Mav 10, 190G. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



1779 



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



su,%' that it is the ti^t-hnical wnv of .s|i(\'ik- 

 intj ol" tiio lirst laid, which wht'ii (•(iiiiiu<^ 

 tou etirly is ri'iiiuvcd. C 11. T. 



KAUPP'S GREENHOUSES. 



At Nevada, ]\Io., G. P. Kaupp <*;.■ Son 

 rtio yivlns ovidnico of boinjf aiiioiii; the 

 npto (hitc. |>ro<ri-essivo eleinont in tlio 

 trade. Tlie accoiiipanyiiiif ilhistration 

 shows their ])lant, four liouses. with a 

 total of 10,000 feet of glass. Tiiey grow 

 cut flowers, l>eddiiitj and misceiinneous 

 phuits, and witli a(hlitionaI glass in liot- 

 heds anu frames jiroduee quantities of 

 Grand Eapids lettuce and ]iarsiey. They 

 issue a neat catalogue of jdants, also 

 illustrating a nundxM- of funeral designs 

 and with its aid are doing more tlian a 

 local business and enjoy a constantly 

 growing tra<le. The present season they 

 ■»vill j>ut up another rangt>, to lie dexoteij 

 to vegetables, and will use liie |. resent 

 ranye cxclusiNciy for llowers and plants. 



GREENHOUSE BUILDING. 



1 A iKipci- liv li T. Coim.ii-. rt'.-iil lifl'..ic tho 

 ri'.risis' Cliil. of I'liilMt!fl|iliin. Mm,\ I. I'.Kii;. I 



In my slinit pajuT I piiipiisc In ti'll 

 VdU S'liiic 111' the things I ha\c nli-crvc^d 

 in g!''cnhnusc ImiMing. In tin' jiast ton 

 \c;irs a gical many im|>roveini'iits lia\e 

 l'«'en made in the construction of cuin- 

 HI. Trial ^ri'i'iiliniises. The grecuiiousc 

 !>uiid< T i< as much on the alert tn inM 

 (icw anil yiMid t'caturcs to grecnlinuses as 

 '>■ ili>' ^iiiwcr to iiroducing new \aricties 

 • I i-.K.'v; ,(v carnations. 



The Iron Frame. 



I'<'rliaps the best greenhouse imw 

 '•lected is wliat is known as the iron- 

 ^'.aine linnse. Tllis illMKe is till- miwT 

 unable and will la><l a lite time. Lighter 

 ••"iiiilwiii'U is used in ilii< Cdiistriict iiiu 

 "el ihei-efnie mcoe light is secured, less 

 epairirie- is needed and at the same time 



1- ini.ie ii;^id and tlii'i'e is less \ilira- 



>'"i. W'jiile the cost is mure than ot' nur 



■ '^h liar houses, we lia\e ijuite a nuinlnM- 



■1 Well Uniiwn ilnrists tiial lia\e adi>iiteil 



ilii^ style 111' Imnses and imi^ider them 



' ^ 1 itlVevt nieut. 



It Villi xiii|i tn tliiids that in any kind 

 ' 'I lein-~e \ciu erei-t, the ciisl III' labor, 

 -:!;i---. heaiiii;^ and painting is the ^anie, 

 "''1 ottei; enst tiiori' ill cheajter hotises, 

 ' t>'\\ dollars additional for material that 

 '^""Id be more diiralde is moiiev well 

 ''!"■"' Ill iieailv e\er\ kimi ol' maim 



fatduring plant the lirst ;ind most im- 

 portant thing is to erect substantial 

 buildings and use the latest improve- 

 I menls. This should be true in the flo- 

 ! rists' trade and apply to greenhouses. 

 There are no Inuldings that suifer so 

 greatly as greenhouses and they should 

 lie of the M'ly liest cmistruct itui. 



Take Builders' Advice. 



; We lind all kinds of greenhouses 



I wanted, and are asked to build them in 



all kinds of places. We meet a florist 



wiio wants to build a greenhouse or a 



range of glass, we hear liis story and try 



i to work out wliat he wtmts, and advise 



j him to ailopt as near as possible the 



standard style of house. It is always 



I wise, ;ind will cost y(Ui less, if you take 



the advice of the buiUler. 'i'he lnulders' 



ciuistant association with the ticudsts 



keejis them posted as to the wants of 



eai-li grower and st\le of houses to 



build. 



I niiglit say that the even span house, 

 whether connected or separatc^l. is the 

 ' style mostly calle(l t'or. from eighteen to 

 twenty fei't in width and u|i to .")(iO or 

 ti(M) feet loiio. (otinei-ted houses 1 think 

 sliould be t'rom eighteen to t wt'iity-six 

 feet in width Mild the enitn- line six to 

 seven I'eet abo\e tln' ereenhouse floor. 

