New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01

plains why even the most skilful amateurs. whose
Greenhouse space IS limited 50 seldom meet WIN IN
roses, roses and other flowers, in the same house
Mr. Person has long got beyond making any such
The parallel ranges of ".hree-quarter
span structures each SOi feet long run east ana
not cast even the least shade upon another In
winter. central corridor, 10 feet wide, with
benches on each side Of a four foot passageway
connects Them and in a capacious brick tunnel IN
der its floor run the great steam mains, ana re-
great boiler-rooms sunk deep under ground. and
out OF sight on the north sides of two OF the
which are practically he quarterspans absent from
me others me Wnole arrahse1nt,1t Is S'ot ca Iii
very conveniently, and without even momentary IN
Aad with ike ease. more propagating space may
BE- added to meet growing requirements The height
of the north wall Of each house from ground
glass. is feet inches. Of the south wall feet
inches boarding. and feet inches sde-sash above
Is d feet inches. which gives to the southern slope
Of roof pitch Of 50 degrees. and to the northern
steel. The sides, where they hot glass. are of
two thicknesses of lumber, with rosin-sfzed paper
inches, double thick. Those in the first four houses
erected are French but on the three OF the later
perior quality, since natural 2 5 has been employed
inch thick and three inches wide bedded in con-
crete foundations, bent at the plate joined at the
me purlins, connecting the rat,ers ana supporuhhS
the sashbars are angle-irons ~ by inches, To-
sation of moisture on the glass may fan upon the
plants. Cypress sashbars ] by IA inches. rabbeted
for the glass and supplied with drip grooves to
carry away condensed moisture, are employed; ana
the glass is bedded in putty. Tapped and held in
place by shoe nails Al the wood and metal parts
to Increase by reflection the light which floods the
interiors, until scarcely realize that there
are even thrcady lines Of shade from the opaque
portions OF the roof The dying philosopher, whose
last words call for Light. More Light!'
expressed the sentiments Of the practical florist
whose great anxiety especially II he - growing
& % no fD iuCrea
the least perceptible degree, his supply OF that
necessary element in the dreaded dark days Of De-
cember and January. These seven rosehOuses mark
steps In the evolution accomplished by American
inventive genius toward attainment Of perfection
In this particular The first four, erected in 1899.
were great advance upon any preceding them,
owing 10 their substitution OF light and strong
forms Of steel and iron for the clumsy shade throw
structons formerly employed. But in the three
since built notably in the latest. which Is rot yet
Their on an important line to which Paul Person
the brother IN practical charge Of the greenhouses
gave his attention. An eyesore and grievance 70
florists has always been the bulky mass made by
the slshbars facing an1 caves along the front OF
the house. exactly az the point where its heavy
shadow was most Injurious in winter. when the sun
son way 20 get rl of. but the constructors
nlnfy afraid Of too radical progress all at once,
the structure with partial adoption OF his IDEAS.
~ they compromised all the woodwork along the
front caves IS done away with; the perpendicular
glass Of tho front butts UP eight against the glass
Of the sloping roof and the latter projects SUM-
ctnuy far TO carry drip wei beyond the wall.
tained 70 hold the sashbar and supposedly
strengthen the structure this point But even
this M Pierson deems unnecessary, and he has
of the newest house built without that purln, 50
that from the low solid wall up 20 the ridge there
Is nothing but the absolutely necessary sashoars
line of shade His new way seems 70 nave all the