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TheWeekly Florists' Review^ 



HEATING. 



1 am coateniplating piiUing in a lieat- 

 ini; ainiaratus. Will you kindly tell me 

 (l]r(iii.i,'h the Review how large a boiler 

 I must have and what boiler you would 

 advise me to take? 



I have two houses. One is 15x50, long 

 span to the south, which is 10 feet; side 

 walls 4 feet, center 8 high. The second 

 house is even span, 46 feet long by 10 

 wide and 4 feet wall, which 1 have been 

 heating with 1-inch pipes with a coil in 

 stove with good satisfaction. I think I 

 would prefer 2-ineh pipes for the one 

 house, and how many feet of pipes would 

 I need? 



I intend to make this house an even 

 span some day, so I want the boiler 

 large enough to heat both houses. 



How much would it cost to juit in such 

 an apparatus? C. J. L. 



In replv to the inquiry of C. J. L„ I 



,v,.„l.l vii-'-t for tlio ']„•■^ruv: of the 



'' ' "'■ "'" '' ' ' " ill] I ni-_. ^|,:ni to the 



>"iii !i. .1 'II.. ;i".: L'iii-- "II I Ih' I .iiif only, 

 ]ii liiM- lit _' in.li wriiiiL'lii iii'ii pipes, 

 and lor Ih.- house 40 feet 1., I- .. - ,miI, 

 glass on the roof only, i> [.h. n. Ii 



pipes. It would be inip(>--i' I i i iw-r 

 you as to the arrangement lI iniiiiu lu 

 detail without having plans of tlic build- 

 ing as a guide for the complete lay- 

 out of the piping, and it would not be 

 possible to state the cost of such ap- 

 paratus without making a full diagram 

 of the piping and fittings which would 

 be necessary. 



In the matter of boilers, we would ad- 

 vise a hot water boiler having a manu- 

 facturer's rating of capacity of at least 

 (iOO feet. The boiler should have ample 

 fire and combustion space and be free 

 from all contracted flues, having flues of 

 long travel and liberal area. The grate 

 surface of such a boiler would be about 

 518 inches. H. W. Gibbom.s. 



New York. 



SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



This city promises to be well repre- 

 sented at the Buffalo convention, and 

 al.so at the meeting of the National 

 League of Improvement Associations 

 which immediately follows the S. A. F. 

 gathering. 



A committee representing the league 

 visited Buffalo and completed a num- 

 ber of convention arrangements. Mr. 

 W. A. Adams very kindly agreed to 

 handle the hotel reservation bus'iness for 

 the leagues. Florists may direct all 

 improvement convention inquiries to 

 Mr. Adams. The banquet hall had al- 

 ready been reserved for the three days 

 of business and pleasure planned for the 

 league delegates and others interested. 



Platform addresses, with magnificent 

 stereopticon illustrations, will make the 

 Monday and Tuesday evening meetings 

 of y.iir inliic-t. The day programs will 

 imlihl.' ini-iiH .< sessions, the school of 

 mriliiiil- mill \i:,ils to Buffalo parks and 

 exiiuMtiiui .vniinds. These visits will 

 be prefaced in the convention by state- 

 ments of the tchnieal points to he ob- 

 served. 



S]ii-rific :iiiiiinincement of topics and 

 s)ic':ikri~ will 1,0 made shortly. The 



]iiaii:i;jr Ill piiposes to extend a formal 



invHiiti.iii 1.1 s. A. F. members who may 

 remain over for the league meeting. The 

 trade will doubtless receive good returns 

 from tlie arec])tance of this invitation. 

 Certainly a first hand knowledge is desir- 



able for dealers who wish to use the im- 

 provement interest in furthering their 

 own business. 



S. A. V. members desirous of visiting 



Chautauipia in ccmiieetion with the Buf- 

 falo tn|. «ill liiHl lol.l.-il i re-l ill 1.- 



niaiiiiiiLj O'l i'"- Km-H' iniu'iiloin .nei 



those X\ ll' -|ir,lL ;lllil ll-li'll .llll lll'J ■liii- 



proveiiimi li.is.' Hiui..l;u. \ii^ii-l L.tli, 



at the |.i ei ;i-.riMl.lv. i'mi. Zeiililin, 



of Cliii. !■.;.. I nneiMU. :iii,l All. I!. L. 

 Shuey, ol Dayton, will be tlie cliief at- 

 tractions. 



By the way, it may interest many 

 readers to learn that improvement days 

 and lectures an h, mj |il:oeil on a num- 

 ber of the MiiiiiiMi ( hi III iiuqua pro- 

 grams. Mouin I ij!i .Mil nther assem- 

 blies propose ul_:;.^ili/.lll^ ;i.ssembly im- 

 provement associations, and Devil's 

 Lake, S. D., plans a careful though not 

 expensive landscape gardening scheme 

 for the assembly grounds. These points 

 may ofl'er some business for several en- 

 terprising floral merchants. 