 Separat(>d houses are built t'roin eiuhteen 

 to forty feet in width. The |iiteh is usu- 

 ally about ''>'2 dt'ffi-ees, or >-e\en inches lo 



the t'oot. l,es^ pili'li .an be ii<ei| in i-nll 

 llei-led llolisev. 



The Sash-bar House. 



rellia|is tlie late<I and iievt iniproMi- 

 iiieiii in the lin.; ol' dnrabiliiy i< the 

 combination of iron and wood in wliai i-! 

 known as the sash bar --tvle ot' lion>e. 

 r.nililers III' ei-,.|'nlion'<e^ are lonstaMlK' 

 working out the very be-l details for tln^ 

 piirpo'^e. I 'a^t iron ^nl!er> and iimi 

 posts are mostly used and lia\e rome In 

 stay. The ea\e line, ihr weakest and 

 most iiii|ioriant point about a ^reeiihoiisi-, 

 is taken i-aie ot' by ilie nse o t' cast iinii 

 gutters and gal\;ini/ei| ii-on ea\e pl.ates. 



In till' iron and w I <-onst rnclimi we 



get greiiter streiiotii. more durability .and 

 less sli.ade and this si\|,. e.ists M'ry liitli; 

 mole tli.au all wood lionses. 



' list iron slin.dd .always |,|. used wlcn 

 set III the i^ronnd. ' a.st iron is mi idosr 

 to the n.alnral elenieiii ili.at it is .almost, 

 iiidestiaict ibie and 1 Would sa\ ;ilwa\s 

 use i-asl iron in t ne ;^roiiiid .and at the 

 e'roniid line. Wrnu^lil iron, when iisi.i|. 



should be kept well painted or gal- 

 \ .aiii/.ed. 



Trussed Houses. 



Trussed liouses, as phmned by the firm 

 tli.at, 1 am with, are something new. 

 Houses of this style have been in use 

 lifty years or more. .\ great m.any im- 

 jiiovements ha\e been made and special 

 details worked out for this kind of C(Ui- 

 strnction, all of which I believe are [)rac- 

 tic;il. One good fetituri; al)oiit the trussed 

 house is that we do not have columns 

 in the way, except when the houses are 

 thirty I'eet or over in width, when it is 

 best to use columns. Much lighter mate- 

 rial is used in this construction, in- 

 suring the mininnim antount of shade. 



Wood and Putty. 



1 do not have to tell you that cypress 

 IS the best and only wood to us<! about 

 .a greenhouse, but I would like to impress 

 on the florists that merely using the word 

 lypress does not mean that you get the 

 bist wood. We lind several kinds of 

 cypress on the market and the selection 

 111 this should be lett to ex[ierience(l and 

 reliable greiMihoti^.' builders. Tlie cypress 

 should alw.ays be .airdried ;tnd free ironi 

 -ap. 



'•lie of tlie most iinport.ant things 

 about greenhouse building is the usi- of 

 :;ooil putty. Secure your stock where 

 \oii know It Is made oi' pure unseed oil 

 .and the best whiting. 1 meet nitiuy tlo- 

 ii-is wliii Use eiiiiij material in liuildiiie 

 till ir lioiiv,.s .and e|a/,e with a poor grade 

 ol' piiUy. The '•marble dust brand'' is 

 "t'leii mixed with while I. '.ad. 'i'iiis makes 

 ;iie .'OS! ill your jiully erea'er. and still 

 ^'■u iia\e poor maleri.al. 



I was siirprisi'd the other day to meet 

 .■I man v\ lio told ine ihal one br.and oi 

 pill';. IS made at the beet' pai-hing estab- 

 li-iinieiiis in llie west. We all know tha^" 



piiM V m.ade of bee!' I'at will riot t.lke liold 



'■I w I. Xi, doubt .-.inie of liiis brand 



!i!,d~ its w.ay under '_;i'e.ailioii^e ^lass. If 



\.ll -.,.,|||-r e,,,n| |ilitl\ \i.l| i|o Mo!, Il,l\e 



Ol mi V w liile le.ad with it . 



I I is well know n 1 h.ai w hiie |.>a 1 .ami 



['lire lilisi'i'd oil make tir' pl'op.-f |''liut 



I" '1-' lor all \\ Iwoik 



Glass and Glaring Nad. 



Vllolher on,,, I jii.iii' III 'J I'llllioll^.' .III,. 



-'iiii-lioii is iii,- ^la/in- nail. 'vV e lia\e 

 a iinmlii r of kinds to -elert from ;iinl 

 nearly every ijorisi beli.\e^ nm' i.i lie 



belter tll.'in the otlin-. I jii'lliA ,■ tjii; /Jno 



