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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



November 1, 1906. 



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Lady Hopetoun; three bronze Mrs. Win- 

 gett captured with beautiful Mrs. Geo. 

 Heaume; and three any other color, by 

 Mr, Carlquist, with the redoubtable Mil- 

 ler. 



In the rose classes, Mr. Jenkins had 

 it almost his own way, scoring first for 

 twenty-four Beauty, twenty-four Brides- 

 maid, Brides, Kaiserin, and President 

 Camot. Any other variety was won 

 by F. Heeremans, with Queen of Edgely. 

 Morris K. Jessup won for twelve 

 Beauty; Thos. Page, for twelve Brides- 

 maid; twelve Brides was won by D. 

 Dunn, gardener to Mrs. Sturgiss, and 

 twelve Carnot, by A. H. Wingett. Thomas 

 Proctor got first for twelve scarlet, with 

 grand Richmond, Thomas Dixon, gar- 

 dener to F. A. Schemerhorn, being a fine 

 second. Twelve any other color was won 

 by Bobert Speirs, with Perles, and fifty 

 flowers in mixed variety, by E. Jenkins. 



The chief class in the show was the 

 group of plants arranged for effect. This 

 year it was won by Mr. Heeremans, with 

 Mr. Jenkins second. These two groups 

 would well serve as models for exhibitors 

 staging plants in any exhibition. Mr. 

 Heeremans had palms and crotons 

 against the wall as a background, and 

 in the front a b^eautiful garden with 

 Harrisii lilies, vandas, phalaenopsis, Cat- 

 tleya labiata and other orchids, the whole 

 forming a charming picture. Mr. Jenkins, 

 exhibit was scarcely less beautiful, with 

 Cocos flexuosa, grandly grown crotons, 

 and other choice stock. He fell behind 

 Mr. Heeremans in flowering plants only. 



For three specimen plants Mr. Jenkins 

 was first, also for a single specimen, and 

 for twelve single-stemmed plants in 6- 

 inch pots. 



Mr. Speirs won for six plants, distinct 

 varieties. Six pompons, distinct varieties, 

 in pots was won by S. Carlquist. Speci- 

 men kentia was captured by F. Heere- 



twelve scarlet, twelve dark pink and 

 twenty-four scarlet. Mr. Carlquist was 

 first for twelve white, twelve light pink, 

 and twelve crimson. Mr. Proctor won 

 twenty-four scarlet, and H. P. Wookey, 

 gardener to S. H. Woodward, twelve any 

 other color. 



In the fruit section, T. -Proctor and S. 

 Carlquist exhibited fine grapes, and F. 

 Heeremans and W. D. Curtis fine apples 

 and pears. Vegetables were splendidly 

 shown by E. Jenkins, F. Heeremans, A. 

 H. Wingett, Thomas Page, and S. Carl- 

 quist. 



The judges were A. Herrington, C. H. 

 Totty and W. Duckham, all of Madison, 

 N. J., and George Hale, Seabright, N. J. 

 At last report they all are still alive. 



Lenox and its gardeners are to be 

 congratulated on their exhibition. Va- 

 rieties of everything were up-to-the-min- 

 ute, and everything exhibited was about 

 as good in its class as it is possible to 

 get it. ViDl. 



GREENHOUSE FOUNDATIONS. 



[A paper by Jndsou A. Kramer, of I. N. 

 Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, delivered at 

 the Iowa State Florists' Convention at Dubuque, 

 October 17, 1906.] 



The stability of any structure depends, 

 first, on the foundation. Posts, the true 

 foundation in greenhouse construction, 

 should have the elements of strength and 

 durability. 



Wood is the most common, and I might 

 say the most unsatisfactory material 

 used, owing to decay caused by excessive 

 changes of heat and moisture. The last- 

 ing qualities may be improved by a coat 

 of tar, paint or oil; or, better still, set 

 the post in concrete, care being taken to 

 have same extend a few inches above the 

 soil and rounded oflf so that water will 

 not accumulate around the posts. Of the 

 different varieties of wood used, red 



Establlthment of Robert Miller, East Brookfield, Mass. 



(There are as pleasant places as In a great city to make one's living.) 



mans, and specimen areca, by A. H. 

 Wingett; also the class for three speci- 

 men ferns. Twelve flowering plants v.as 

 won by E. Jenkins, with a group of the 

 beautiful but little grown gesneras. Six 

 plants Lorraine begonia was won by 

 Thomas Page; E. Jenkins, second. The 

 group of orchids was captured by F. 

