down" frame is to be constructed, two 

 12-inch planks and one 6-inch plank are 

 necessary. They shonld be the desired 

 length of the bed. One of the 12-ineh 

 planks is cut in two and used for ends. 

 Bolt or screw two wagon box irons on 

 the inside of each side. It is then pos- 

 sible to bolt the frame together tightly 

 without diflaculty. Such a frame will 

 last for years if proper «are» given. 

 If the bed is to be temporary^ the wall- 

 ing-up of the pit and construction of 

 frame may be one operation. Two by 

 fours are used for the posts. At least 

 six posts should be used for a 12-foot 

 bed. They should be long enough so 

 that the boards forming the frame may 

 be nailed to them and should be so 

 placed as to be outside the pit after the 

 lumber is in place. 



Cross bars or slides are desirable. 

 They are pieces extending across the 

 bed at intervals equal to the width of 

 the sashes. A piece 2x3 inches, surfaced 

 on the upper side, is satisfactory. The 

 ends must be mortised into the sides so 

 as to permit the sashes to rest on the 

 frames. 



Sashes may be procured from firms 

 handling greenhouse material. Cedar or 

 cypress sashes are preferred. Sashes 

 3x6 feet usually are used. A three-run, 

 horned, 1%-inch sash will ordinarily be 

 found satisfactory. The glass should be 

 double-strength, -vyhich will reduce the 

 breakage materially. Double-glazed 

 sashes may be used, but are not neces- 

 sary. 



