. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. DECORATION DAY AT NATIONAL CAPITAL. (Decoration of Gen. Sheridan's grave, Arlington National Cemetery.) Market Gardening;. New Hampton, N. J.—Alonzo Bryan has built a new greenhouse to meet the increased demand for early vegetables. Newport, R. I.—The gardeners are thinning out their hot house grapes this week; the grapes have set especially well, and indications are for a large crop. Black Hamburgs and Muscat of Alexan- dria are the varieties grown here; it is hoped the fruit will sell at better prices than it di
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. DECORATION DAY AT NATIONAL CAPITAL. (Decoration of Gen. Sheridan's grave, Arlington National Cemetery.) Market Gardening;. New Hampton, N. J.—Alonzo Bryan has built a new greenhouse to meet the increased demand for early vegetables. Newport, R. I.—The gardeners are thinning out their hot house grapes this week; the grapes have set especially well, and indications are for a large crop. Black Hamburgs and Muscat of Alexan- dria are the varieties grown here; it is hoped the fruit will sell at better prices than it did last year. Referring to a note in a recent num- ber of the American Florist describing the method of heating a mushroom celler atWhittnsville, Mass., George McWilliam writes that the heating is done by hot water circulation on the same principle as ordinary greenhouse heating. The water is heated by an electric wire arrangement, a contrivance of Mr. McWUliam's own devising. Ideal Vegetable House. Ed. Am. Florist:—What is the ideal house in which to grow a full line of early vegetable plants? Please give dimen- sions, the best heating and piping and the kind of benches. I want to grow at least 500,000 early cabbage and cauli- flower plants and one to two million celery plants, beside pepper, eggplants and tomatoes in proportion. I expect to grow radishes and lettuce in the fall, but what could be grown in the summer? I would also build a propagating house for bedding plants and carnations. The thermometer can go 20° below zero. There are some trees for a wind-break some distance away. L. M. If the houses are to be used principally for the growing of plants, I would sug- gest that they be made either eighteen or twenty-seven feet wide. This will provide for side benches 3V2 feet wide and center benches with a width of 7 feet. Glass would be desirable in the walls for two feet below the plate, in which case the posts should be five feet aboveground. If glass is not used i
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