Mat 10, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



1779 



Establishment of G. P. Kaupp & Sont Nevada, Missouri. 



say that it is the technical way of speak- 

 ing of the first bud, which when coming 

 too early is removed. C. H. T. 



KAUPPS GREENHOUSES. 



At Nevada, Mo., G. P. Kaupp & Son 

 are giving evidence of being among the 

 up-to-date, progressive element in the 

 trade. The accompanying illustration 

 shows their plant, four houses, with a 

 total of 10,000 feet of glass. They grow 

 cut flowers, bedding and miscellaneous 

 plants, and with additional glass in hot- 

 beds anil frames produce quantities of 

 Grand Rapids lettuce and parsley. They 

 issue a neat catalogue of plants, also 

 illustrating a number of funeral designs 

 and with its aid are doing more than a 

 local business and enjoy a constantly 

 growing trade. The present season they 

 will put up another range, to be devoted 

 to vegetables, and will use the present 

 range exclusively for flowers and plants. 



GREENHOUSE BUILDING. 



[A paper by D. T. Connor, read before the 

 Florists' Club of Philadelphia, May 1, 1900.] 



In my short paper I propose to tell 

 you some of the things I have observed 

 in greenhouse building. In the past ten 

 years a great many improvements have 

 been made in the construction of com- 

 mercial greenhouses. The greenhouse 

 builder is as much on the alert to add 

 new and good features to greennouses as 

 is the grower to producing new varieties 

 of roses or carnations. 



The Iron Frame. 



Perhaps the best greenhouse now 

 erected is what is known as the iron- 

 frame house. This house is the most 

 durable and will last a life-time. Lighter 

 woodwork is used in this construction 

 and therefore more light is secured, less 

 repairing is needed and at the same time 

 it is more rigid and there is less vibra- 

 tion. While the cost is more than of our 

 sash-bar houses, we have quite a number 

 of well known florists tnat have adopted 

 this style of houses and consider them 

 a good investment. 



If you stop to think that in any kind 

 of a house you erect, the cost of labor, 

 glass, heating and painting is the same, 

 and often cost more in cheaper houses, 

 a few dollars additional for material that 

 would be more durable is money well 

 spent. In nearly every kina of manu- 



facturing plant the first and most im- 

 portant thing is to erect substantial 

 buildings and use the latest improve- 

 ments. This should be true in the flo- 

 rists' trade and apply to greenhouses. 

 There are no buildings that suffer so 

 greatly as greenhouses and they should 

 be of the very best construction. 



Take Builders* Advice. 



We find all kinds of greenhouses 

 wanted, and are asked to build them in 

 all kinds of places. We meet a florist 

 who wants to build a greenhouse or a 

 range of glass, we hear his story and try 

 to work out what he wants, and advise 

 him to adopt as near as possible the 

 standard style of house. It is always 

 wise, and will cost you less, if you take 

 the advice of the builder. The builders' 

 constant association with the florists 

 keeps them posted as to the wants of 

 each grower and style of houses to 

 build. 



I might say that the even-span house, 

 whether connected or separated, is the 

 style mostly called for, from eighteen to 

 twenty feet in width and up to 500 or 

 600 feet long. Connected houses I think 

 should be from eighteen to twenty-six 

 feet in width and the gutter line six to 

 seven feet above the greenhouse floor. 

 Separated houses are built from eighteen 

 to forty feet in width. The pitch is usu- 

 ally about 32 degrees, or seven inches to 

 the foot. Less pitch can be used in con- 

 nected houses. 



The Sash-bar House. 



Perhaps the latest and best improve- 

 ment in the line of durability is the 

 combination of iron and wood in what is 

 known as the sash-bar style of house. 

 Builders of greenhouses are constantly 

 working out the very best details for this 

 purpose. Cast-iron gutters and iron 

 posts are mostly used and have come to 

 stay. The eave line, the weakest and 

 most important point about a greenhouse, 

 is taken care of by the use of cast-iron 

 gutters and galvanized iron eave plates. 

 In the iron and wood construction we 

 get greater strength, more durability and 

 less snade and this style costs very little 

 more than all wood houses. 



Cast-iron should always be used when 

 set in the ground. Cast-iron is so close 

 to the natural element that it is almost 

 indestructible and I would say always 

 use cast-iron in the ground and at the 

 ground line. Wrought iron, when used. 



should be kept well painted or gal- 

 vanized. 



Trussed Houses. 



Trussed houses, as planned by the firm 

 that I am with, are something new. 

 Houses of this style have been in use 

 fifty years or more. A great many im- 

 provements have been made and special 

 details worked out for this kind of con- 

 struction, all of which I believe are prac- 

 tical. One good feature about the trussed 

 house is that we do not have columns 

 in the way, except when the houses are 

 thirty feet or over in width, when it is 

 best to use columns. Much lighter mate- 

 rial is used in this construction, in- 

 suring the minimum amount of shade. 



Wood and Putty. 



I do not have to tell you that cypress 

 is the best and only wood to use about 

 a greenhouse, but I would like to impress 

 on the florists that merely using the word 

 cypress does not mean that you get the 

 best wood. We find several kinds of 

 cypress on the market and the selection 

 of this should be left to experienced and 

 reliable greenhouse builders. The cypress 

 should always be air-dried and free from 

 sap. 



One of the most important things 

 about greenhouse building is the use of 

 good putty. Secure your stock where 

 you know it is made of pure linseed oil 

 and the best whiting, I meet many flo- 

 rists who use good material in building 

 their houses and glaze with a poor grade 

 of putty. The "marble dust brand" is 

 often mixed with white lead. This makes 

 tiie cost of your putty greater, and still 

 you have poor material. 



I was surprised the other day to meet 

 a man who told me that one brand of 

 putty is made at the beef packing estab- 

 lishments in the west. We all know that 

 putty made of beef fat will not take hold 

 of wood. No doubt some of this brand 

 finds its way under greenhouse giass. If 

 you secure goou putty you do not have 

 to mix white lead with it. 



It is well known that white lead and 

 pure linseed oil make the proper paint 

 to use for all woodwork. 



Glass and Glazing Nail. 



Another good point in greenhouse con- 

 struction is the glazing nail. We have 

 a number of kinds to select from and 

 nearly every florist believes one to be 

 better than the other. I believe the zinc 



