Putnam patriot., 1916-10-27
A FLOWER FACTORY
Under 3o,OO0 Square Feet of Glass Men and Nature Cooperate in Beauty
 Production
The Andem Greenhouses Now Showing Forty Varieties of the faIi Fashion,
 Chrysanthemums


 Under 38,O00 square feet of glass the Andem Greenhouses are producing thousands upon thousands Of flowers. The blossoms are produced mainly for the wholesale market. They are sold to the retailers of Boston and by them 10 the consumer. 1t is business proposition requiring expert knowl- edge such AS few possess to produce the best and yet keep up the quantity production so that every available square inch Of space Is an asset to the owner. One may take exceptions to having such business called a"fower factory" but will at least have to ad- init that the production of flowers is ss much of a business as the production ofa yard of cloth, pair of shoes, or a package Of pins.
 While in the one the work Is done on noisy machines under skiiied hands. in the other Nature works quietly day and night, never demands more wages or shorter hours, but re- auires guidance in her task and assist snce in the maintenance of a proper place and proper atmosphere in which to work This Is the part that man plays. But what splendor she produces. If one hss been fortunate enough within the past week to visit the Andem Greenhouse, Putnam's large flower factory, and business en' terprise that is n credit to the city, he has seen the upright heads of thous- snds of beautiful blossoms of yarigated coIors, colors undeseribable, and shapes and sizes in great number. For It Is chrysanthemum time.
 Tuesday afternoon PATRIOT repre- sentative called at the greenhouse, was admitted and shown through the plant. To picture the beauty ot the flowers, to paint word portrait of the marvellous eolorings, or to tell how the various shaped blossoms appealed to the eye is an almost impossible task. The visit was made because the chry- santhemums are now in bloom. It was pretty sight 10 stand nt point of vantage and look for ITO feet along the heads of hundreds upon hundreds of ,yellow blossoms. Then to change .he point of view and with 1t the color. To repeat this several times until the brain became confused and pictured but a beautiful rainbow of soft tint,  without shape or plan.
 IL would seem to be the easiest way 10 describe the visit as 1t actually hap pened from the time the office was en- tered, like one would enter any faclo- " office, until the grounds were leit One feature, that other factories nave, was not apparent-the "No Admit tancen signs While there are no spe- clal days set aside Tor visitors they are welcome st any lime.
 As we entered the office the pro. prietor, C. S. Andem, wss doing up n boauet for customer, for the plant does retail ibusiness as -yell as a wholesale business, As soci Us he was at liberty The store room wns entered where hundreds of blossoms Of Varigpt- ed hues were waiting for the following day's shipment. 2,000 blossoms had gone to supply the Boston market the day before and more were to follow, In fact before the season closes it is ex- pected that 10000 of these fall flowers alone will be sent from this plant.
 While talking in the store room it was stated that there are forty varie' lies of chrysanthemums being grown here. One of the most fashionable and most sought colors Is known as Tints of Gold and these blossoms fit the name or vice versa. Other colors were bright yellow, white and pink. These for the large blossoms. The smaller ones cover larger range of colors. One of the most fashionable shapes is the Pompom. This blossom Is much sought this season. It's shades are many and sizes are varied.
 Stepping into one of the long glass covered roomS many smaller flowers were seen. Some looked like asters, some like big daisies, but 1t was stated that all were varieties of chrysanthe' muhls. Some of the varieties have only been raised in this country for the past three or four years being i'm. portations from England. While standing here Mr. Andem stated that there are only few really expert flower growers in the country. He deems himself fortunate in having one of the few in William Taylor, who has had years Of experience and been one of the most successful. This could readily be credited when one saw the hardy, healthy condition of the plants,
 The output of the greenhouse will more than double sthis year. When MT. Andem first took hold there were 5000 square feel under glass and now there are six times that many. Of course many other improvements have been made but they are not necessary of mention here. The flowers are dis posed of in Boston where MT. Andem has ,leased space in the flower ex. change with a salesman in charge.
 A step ,into smother room of the plant and the rose bushes were seen with the beautifully tinted buds. 2,0c0 have already been cut this month. The long-stemmed beauties are it to grace the mansions of millionaircs cl