The Weekly Florists' Review* 



495 



Holland; A. L. Vaunhaii, of Chicago and 

 New York; K. M. Parniclco, of Pictou, 

 Ont.; Mr. Spero. talking baskets, and 

 Mr. Koberts, talking jardin-icrcs. 



X. V. Z. 



THE BURNHAM BOILER. 



The ■■|;iii iiliiiiii ' lioilri. i.ir steam and 

 hot wai.i IhMiiiiL', whhli IS the subject 

 of oiu illii-i 1 ,1 1 I ill-, will uird iro intro- 

 duction 111 Ihc yiciiihuusu trade, as this 

 boiler has been well known during the 

 past years under the name of Lord 

 & Burnhani Company's scctimial heater. 

 Owin- lo ill.- ill ivaM.l .1,111,11,-1 In, these 



.creuM' 

 impr,, 



apprfciati',1 l,y tli,- tnule in ^i'ii,ial. 



One of the 'must important f.Mtures in 

 the new "Burnliam" boiler is the meth- 

 od of connecting the sections. This is 

 accomplished by means of a cast iron 

 nipple, turned "with a slight taper, the 

 sections being bored out to correspond. 

 As both section and iii|,|,l,' m, li,ir,'d to 

 template it makes ili,' -.-ihiii- inter- 

 changeable and faiiliiair- i h. , : , .tion 

 of the boiler, at tl,,' ~aiii,' nm,- -, curing 

 a perfect ami hi-tiiij inint. The nip- 

 ples and sell, n- n. ni.i.l,. of the same 

 material, tlm- h.i.Iiiil; .racking caused 

 by unequal i\pausiuii .iiid contraction. 



It can readily be seen that this boiler 

 has a large amount of direct fire sur- 

 face, which chiefly consists of three tiers 

 of triangular arms. The lowest tier of 

 arms is the smallest, the second larger, 



The Burnham Boiler. 



the third being the largest. By tliis ar- 

 rangement the rays of heat strike all 

 the arms equally, thus making the di- 

 rect surface of high efficiency. The up- 

 ward incline of the arms towards the 

 center and hottest parts of the boiler 

 insure a rapid circulation to the outlet, 

 which helps to secure very economical 

 .results. The products of combustion 

 rise upward and after striking against 

 and surrounding all of the arms pass 

 over the fire wall section, then down- 

 wards and up between the baffle and rear 

 sections. This form of indirect travel 

 secures the maximum economy with the 

 minimum of friction, as no matter how 

 long the boiler may be the indirect travel 

 is the same, thus adapting even the 

 largest boilers for a low draught prcs- 



shaking and dumping pattern, and so 

 constructed that the air circulates free- 

 ly around every part, thus affording the 

 least possible chance for warping or 

 burning out. 



Lord & Burnham Company, owing to 

 the large and increasing demand for 

 their boilers, has found it necessary to 

 erect a new boiler shop. This has been 

 furiuslie.l with Utc most uindern ma- 

 clnicix- f..r tl..' ma 'Mil I.I 111. • ..f boilers. 

 •Ilii- .. m|.aii> 1-. ih. i.'i..).'. .vcn better 

 |,r,'|.aii..| I hail K. i.i,' I., i.ik, ,are of all. 

 orders and to make prompt shipments. 



Cleveland. 0. — The Grant-Wilson 

 Floral Co. has been incorporated with a 

 capital stock of $25,000. 



tliat down to fiO cents for the poorest. 

 Good ordinary carnations range from 

 $1.50 to $2.50, with fancy at $3 to $4, 

 and some red Bradts bringing $5 at Bas- 

 sett & Washburn's. On the other hand, 

 Seotts and McGowans sell as low as $1 

 to $1.25. 



Peter Reinberg is cutting some select 

 Golden i;al,'. Ilial I, ring as high as $12. 



I!iis-,,'ii A Wa-liluiru are cutting some 

 really liii. 1,1. ...m- of Liberty and the 

 best 's,.ll al -ri.", a hundred. 



I'.ulhoiis stock is still moving very 

 sl,,wly and we hear of sales of good tu- 

 lips and daffodils at as low as $2 a hun- 

 dred, which must be very discouraging to 

 the growers. 



Last Saturday violets were being sold 

 by the fakirs on the street at 5 and 10 

 cents a bunch, which tells the violet 



Various Items. 



At the meeting of the Florists' Club to- 

 morrow (Friday) evening, Mr. Benjamin 

 Durfee, of the American Rose Company, 

 Washington, D. C, will display blooms 

 of his White Golden Gate roses and will 

 probably favor the members with a talk 

 on the growing of the Golden Gate. The 

 program also includes papers on "The 

 Easiest Way to Force Lily of the Val- 

 ley," by August Jurgens and H. N. 

 Bruns. 



A meeting of the executive committee 

 of the Horticultural Society of Chicago 

 was held last Monday afternoon and the 

 work of prepariiiLT f,ir the annual exhi- 

 bition next N..1. i > I- -larted. The 



preliminary ] . . : ; aIII be issued 



at an early .lai. I . mittee to pre- 



pare same con.-);i,-. .. i .\l,.-irs. E. Buett- 

 ner, .John Reardou and W. J. Smyth. 



Mr. C. M. Dickinson, manager at E. H. 

 Hunt's, left last Sunday for the east for 

 a week's stay. 



Mr. E. Buettner leaves next Sunday 



