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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



921 



PERMANENT BENCHES. 



l-5oc;msc dl' tlir \i'iy i^rcitl interest 

 UOW felt ill tlie lllllller i)\' IIHire elulli li liy 

 beiK-li cdiisl nut inn, tlie fcillow iii<i de- 

 selij>tmil (if the liciiclies l;itely Imill !iy 

 tlie (ii'iirge Witilidlil ('(1.. ( 'lii(;i<;(i, will 

 1)0 ]);uliciil;irly \ aliialile. Tlie Witt IjoIiI 



( '(). li;iS llMll tllO (>X|ierieI|(e riinilllllll to 



.■ill growers wIki Iuim' iise(| wnodeii t.ililes. 

 'I'Ik \' lin\e siil1'('|-eil the ;i H lMi\;i llces of 

 l)i'e:ik-(li)\\ IIS wliei'e reliuiMi iij; \\;is too 

 li>|i^ jKiSt |iiiliei| ami have lieeli culliju'lleil 

 Id i|e\dle [ireeiuiis lime to reliuikUiig at 

 busy ^easdiis. 'I'liey iuiNC ligiU('(l the 

 oxpi'iise df renew illy wddileii benches 

 e\'ery lliiee df fdiii- years and have ex- 



perillieillecl with \aridlis styles df llldre 



einliiii iii^' cdiisl met idii, with the residt 

 that all benelies linw beilii; built are 

 built as fidldws: 



N'itrified drain tih's are used for sup 

 ports, set ill loiierete. A teiiipdrary 

 board betlom is built on these, oi any 

 li^dit material that iiia\' lie a\;iilable. 

 Sheet iidii sides se\(ii iuclies liiyh are 

 usi'd. but w 1 Wdiild serve with oei-a- 



sidlial lenewaK. The siile pieecs aiT' 



t'asteiied ill pd.sitidil by ■•,., inch t ii' I'diis 

 e\('iy tWd feet. These ha\e ldid\ lints. 

 ()\('i' 'he tie rdcis (dii'-keii wire is placed. 

 'I'heii an inch dr .a little iiidie et' ceiiient 

 is worked in. Id suri'dund the wire nnd 

 iikIs, iiiakiiij4 a Sdlid bottdin and pi'dtect 

 inc rmls ;ind wire t'lHuii riisl. To pin 

 \ ide drainage hides are pniicheil with a 



chisel bel'<ire the ceineiit has set. TllC'-e 

 slldllld lie si-;jt tel'eil i iree ula I'l \'. but lldt 



iiidie tli.aii six 111' eiyht inches apart. 

 When the cement has si^, the leiiipdiary 

 tlddiiiiL; is kiidckeil away, permitting the 

 bench td s<-tlle intd it> permanent pl.-ice 

 dii the tiles. 



l.dllis Witlbdld (iyilles dllt the cdsj d t' 



siiidi a bench, oi.jxioo teei. ."i.'iii xpiare 

 foot, as follows: 



/ i<i. 



I'cliMMll, L'L' li:i 



S.tikI 



( 'liicl>cii \\ iif . , . . 

 ii'Mii r<ii- ^iiii' ... , . . 



( lii^s l-niN. .".II 1/ .",.• 



■fill-; I.. I- |Mi<l>, 7.'. ., IJ 



SSI 



:;.oii 

 I lid 



l.'l.lMI 



•johit . . >|j ;;n 



This is ;ii a \er\ small fr.aciinii .-ibdNe 

 1 '- cents jier si|iiaie t'dni , lldt idnntin^ 

 labiir. which i^ i.idy a little mine ilijiii 

 1^ ii'i(airid tn built niic wdddcii liendi 

 and lldt nearly sn imn-li ;is i> expended 



dll \\dddell tables ill the ciiillsc d t' a t'ew 

 \ears. I'm aildthel thin^. thc-^e cement 

 tables .-lie s'llddlh lidtfdnieil aild c;is\ |ci 



empty. 



TO GROW VIOLETS. 



I h.l \ !■ I c;id \ dl'l iidl I-- dh I hi \ h .ji-l -. 

 • ind I II, .\\ i;il<e Mil- bbi'itv dt wiiliii;; 

 'di :i little i II I'drin.ai lull and ad\ id . I 

 'ia\e .an e'eiisp.-in linn^e i nniii iiy e;i-.t ;i nd 



West, lIlNllId feet, -even t'cet ll i "^ 1 1 . Icat 

 '■'I b\ ^t'.-llll. im|i|e 1,11.1' \ ellt il;|t idll till 



■ai iiat iiiii.'^. el,-. .\ii i> .-ilwav- dr\ . iiv 

 ' liat I nie.i n m \ ei .ln-.i' nnd miie^\ . I 

 ha\i' been edii-.ii|ei ilii; piittilii; the li,.ii^e 

 '" \ idle! V ,111 lieiU di lierder. a bdiit 



'W,l\e indies hi;^!,, WhM \ ;i r i el V W i > 1 1 1 d 

 \iill siioeesl I,, I pl:iiilii|M ~i|,di a hdiise .' 