 Heeremans, a fine exhibit, Thomas Proc- 

 tor gaining first for twelve cattleyas. 

 John Donahue, gardener to Morris K. 

 Jessup, took first for six cattleyas, and 

 E. Jenkins for six Oncidium varicosuni. 



The carnations were fine and competi- 

 tion good. Twenty-four white, Thomas 

 Proctor first, F. Heeremans second; 

 twenty-four pink, conditions reversed. 

 Mr. Heeremans was first for twenty-four 

 dark pink. Mr. Jenkins was first for 



cedar is found to be the most satisfac- 

 tory. Another objection to wood is large 

 size, which reduces the amount of light. 



To meet the increasing demand for 

 better material, iron was introduced, and 

 has proven satisfactory; so much so that 

 iron posts are now almost exclusively 

 used in modern, up-to-date constructions. 

 The posts should always be set in con- 

 crete, the same as recommended for 

 wood. A cast-iron base may be used, 

 though it is not necessary, if care is 

 taken in setting the posts as recom- 

 mended. 



Another material used for posts is 

 cement. This, so far as lasting quali- 

 ties is concerned, cannot be excelled. 

 Strength also can be obtained by rein- 

 forcing with iron; but why add cement 



to the iron above ground at the expense 

 or light. 



Gutters in connected houses are an 

 absolute necessity, but for various rea- 

 sons I would not recommend their use in 

 disconnected, or on the outside walls of 

 connected houses. They may be made of 

 wood, iron or cement. Wood is the most 

 common — in fact, the only material used 

 until recent years. The constant expan- 

 sion and contraction, caused by the 

 changing conditions of heat and moist- 

 ure, soon start decay, loosen the joints, 

 and render the gutter unfit for one of 

 the uses for which it was made. Thor- 

 ough painting is beneficial, but not last- 

 ing. Again, wood being a nonconductor 

 of heat, does not absorb suflScient heat 

 from within the house to keep the gutter 

 free from snow and ice during cold 

 weather. 



In connected houses gutters usually 

 serve a three-fold purpose, being used as 

 a conductor of water, a walk in which to 

 work in making repairs, and for sills, or 

 the framework on which to build the 

 roof. Great strength is therefore re- 

 quired, as in all methods of construction, 

 with one or two exceptions, the gutter is 

 compelled to carry the entire weight and 

 strain of the roof; and, in order to do 

 this with the use of wood, large dimen- 

 sions are required, which is at the ex- 

 pense of light. 



In order to overcome the objections 

 made to wood, iron now is largely used 

 and with great success. Being a con- 

 ductor of heat, it absorbs suflScient from 

 within the house to keep the gutter free 

 from snow and ice in the coldest weath- 

 er. An objection is made to iron on ac- 

 count of the condensation which forms 

 on the inside. This, however, is over- 

 come by the use of an auxiliary gutter, 

 or what might be called a drip con- 

 ductor, which is placed beneath the gut- 

 ter proper. 



For strength we have in iron, either 

 for posts or gutters, the maximum with 

 the minimum size, part for part, which 

 admits of more light than any other con- 

 struction. There are many styles or 

 makes of iron gutters, all of which have 

 more or less good points. Where strength 

 is not need^ for the support of the 

 roof, a thin galvanized sheet-iron may 

 be used. In this case all that is neces- 

 sary is iron of suflScient strength to use 

 for a walk in making repairs. 



In constructions of this kind brackets 

 are used on the posts, a connecting pur- 

 lin running a few inches from and paral- 

 lel with the gutter, forming the frame- 

 work to which the bars or the roof are 

 attached. The gutter is attached to the 

 bars as in other constructions, but does 

 not carry any of the weight or strain of 

 the building. 



The use of cement for gutters is com- 

 paratively limited. Its lasting quality 

 is about the only redeeming feature. 



SHASTA DAISffiS. 



I have some seedlings of Shasta dais- 

 ies, strong plants in 2-inch pots. What 

 will be the most profitable disposal I can 

 make of themf Are they valuable for 

 cut flowers in winter! J. P. S. 



Plunge these plants in a coldframe for 

 the winter, or keep them in a very cool 

 house. They will not pay to force for 

 winter. Planted out in early spring, they 

 will give you lots of flowers next sum- 

 mer. W. S. 



Boone, Ia. — J. Loehrer is building a 

 new greenhouse. 



