. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. OCTOBEH 2, 1913. The Florists'Review 17 SQUABE TILE BENCH SUPFOBTS. Novel ideas in greenhouse construc- tion are continually cropping out. Florists are exercising their ingenuity especially in regard to material for benches and supports. It was not long ago that benches of concrete were a aew thing. With their construction came the question of practical and last- ing supports. Among the various suc- cessful schemes was that of placing drain tile on end and filling with con- crete. From that it wias not a long step to using heavy square tile for ben

. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. OCTOBEH 2, 1913. The Florists'Review 17 SQUABE TILE BENCH SUPFOBTS. Novel ideas in greenhouse construc- tion are continually cropping out. Florists are exercising their ingenuity especially in regard to material for benches and supports. It was not long ago that benches of concrete were a aew thing. With their construction came the question of practical and last- ing supports. Among the various suc- cessful schemes was that of placing drain tile on end and filling with con- crete. From that it wias not a long step to using heavy square tile for ben Stock Photo
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. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. OCTOBEH 2, 1913. The Florists'Review 17 SQUABE TILE BENCH SUPFOBTS. Novel ideas in greenhouse construc- tion are continually cropping out. Florists are exercising their ingenuity especially in regard to material for benches and supports. It was not long ago that benches of concrete were a aew thing. With their construction came the question of practical and last- ing supports. Among the various suc- cessful schemes was that of placing drain tile on end and filling with con- crete. From that it wias not a long step to using heavy square tile for bench legs without any core of con- crete. This is the idea used by Heinl « Weber, of Terre Haute, Ind., in the construction of their new benches, which are shown in the illustration. Every bench at this plant is now of concrete, and, say the proprietors, a perfect suc- cess. As successful as the rest of the details are the legs of square tile. BELGIAN PLANT TBADE IN 1912. Consul H. A. Johnson, at Ghent, Bel- gium, in a commercial review of the Ghent consular district for 1912, has the following to say of horticultural conditions and the sale of plants: "It appears that horticultural condi- tions during 1912 were far from satis- factory, owing largely, it is claimed, to severe hail storms and the abnormally low temperature in this district during .June, while the reappearance of frost in September caused a suspension of nearly all transactions in the plant in- dustry. The demand for azaleas was weaker than during the preceding year, but this weakness was in a measure compensated for by a marked advance in prices. The demand for palms was active, especially toward the end of the year for young plants, so that, in order to fill their orders, horticulturists were in many cases obliged to purchase from abroad. Araucaria excelsa was in act- ive demand at remunerative prices, and the demand for laurel (bay) trees showed a decided increase at advanced prices, "A brisk trade wa