Cement Bench in Course of Construction at Wittbold's, Chicago. 



Wl llld W.alll SdUle <iljo|,. ,,||,| b;| l;i he,'. 



.•ibiml l.doii p|;int-. dt' ddiible-. I want ium .-dHMdei n i i,,n-. that Will n.-jilv .li 



\- !d Ille \;iii,t| 



lilaMl. ti;,'ii :ii( 



the be--t .anil tiiii>i blddiners ;inil \ariet\ 

 iiid-t ^dU^lit. frai;rance ;iii,| keepin:j 

 i|ii.alit !.■-. Id be i.akeii i iitu ,-dnsi,|ei at ii.n 

 ' iMi 111 'j^wi- I Inaii ,:i let'iil a t lent icni, \i \ 

 sdi! iv dt cl.aNcy make up in which ni\ 



I'd'-es ,|d nidst lien lit i til 1 1 \ . There ;ile Ih 

 \idl''l, yldWii abdlil here, td -^deiik 111'. 



\\a\ - -,•! I le dill ,|iM--t i,,ii. .-I ii,| 1 he-, .-ir,' : 

 I' ir-l. w hal \ dill 1 rn.j, ,-;i jl- t'.n ; .iinl 

 ■-i-i-i Old. w lial \ :i I lei \ I a ki - 1 " \ lei i -nil 

 a lid I I e;il llielil Mid-i kl ndl \ , I 'el I .•,■! 1 



be:' III \ :i ii,| I'l :i |_;):i in-.-. w li,ii pfdp.rl ' 



;.'.leWII. the .\l;il|e l.,,|||-i- t\|,. v I ; i | | , | - : | I 



lile h,-|,|. W'llell \ii|l c.-lll. ^.'t ;_.,,,,, I -I 



\iiy siiMoev; jciiix ,ii 111 I'm in.al lull \dii in;i\ ,,t ; ii. |' 



til Id rn p:i it v\ i II be ;i ppi e.-ia t ed. 



II. \l. II 



1 1 ,|ii ha I : till- iv :i II nil pr.,\ .■■ i 

 \la I |e I ., 1,1 I-, ;i 11, I :i II I ii;li! ;i--id,- t'r.ni 

 II- 'e||del|e\ 1,, t|ir,,\\ ■ • bi||l||,';|,l- ' ' ,) 

 ■•ert;ii II I 1111,'v : i.iii It \ ,,,, |||,,i \ ,,|, ,.., II 

 11. \l. II. h.av -elll :l ijllery .•ii\ellll- II,.' -||,-,-ee,| \wl|i \\,,~.,- Mi,, kill'!-. .1 



.U!'''iii"l that nia\ be nl' interest i., ,,thir- \,mi i -•■ i- mihei \\:iiiii |,,| them. ii|,h 



ia plaiiiiiii:^ Id! next -casmi'v ca in p,a i:; ii. tii. ,h;iiice- ;ii, ilen ii,,. P;,,^ Mum. 

 sd I will .answer ihidiiyh llii'- ,|ep;irl i ,i m [ ,l,i 1 1 Mill -ic-ccl. Thi, i- ;i |„.;,|; 



lllellt I'll the bellelil dt 1 lid-,.- 1 hnl lna\ be tllill >|ii|e| v\ii,'|| \\,l\ ._,|,,(v|| .-in,! ,.x,-,e,| 



siliiilarlv -ilii.a'el ;ind vel w .iii, ha i ii_; if iii:;!. I r;ii^ r.i at . n- .,iib .b^n. b.a,-k beiir 



ih-h :ili-.i,liiteb kill- i' 



II Is llesi li, m ike ,-i ,h,iii:;e. 



i;- ll-htel ,,,|,,| \\ 



I,.,-i^ 



While limisev llinnine lldllh ;|||,| -elUh it ll.l\.',| \\|lh iji,. ,.|||e|v. 111,. ,-,,i|||;i-l 



.are ^eiieiall\ ,• ■e,|ei| Id b, ■ the b.'-i t'.ir m.akiii- II ld,,k .-I- It lade, I. .\- :, [.,,i 



didW illy \ idlel-. -li li, if I he e;isl :i nd 

 west hdllse \\;i- .-ill that we cdllhl ll^e 

 fur llielli w, -lidllld lidl !ie-il;ile In yi\i 



It a "rial. I' In \ i-nl i l.a I hni and --had i ii;^ 



\' ill leijlllle ,dd-i I lllelll I. Hi t li : I li t Ih 



dlller hdllse- Wdllld. lill!. with ill.' ,-.l|,- 

 \dll ■•.III yive iheln, I -e • ||,, lia-ell \\il\ 



\ 111, -hull Id lint bi t :u tl \ -||,-,-..--|'||| 1 I 



the I -1 I- -e\,|| I'.,, 1 hl-h. 1 -||[,|i,,-, 



I he w :il|- :ii . :ibiiiil I In i •■ ,.! I diir fe,l . 

