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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



229 



Latest Violet House of J. Vonder Linden, 35x200, One ot the Largest at Rhinebeck, N. Y. 



tIic iiKir^iti nt' luiilit smaller than it was 

 last yoar. .Mieady many ^rowcis uw 

 tuniiiifj tlioiv attontidii to stuck of sotiu' 

 otiior llowor for next year, and others 

 even arc womleriiiji liow they tan kee|) 

 on at all. Theie will Ije many plan's in 

 rent next season, for a I-avj^v part ot 

 tliose cnj;ai;eil in the inisinrss ])iit up 

 their houses on b<irrowei| iinun-v and lore- 

 elosure is starin<^ (piite a number in the 

 faeo. This may arcnunt to some of the 

 fommission doalois tor the \ (M'V o'r(\'i1 

 uiiresi \\hi<-h is appan n1 in tlie \ itdet 

 center. 



A Typical Establishment. 



denri^e Salt ford was Iho lii-st grower 

 to make a smeess of the violet in the 

 section now so larijely ilcvoted to its cul- 

 ture, lie l>eoati to orow violets in 18s4, 

 and his ^lui is ^till In the husiness at 

 Rhinelirck. ( )nt^ liy omo the plants have 

 increased until tlie total is iimre than 

 four score. As an example ,)t' the more 

 succes<t'nl (Hies the establi>^lnnent of .J. 

 Yomler Linden will serve. 



Mr. Voinier Limlen started in the liu^i- 

 ncss in lOiil with two houses, each l-Jx 

 l-'iM. In T.ni;; )),. built anotlier house. 

 iMxI'ii, with side walls five and one- 

 half le.f hi^h and eriass in the south 

 side, so .•.in-trneteij that it nmII make a 

 ViM-y '.'■mm! .-aiiiathm hnu^e. In this house 

 the b".l< aie I i-li! f,.,t \\ ide, and he ha- 

 ■ I trnlhy anan^i'inent i-iiiimiml;- tiie j',ill 

 length u\' ;h. l;.nise, s,, tl,:|i n j^ ,|,,t 

 ueces-^arv \n\- ih,. pi,k,r t.i •^'■i nlf tlic 

 picking'- beard until he cMnipletcs his 



'•'isk. In ill,' vpnn^ ,,|' ]],\~. \r;\y yif. 



\ ondei- Linden Jujli tin- Imnv,. v(i,,\\ u in 

 'he a.ciiiii|,,i iiv jii^ iiihTinr \ n \\ . It i, 

 ••;''XL'tMi, and th. hii-e<t liMii-r in thr 



\ioIet. n;;i,,|i. Ii In, Ids M.oilil \i(,||.r 



plants. 



Construction and Heating. 



As ma V I) ■ v.-cn in I lie pii-i ni-e. the iri^n 

 I'e^t^. .anv .i-lii ilow pipe-, all l.eiuM nj 



the v.-imc liiiL^ht iipini adjn-laMe -up 



polls. 'id'CSi' Ijirw pi|M'S arr ten t'ei-i 



ficm tin' L;roiind and an; fri\ by fon- ."i 

 imdi main from wliieh fdiir \ imdi i\>'\\< 

 are taken and these in turn eaeh siip|d\ 

 two 1 imdi thiw- the full length n\ tin- 



house. ( )n I'aeh side wall there are t'nill 



■bineli returns, whirh L;i'>e'- a return I'U' 

 evel'y tinw. ()iie line id' Jillie en eaeli 

 \\all i- ])lac-i'd idnsc U> the jdate. te pre 



\ent iie t'lum t'oiinine nn the epi-s. The 

 total i-adiatioii e(msisl'^ i.t' \J feet n| 



•1 inc)l pi pi'. W h iell will be emmeh I'll! 



e.arnatioii- "V ruses. t'(U' wliieh the lieu-e 



ea n l;e iiseil li\- simplx jMittine m 



beuelles; the |dping will Imt lia\e In Ih 

 (diallet'il. 



The hou<e is heated by ;i Nn. n K ine- 

 ehell hot w at ei hm ler w liieli. with I In- 

 aboxc a rra n jeiiieiii i.i' pi|M'-. ^ii^e- :m 

 absnjntelv e\en teinpeiat 111!' in all pait- 



of the hou-e. 'I'lli; liniler i- t'nll \ t W " 



inches wide, ten feet Imig and thni\- 

 six inches hieh above the ;i-h on. Tim 

 foundation i- fcniileeii imhe- lii'.^li. s,. 

 that the tntal lieieht ,,t' ihe bniler i- 

 only fiftv inches. It ha- a iapa.-it\ ter 

 iiriinta iuinn' a temper.ainie .it' 7'' de^i, e- 

 in greenhoust'S nt' bJ. -ipiaif te.'i ..; 



e\pnslll-e when it i- /eln .,,it-l'le. 



