Jui.v 7, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Inside Glazed Iron-Bar Greenhouse of the Herms Floral G)., Portsmouth, Ohio. 



something new to talk about, and is a 

 good example of — your temper. 



Another thing, Mr. Employer; when a 

 man wants to talk to you regarding the 

 question of salary, don't laugh it off, 

 or put him off with no definite under- 

 standing. He is entitled to courteous 

 treatment; if you can afford to increase 

 his salary — and he is worthy — do so, 

 and you Avill be repaid a hundred per 

 cent. If you can't afford it, tell him 

 why; don't fool him. Your own repu- 

 tation is always at stake. I mean the 

 reputation you bear with the men. 



It is a fine test of your manners, Mr. 

 Employer, to fail to acknowledge a 

 pleasant "Good morning" when you 

 enter your place of business. The atmos- 

 phere seems so inspiring during the rest 

 of the day! One more thing, Mr. Em- 

 ployer: Whenever a man happens to 

 break something, proceed to give him a 

 tongue-lashing. It improves the work- 

 men 's environment! Not! 



There 's a lot to this question, all 

 right. 



The best I can say is: Think, Mr. 

 Employer, of your men. Put yourself 

 in their place, and things may seem 

 different. And to you, Mr. Employee, 

 work for the Boss' interest at all times. 

 Let harmony prevail in your relation 

 with the other fellows — and you '11 be 

 happy. F. K. B. 



WINTER STOCKS. 



Will you please inform me whether 

 double white stocks can be grown 

 profitably in the winter? If so, in what 

 temperature should they be grown and 

 when should they be started to have 

 flowers bv Thanksgiving and Christ- 

 mas? ' C. M. W. 



If, however, you have a good local 

 trade, calling for this class of flowers, 

 they would probably pay you well. Sow 

 seeds of any of the winter-blooming 

 sorts early in August for Thanksgiving, 

 and in the middle of the same month 

 for Christmas. A night temperature in 

 winter of 45 to 50 degrees is suitable. 

 The latter figure should not be ex- 

 ceeded. C. 



FORMULA FOR PUTTY. 



A subscriber wants to know "the 

 formula for a greenhouse putty, for use 

 in a putty bulb, that will not run in 

 warm weather or heave in cold weather 

 and that will be pliable at all seasons." 

 Can anyone supply it? 



Stocks for winter flowering are only 

 fairly profitable. The sale for them in 

 the big markets is somewhat limited in 

 winter, but improves toward spring and 

 is especially good for Memorial day. 



AN INSIDE GLAZED HOUSE. 



Home-made greenhouses are the ex- 

 ception, now that the manufacturers of 

 structural material have reduced their 

 business to an exact science. They fur- 

 nish mill work that goes together with 

 the utmost ease, while the quality of 

 the material and the prices made pos- 

 sible by a large output make it practi- 

 cally out of the question for the local 

 planing mills to compete. But now and 

 then some grower builds a house for 

 himself to work out some long cherished 

 plan, now and then achieving a result 

 of such practical character that the 

 ideas employed come into general use. 



There are several points of special in- 

 terest about the house built by the 

 Herms Floral Co., Portsmouth, O., and 

 shown in the accompanying illustration. 

 The roof construction, on which a pat- 

 ent recently has been granted, embodies 

 inside glazing with a cheap form of 

 iron roof construction, using glass 16x 

 •48, with no putty. Wood is steadily 

 dropping out of greenhouse construc- 

 tion. Perhaps the day will come when 

 cypress will be so scarce other roof ma- 

 terials will become a necessity. At any 

 rate, the Herms house, which contains 



no wood whatever, not in walls, benches 

 or even in ventilating sashes, is inter- 

 esting as a step in that direction. Mr. 

 Herms describes the house as follows: 



"The picture does not show the ven- 

 tilators, which are not quite completed, 

 but will be of small galvanized iron 

 frame and will add no noticeable shade 

 to the house. We used ordinary tee-iron 

 bars, l%x3/16, and the glass is butted 

 and laid underneath, using double 'V 

 galvanized iron drip conductors to sup- 

 port the glass, and secured by brass 

 thumb screws. There is no drip to this 

 roof, and leakage is trifling, though no 

 putty or filling of any kind is used. 

 Lead washers are used to butt the bot- 

 tom lights, and though last winter was 

 a severe one, we had no cracked glass, 

 showing perfect allowance for expan- 

 sion. This method may not be prac- 

 ticable on wide roofs, where purlins are 

 necessary, but we see no advantages 

 over the short span, as the heavier ridge 

 and purlins make up for the small iron 

 gutters. There is no climbing over the 

 roof, and the glass can be laid in half 

 the time of the tack-and-putty methods. 

 We have two lights 16x48 on a side, 

 which means only one butt, and this can 

 be made a good one, and large glass is 

 laid quicker. You can readily see the 

 danger by blowing out of glass is elim- 

 inated by this method, as the pressure 

 is uniform along the bars and there is 

 no putty to crack off, leaving the tack 

 pressure against the glass. I also wish 

 to emphasize that this roof was de- 

 signed for cheapness as well as for 

 durability, and so far is no disappoint- 

 ment. ' ' 



The smaller illustration shows the 

 Herms plant as it appears from the 

 Chillicothe pike. The location is three 

 miles north of Portsmouth. 



Hingham, Mass. — John Bresnahan is 

 conducting a flower stand in the rail- 

 road station. 