 \'.\\ -iiy^i -1 ha\iiiu: llie l.e,|- ,.i l,,,|.hi- 

 nbdiit ,me tddl hl^h. rill.-, I think, 



'vd'ild be r:i1 hi'i I, ,\\ , :i- t h, \ |,.|. t - | d<i 

 Id be n,;ii th'' yl.i-- :ii|,|. It I ■■.iiil.i. I 

 -hdilld l,a\. their :i- ,dd-,- ;i- ,■, |,,,,i 



I'ldlll 1 he y 1,1--. .\- I,, i|-l||^ I.ell, i|.- .,1 



bd|.|.a-, mi|,-|| .lepihd- ,ill Idc.-ll .M.-lllli 

 -laiice.v, .\- \diir -,,|l I- |ii;i\\ ,.| ,!;i\,\. 



if Villi ni.ake ,1 -dial l„,rdei 1,0 iheiii. 

 w hlidi Wl .alwa\- piel'.a. ,-;ire -hdlild be 

 lakeii Id pidxide nniple di.ain.ie, in ihe 

 bdttiiin .it' snine, d-e in the dark. c|di|,|\ 

 'lays III' winter ynii will ndi be ;ili|e i.. 



I'Idpelly dry nut. the -nil betWien ih. 



vv.aterini;- without enplnyind m"ie heal |,, 



lliaii i- y I till- them and wlii'-li vmi 



will be likely to do if y,ni ha\e the hdil-'- 

 pipi'il t'lr cariiatidii- .nid .are n-inL; ^'' 

 -icaiii. '^'dii \\ill wnnl \al\es enniiyli in 

 the e.)i|s ,sd that yiiii ..-m k'lji 'In lein 

 pi l.'illlle hiw. 



plan' fill I ';j-l,.| .11,, I ,-11, Ii ] , n,,^ ,, |„ 



^^ •' I ' ■I II V.al : I heleldle. I |' |,|-I ..,,||| 



111' "'-t ny Id i^r.iw \ I, del-. -IV , .-ill k ,!el- 



■"' ''ic:'! .-Iidw. I,,, in -III-!,- jii.j ,|,,ii),i,.. 



\ ^ 'ai ■■< ' w ■' will pi,,\,. \i l,|,-|i kliei- 



'' ''i ""■''' I w II h \"n .ilpl w lih-h \,,|i 



'i-'"'i"'i- .li'-ir, :in,! ;i,:il >. i,| iia I 1 1 r:i 1 1 \ 

 a-'' ramie w|.,-,i v,,,, „||| jn,,,, ^,,.,|', 



"■^' li i" L;|dW |||o |-,,, ., , ,.._,, I, ;||- l|,|||^ 



^■'^' • 'I- i"uai,|- i|:, -),„k. be -Ml." v,,i, 

 i'l' •'''•'-' "liN I hd|.,ii-iil\ ,-|.;ii,, (i,':i!ii,v 

 ■ pi'''''a:i l,|\ t'r,,ih :: i, w;. In \ i|,,,.i ,, 

 '■•"■ '"I a- ,, rill. -!,„-k l;ik. 1, II'. ;, 

 '"■''' 11"!' n :i M,| ,-.i I 11.. I -, ,|,i j, .|... ., 

 ' ' ' 'I'la -I'lck !ak.-ii t'r,,ii, i (,, -., j , 

 '" ' !'■ I'dil ii. I I |..,— |i,|, , 



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!■' b.a,i|, pii I .-h.-i-i II- II, i', 



aidii,-\ ; hi ,.w I 



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^'" • I '-iin II. .\|i.\ \. j- I -.h,i,,|h w 

 I- pl.aiiniii',^ ;.. I. nil, I .,.,,. i,,,,,,,.. '-'vs,. 



"•'I'' ' 111" "I'l liiU. w Mil III .-'t 111- .■.|i,ipii .-il 

 I " I ''.I'l a - 1 1 1 1 1 , . h - I : I - - ; I 1 , 

 .-I'll apliie' ! i'.. ;i I ,...|. 



'I'p"ii • \ 



■"^"' ■ II . I'll.' .'li I lii.\i. I'\. .Idim I' 



^''lll'll'''- .'III "I'l 'ati/ei: .iiei >. ,.|| |,,,,,,^ ,, 

 ll"l''"'- 'li' 'I I' 'I II' l\ .-I till .11, illii,.-- ,,r 



f"nr iniiiiili-. \|i, --,.|':,,,.|i u..,. |,..;i,p 



'^- .'"■:il'- "I'!- II' '-.■1- lii'l Ii le I,. Iiii.'ihv 



