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The Florists' Review ' 



ir^EB«ttAUY O, 1913". 



FACTS 



Questions and Answers No. 2 



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Q. What proof have you that Cypress is more durable for c^eenhonse work? 



A. There are a number of proofs. In the first place. Cypress grows in a damp, humid «itmos- 

 phere, under conditions very similar to those of a greenhouse. The trees are very slow in gr-owlng, 

 requiring about 200 years' growth before tree is large enough to cut timber. The lumber ms of a 

 flue grain and the U. S. Government in its report says, "The wood is slightly resinous aa«d it is 

 very durable in contact with soil." Some of the logs dug from alluvial deposits in -the 8\i?vatnps 

 along the Gulf of Mexico and sawed into lumber are estimated to be 30.000 years old. Theplnysical 

 properties of the wood alone shows its great strength and durability, but there are thousa Tids of 

 actual cases where it has been used and found to be in truth "the wood eternal." 



At Greenwich, Conn., Cypress shingles laid in 1640 are still in use today and in good ^ condi- 

 tion. Another in Broolilyn, N. Y., still in use after 228 years. Another at Clifton, Staten Jtsland, 

 200 years, and so on it goes. In foreign countries, some Cypress exterior woodwork has l>-een in 

 use over 1200 years. The New Orleans Cypress water mains were in good condition after lOO years 

 of use. Headboards on graves have been so wAl preserved after 140 years that letters wen^ still 

 legible. •'^'. "• 1^ 



Now to come closer home. Cypress sash made by this Company in J868, 45 years aero, are 

 still in use on a greenhouse in Des Plaines, 111. Cypress sash bars furnished to Jacob Fries, 

 Bethlehem, Pa., have been in use over 30 years, and he is still our customer. Cypress gutteirs fur- 

 nished Bassett &l Washburn, Hinsdale, 111.. 22 years ago are being used again in their new range 

 of 1 2 houses, and you may be sure the boards are as sound as the day they were put up. It is 

 really remarkable that there should be any doubt on this very important question of th^ best 

 lumber for greenhouse woodwork. 



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Q. Is Cypress more expensive than other kinds of greenhouse woodwork? 



Ml. Yes. It costs 'more for the lumber. The waste cutting out the sap must be paid for bjs^ you. 

 It is a diflScult lumber to handle, and must be machined slowly to get a good smooth job. ^es, it. 

 costs more and it is worth it. « ' 



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