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The Florists^ Review 



Si.iTi;.Mi.i;i: 1!'. l'.»l_' 



iipixn'tiiiiitv of ]iict uiiii.i: for its n\'idors 

 ill tlio course (»f the next few months. 



AN UP-TO-DATE PLANT. 



Rasmussen of New Albany Has It. 



It was liftt'cii ye.irs aji;o that An- 

 ders h'asniussoii started in the green- 

 house business at ]\'e\v Albany, Ind. 

 His »)riginal ranj^e consisted of about 

 .■i,()0() feet of glass, built after the most 

 approved style of that day, and as the 

 vears have eoni(> and gone he has added 



fDiivenieiices are features. A basement 

 ;!n.\;;u, as well as the lirst story, has 

 concrete lloors. except the ollice and 

 \estibule. The ollice is liOxliO, e<iuipl»ed 

 with all labor saving devices. The 

 I)uilding contains a garage [iOx'M feet 

 and packing room with 900 square feet 

 tloor space. The building is steam 

 heated and electric lighted throughout. 



The Refrigerating Plant. 

 Possibly the feature that will inter- 

 est the greatest number of growers is 

 the refrigeration. Ice has l)cen done 



New Service Building of Anders Rasmussen, New Albany, Ind. 



-l(adil\' to hi> pl;iiit. liiitil luiw it eni 

 liraces J 7."),0U0 sijuai'r feet of uptothe- 

 Miinuto glass, lie has kejit in tlie front 

 iif the procession, always employing the 

 latest ideas in hi^ constructio)! and 

 providing every facility for the pro 

 duction of high-grade stock. 



llis jiriiicipal crops ar<; roses and 

 <'arnati()iis. Imt a tCw thousand lilies 

 are forced and , ln\\ santheniunis and 

 bulbous stock are t'ltiidoyed as catili 

 .■ro]is or side lines. Practically all thi 

 -t0(d\ is sold at wholesale in Louis\ille, 

 Ky., but a retail business is done lo 

 '•ally, in New Albany auil surround i ii^f 

 town^. 



The New Service Building. 



Mr. b'asiiiiis><en ein])ioys about tiiirty 

 peoi'Ie, six of whom are Wdnu^n. lie 

 believes that, as plants are well laiou n 

 to di> their bi'^t onl\' under certain 

 working conditions, so men .mikI women 

 are sure to do more and better work 

 if their sui'rouuding-- are in kee]iMiL' 

 with up-to-date i.jcas. I'oi- this rca'^on 

 the coiar'oit ot' the enipjiiyee^ has liad 

 careful consideration in the planning 

 of the new ser\ iie bnildinL; put ii|i this 

 season, aiol shown in the aci-(»nipaiiy 

 Dig illusf r:it ions. It will >iand as a lio,' 

 I'Xainple ol' the inodeiai tendenc\ 

 towaid irri'proachable wdrl^inL; i-ondi 

 t ions. 



Tile new bniMiii^; i- :'.l\li"i tret. 

 iiUlIt of concl'ete I lui-k- nil :i ■ i ■ li .• r. ■! c • 



'oil ii'i.'it ion. Uii ihi- lir'si iIddi- are 1;m:i- 



lories, rtr., as Wi'll ;is a .||-rsv|||^ lotiiii 

 I'fir tiie wills rMiplo\cd. (In tJi,' ^ri-ioi'l 



lioor ;irr rradiii:; ;iiid lilli.aid id.pii;- 

 and bowlmt: alley, I'oi' the usr ,,t il|i> 

 employees. Srvcial s|,.,.|,||i^ .apart 

 nieiifs. Ii.a t h roier,- and ntliei iriixli'ii 



awa_N' \vith. < )n the liist llooi ,iie tlner 

 cold rooms, two Txblxs I'eet and one 

 lOxl.'ix*^, operated by a ref ri^i'rating 

 machine that stainls in tiie basement 

 dire(dl\' bidow the rooui<. Hnc df the 

 smaller rooms can be cooled to l'<'i de- 

 ;4rees, one to .'iU ilegrees anil the large 

 one to pt i|cL;recs. The cjircci expan- 

 sion sy>ti III, with holdo\e|- liiiiic tanks, 

 is used, an eii^ht horsr powci- :;.asii|iiii 



engine and ;i three and one-half tOff 

 compressor doing the work. The IhjIow 

 freezing temjieratures in two of th. 

 rooms jiermit the storage of lily bulbs, 

 valley pi [is, etc., in the place, and also 

 the storage of the season's supply of 

 ferns and other greens. The room car- 

 ried above 10 degrees is used for cnr 

 llowers. 



In sjjeaking of the cost of installn 

 tion and operation, Mr. Kasmuasett 

 said: "We run the machinery about 

 six hours a day in the hottest weather. 

 at a cost for oil, etc., of about 10 cents 

 l)er hour. The water for cooling is ruv 

 to the liquid fertilizer tank, saving 

 considerable expense. The man who 

 looks after the machinery when run 

 ning receives $:2.;>5 per day. Figuring 

 the cost of installation at about $2,20« 

 and interest on same, as well as depre 

 ciation on machinery, i should say it 

 costs us about ,$!'.. ")U per day for our 

 cooling and -'J.') pounds of ice which wc 

 make (ni'ry <lay, to be used for drink 

 ing water, paikiii-^, etc. That is in 

 dune, .lulv, .\u,i:ust ami September, thi 

 cooler months of ccnirse costing less 

 while in miihviutei, by opening thi 

 windows o\er iii^lit. there will be nf 

 expense wh,ite\iM' ilaili room ha^ 

 \al\('s, and i-aii lie iiin iiidepi'i:il"ntlT 

 as needrd. 'I'lie rooms liaxe .'i -i inch 

 cork board i nsiil.at ion. with 'j im li ce- 

 ment |ila-tei, and •an be washci oni 

 with a Im-i ;ii ;iii\ linic \\ ■■ have 

 ellollL;|| couliliL; spare to take rurc O' 

 the cuitpUT ot' wMU.uiHi leet ol' '.'kiss. 

 The stoik kee|is better than in the old 

 t'asliioneij Ice lio\, and \'. e would not s:r 

 li;ii i^ to that inetho.j it' it cost tvvii'i 

 tile jirice to install. The machinery 

 has not ;:i\eii th'' ieasi trouble sin'> 

 its inst.allat ion. ' 



The ret'ri^eiat loll \\;is installed b ■ 

 the Trininph be .M.a.hiiie <'o., (]incir 

 nati. 



The manul'aei iirei sii|, plies tht^ foi 

 lowing additional details ,.t' the reffig 

 erat in.L; api'urat Us: 



''The plant is of ilnei' ami one-ha]!'" 

 Ions' muiiinal ia|iacit.\. The amnioni:, 

 compressor is iioi-i/onta I. double acting 

 ha\ing a cylinder ol 'i im h bore and 8 

 inch stroke. The power is obtaineii 

 troiii a uas 'n;^!!!*' lomo'cted with the 



Corner of Mr, Rasmussen's Private Office. 



