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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



December 13, 



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BASSETT & WASHBIRN, 



LIFE OF BOILER AND PIPES. 



In answer to J. M.'s inquiry: The 

 life of a east iron heating boiler depends 

 very largely upon the care and condi- 

 tions under' which it is run. The aver- 

 age life is about ten years, although I 

 know of many which are still in use 

 after fifteen years' continuous use, and 

 others which- have given out after five 

 or six years' life. 



A cast iron boiler should have the 

 flues kept thoroughly clean, especially 

 during the summer, when not in use: 

 the ashes and cinders should be removed 

 from the fire box and ash pit, the en- 

 tire inside of the fire box and flues 

 swabbed over with crude oil, the smoke 

 pipe taken down and all fire and clean- 

 out doors left open so as to allow of a 

 free circulation of air to all parts; if 

 these precautions are taken you may 

 safely rely on getting twelve or fourteen 

 years' use from your boiler. 



The life of the cast iron heating pipes 

 is very long. I have never seen anj 

 which have worn out in active service. 

 Thf lifi' of tho wrought iron pipes is 

 like ilir liir "i the boilers, dependent 

 upi ii III! 'ill 111 inns of use. In a house 

 lijviii- i.Hi ili:iiiiage and with an occa- 

 sional li^^lit coat oif paint they will last 

 for very niany years, but if the ^aound 

 in the house is always wet and tlic pipes 

 never painted they will give out in live 

 or six years. 



HkNRY W. GlliDONS. 



New York. 



Greenfield, 0. — Theodore Miller, 

 formerly of Chillicothe, 0., has pur- 

 chased the greenhouse establishment of 

 Charles Pommert, here, and will take 

 full possession January 1. The place 

 contains about 5,000 feet of glass. Mr. 

 Pommert will go to Florida and engage 

 in business there. Mr. Miller has had 

 twenty-three years' experience in the 

 business, the last nine ye:irs with his 

 late father-in-law, William McKellar, 

 Chillicothe. 



Malta, O.— W. C. Scovell added 50 

 per cent to his greenhouse cap;>(ity this 

 season and is planning to double it next 

 season. His trade is steadily increasing. 



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E have a surplus of the following early stock and 

 until present supply is exhausted will sell at 

 special low prices. ^ J- J- Order at once if 



j you can use 

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Achyranthes Lindani and Cn^sii, 2^ in. 



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South 



Park Beauty, Verschafteltii and others, all 

 Rood beddinR sorts, ■L\i inch pots, $2.5i) 

 per 100. 



Clarodandron Balfaurii, :i inch pots. 



$8.00 per 100. 

 Araca Lutaacans, 3 inch pots, hne, $12.C0 



Heliotrapes, VA inch pots. The C^ar, $3.00 

 per liU: Louis Napoleon, $3.00 per 100; 

 .Mmc. Blonav, $1.00 per 100; Le Poitevine, 

 $1.00 per 100; Le Cid. $1.00 per 100; Violet 

 fjueen, $3.00 per 100. 



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sugainvillaa Glabra Sandariana, 



extra tine plants, 1 inch pots, $2.50 per 

 dozen; 5 inch pots, $3. CO per dozen. 



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$3.00 per 100. 

 Cuphea Platycentra, 2 inch pots, $3.00 



IHoonvinas. 1% i 



Asparaeus Spranfari, 3 inch pots, $5.00 

 per 11,0; 1 inch pots, $1U.00 per lOU. 



Dracaana Sandariana, 2K inch pots, 

 top cuttings, $8.0u per 100. 



MICHEL PLANT AND BULB CO. 



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