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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_17_1 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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December 14, 1905. The Weekly Florists^ Review. 229
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Latest Violet House of J. Yonder Linden, 35x200, One of tfie Largest at Rhinebeck, N. Y. the margin of profit smaller than it was last year. Already many growers are turning their attention to stock of some other flower for next year, and others even are wondering how they can keep on at all. There will be many places to rent next season, for a large part of those engaged in the business put up their houses on borrowed money and fore- closure is staring quite a number in the face. This may account to some of the commission dealers for the very great unrest which is apparent in the violet center. A Typical Establishment. George Saltford was the first grower to make a success of the violet in the section now so largely devoted to its cul- ture. He began to grow violets in 1884, and his son is still in the business at Khinebeck. One by one the plants have increased until the total is more than four score. As an example of the more successful ones the establishment of J, Vender Linden will serve. Mr. Vender Linden started in the busi- ness in 1901 with two houses, each 12x 150. In 1903 he built another house, 24x150, with side walls five and one- half feet high and glass in the south side, so constructed that it will make a very good carnation house. In this house the beds are eight feet wide, and he has a trolley arrangement running the full length of the house, so that it is not necessary for the picker to get off the picking board until he completes his task. In the spring of this year Mr. Vender Linden built the house shown in the accompanying interior view. It is 35x200, and the largest house in the violet region. It holds 14,000 violet plants. Construction and Heating. As may be seen in the picture, the iron posts carry eight flow pipes, all being at the same height upon adjustable sup- ports. These flow pipes are ten feet from the ground and are fed by one 5- inch main from which four 4-inch flows are taken and these in turn each supply two 4-inch flows the full length of the house. On each side wall there are four 4-inch returns, which gives a return for every flow. One line of pipe on each wall is placed close to the plate, to pre- vent ice from forming on the glass. The total radiation consists of 4,000 feet of 4-inch pipe, which will be enough for carnations or roses, for which the house can be used by simply putting in benches; the piping will not have to be changed. The house is heated by a No. 5 Kroes- chell hot water boiler which, with the above arrangement of pipes, gives an absolutely even temperature in all parts of the house. The boiler is forty-two inches wide, ten feet long and thirty- six inches high above the ash pit. The foundation is fourteen inches high, so that the total height of the boiler is only fifty inches. It has a capacity for maintaining a temperature of 70 degrees .in greenhouses of 12,000 square feet of exposure when it is zero outside. There are continuous ventilators on both sides of the ridge of this large violet house. On each side there is prac- tically one ventilator 3x200 feet. Each ventilator weighs over half a ton, but it is raised from one end without diffi- culty by a Wolf apparatus, made by A. Q. Wolf & Bro., Dayton, O. The glass ventilators in the sides of the house are in sections of fifty feet and are oper- ated with the Lord & Burnham worm gear machine. In the growing season, when top and side ventilators are opened full, the air circulation is so perfect as to keep the temperature about even with the shade temperature outdoors. j The square building at the left in the smaller picture is Mr. Vender Linden's ' boiler and work room on the lower floor, ! thg second story arranged for office and I sleeping rooms. In each house there is a j thermostat connecting with a bell in the ' night fireman's room, to give warning I should a house become dangerously cold or warm. In addition there are regis- tering thermometers in the houses to tell just what has happened each night. A propagating house 20x75 feet is now being built along the north side of the large house, the plates to be six feet from the ground. This house is to be used for young violet stock, it being Mr. Vender Linden's intention to grow 200,- 000 for next summer. The varieties are Marie Louise, Farquhar and Swanley White. The Proprietor. All of Mr. Vender Linden's houses were built without the help of carpenter or steamfitter. He is only 32 years of age, but had twelve years' experience in mechanics before starting at violet growing. He began work at the machin- ists' trade when he was only 15 years eld and is a skilled tool maker. At pres- ent he is growing 30,000 violet plants and is one of the largest as well as one of the most progressive and liberal mind- ed growers of the district. Cultural Methods. Asked to outline his cultural methods Mr. Vender Linden said: "In the fall, about October 1, we plow our sod and when possible stack it, using well rotted manure. By spring, when we take out all the eld soil in the beds, the compost is well in shape, ready to put in the houses for new planting, I commence early in March to make cuttings, which are only taken from the spring growth of runners, choosing those

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