Tiiere are- ■lOii iniini!- \ > ni i lat.o - .,\, 

 both sides nt' flie li'l-e ,,(■ i|ii. lai'j. 

 vi(de1 Innise. ( )n e.-|ei, -|.|, there i- ptae 

 tieall.v niie \i'ntilai"r ;;\jnn i',,t. IIm'^ 

 vcntilatoi' \vfieiis i\ei- h.-di' a ten. Pni 

 it is raise, I fi-nm nne end wiilieiit: <li|'ii 

 cully by a \\nlt appaia'ii-, ma'le |-.\ \, 



',•. \\'n|f vV: I'.ln.. I inv 1,,!.. ( (. The •_ I ; , - 



\ent ilat i.r-; in the -m|, - ,,|' i oe ||..,i-e 

 are in sed inns nt' li t't \ I eei .-md a ie ..p. i 

 .'ded witii the l.ni.l \ I !ni-nii:in! wnian 

 ;,'ear machine. In ijn i;rn\\in^ -ea-mi. 

 when tnp ami ^ide \ I'ut ilalnr- ;,re i.p"ned 

 t'ldl. the air ei renl.al imi i- -n peri'eet 

 as (n keep t he tem|ier;it nie .almut , \ en 



''\ ith t he -hade ten pelat lll-e nnl dnn|s. 



Mm' -. |ii;i I ■ ! 'li I Idi Hi; a I Ihe hi'; ii: ; !,. 



-Ilialle]- [.iellll e 1- Ml. X'nlldel 1 .1 ll'l' II '- 

 liedel :i lid W e| U rnnin ..n the l,iC el' ll, Mir, 

 lie. -ei nlld -ln|\ enail^eO Inr 'illiee aild 

 -jeepine- IneUI-. Ill e;ie|i ||ie|-e I I I i ■ TC I- a 



! Ilernin^tat '-nil ileet I ll;_: \\llli a liell in the 



lIlLlIlt tireinan- InnHi. 'n i;l\e \', .'I 1 11 I lie 



^imilld a lioil-e beenilie i l;i n eeroi i- I V •■.ll'l 



er warm. In additinii ihi-ie ,•,[■■■ le^i-- 

 ti line' t hi'nneinelr'r- in the (mii-i < fn i. II 

 Hi-t whal ha< happened eaih ni.dii. 



A pl'np.aeat i lie- hell-e -JOxTn |ee^ j- UnVV 



beiii^ built aloiie the imrtli -id' ef tii'^ 



lal-ee hnll-e. the plates te be - I V feet 



t'rniii the erniiml. Tlii- Imii^e is to b' 

 \\~'>i I'nr yniiiie \i,,|,a -ie.-k. I' lieing Mr. 



Nnlhll'r l.iudell"- llllelitlen In e|',)\V 200,- 



! fnr iiext -nininei. 'Ih'' varieties are 



Maiie bniii-. . bainhiial an.; Swanlcv 



W'hl'e. 



The Proprietor. 



\M et .Ml Veii'li-r i.iiehh's houses 

 "'eie I. nib wiilieiii tile Ip'lp e t' 'iiriienter 

 er -I'liin lit tei. lb I- "iilv ;VJ years oi 

 :\'j.' . I'ht la'l M\.|vi ve;ii-' experien ••'> in 

 ii.eeiia nie- liei',,!', -lariiii;^- .at vinb"-! 

 ::i'0\ih'_;. lie iiee;in \\.,rk ai the mai'liin- 

 i-i-' Ma'le wiieh i,e \\:i- . i n | \- \ Ti venr- 

 "hi an, I i- ;i -kdl'.i 'eel inak' 1 . .\ ' fU'' -- 

 '111 :e I- ;_. r. .\\ I n _ .;".nne , I, .h ■• I'ja ll ' - 



•I'll '■ "lie el 1 he iele. -I ; , - ',\, j; ■;- ,e , 

 t ' h' III' i-I I ,| ' e ' e --I 1 . a Ie I ■ d '■' , ' , 'I , I: i 

 ■•■1 ■' I'""' .'1- "t I h, 'il-i M' ' 



Cuhural Methods. 



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:i ! i lie "hi eel Pi • ie ■ ■' e- 

 I- '.'■ ell 111 -k:, |,e. I'l :ei ^ 

 it" !-'■- t er he , pla lit i Ii::. 



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 '■11 1 1 1 1,;_;-. wiiiel, ai' "id\ l.aki ll I'l'eii! the 



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