The league is sending out to editors, 

 real estate and paint men, agricultural 

 fair boards, architects and others, 3,000 

 copies of a notice reading as follows: 



"The following reproduction of a hand 



circulated by the Springfield (Ohio) Impi 



' League may be suggestive of a 





feasible 



well-known citizen, such as Andrew Carnegie 

 or John H. Patterson offers the prizes- in 

 others an interested business firm provides the 

 awards for the sake of its emploves and neigh 

 bors, as has been done bv the Cleveland Chrf 

 Iron Company and the "Webtinkh )us \ii Pi ^ke 

 Company. Goodrich H u I \ e 



land, and Fir.^t Presl t l 1 



ton, have made the pii^ In 



neighborhood work Imi i 



in many cases, newsp u I i i Is 



men, architects ant paint dealers in particular 

 together with pubishers county fair boards 

 and business men in general, may find this a 

 popular promotive scheme. 



"Then follows a list of awards, including of- 

 fers to the janitors of school and other public 

 buildings: lawns where property is owned or 

 rented, with separate classes for occupants re- 

 ceiving salaries more or less than twelve hun- 

 dred a year, and extra prizes to the boys and 

 girls having the most attractive flower, beds." 



Since the above was first printed I 

 understand that both the Chicago 

 Tribune and the Cleveland Leader have 

 joined the ranks of prize givers. If 

 florists will mail or hand copies of this 

 circular to local business men or pub- 

 lishers, they may get the prize idea 

 started without expense to themselves. 

 The Improvement League will send you 

 the copies needed without charge. 



Ev.\RT Grant. 



A GOOD THING. 



The classified advs. are a good thing. 

 It is easy to find just what is wanted, 

 and I think it is only a matter of a lit- 

 tle time before people generally will 

 realize this. — S. M. Habblson, Danville, 

 K.y. 



MANY TIMES OVER. 



I should feel very much lost willinut 

 the Review. During the past year it has 

 paid for itself many times over. G. P. 

 Moore, Ocean City, N. J. 



CAN'T DO WITHOUT IT. 



I cannot do without your valuable pa- 

 per. — H. W. Farmer, Anderson, Ind. 



BUFFALO HOTELS. 



The Buffalo Florists' Club have undertaken 

 to arrange for the accommodation of all vis- 

 itors who expect to attend the convention of 

 the S. A. F. In Buffalo. 



Willie It Is true that hotel rates will be 

 liiKhor than usual, there are any number of 



Providence, R. I. — The residence and 

 household goods of Mr. H. Almy were 

 destroyed by fire June 1. 



portion of 

 (i.ims can be had for $1 and 

 on. and in many breakfast 

 desired, while other places 



The hotel committee have a list of hou 

 and hotels with the rates, and any person 

 persons wishing to engage rooms 





ired in advance by addressin_ 

 chairman of the committee, W, A, Adams, 

 479 Main street, Buffalo. N. Y., stating 

 whether they want accommodations at hotel, 

 apartment or private house, with or without 

 breakfast, and the number of persons desiring 

 accommodations together. It will be neces- 

 sary to Inform the committee early, as they 

 have the refusal of several apartments for 

 the week, where from one hundred to one 

 hundred and fifty can be accommodated In one 

 place. 



nunlcate with 



S. A. F., as 



D the Buffalo 



accommodate the visitors, which the 



nmittee are willing to do, providing 



hotel 



Street car facilities are excellent, the res- 

 taurants plentiful and rates reasonable. No 

 one will be overcharged at any place, and 

 with the above desirable apartments and pri- 

 vate houses every one will be taken care of 

 If they notify the commlttPe In time. 



THE COMMITTEE. 



CHICAGO TO BUFFALO. 



tlon of the Society of Amerl- 

 Dan Florists at Buffalo next August, to issue an 

 announcement to the members and the trade in 

 general that It hopes to secure especially ad- 

 vantageous terms and accommodations this 

 year and that the larger the party the better 

 the chances of securing the greatest considera- 

 tion from the transportation lines. 



The annual convention of the S. A. P. and 

 the Pan-American Exposition combined will no 

 doubt prove a great drawing card and the at- 

 tendance will unquestionably be large. 

 If It could be known definitely in advance just 

 about how many will compose the party from 

 Chicago, so the committee could name an ap- 

 proximate number with some degree 



Will you therefore notify the committee — 

 First— Whether you are reasonably certain of 

 attending the convention and intend traveling 

 with the club's special party? 



Second— Whether you hope to join the party 

 but are uncertain of being able to do so? 



Third- Whether you have made up your mind 

 that you cannot attend this year? 



Please address reply to any one of the com- 

 mittee as below. 



G. L. GRANT, 

 334 Dearborn Street. 

 P. J. HAUSWIRTH, 

 223 Michigan Avenue. 

 B. F. WINTERSON, 

 Chicago, May 3, 1901. 45 Wabash Avenue. 



Remember your employes have birth- 

 days. Also remember that there is noth- 

 ing else so mutually profitable for you to 

 give them as a copy of the Florists' 

 Jlanual, by Wm. Scott. The price is 

 $.5.00 a copy delivered. 



A Cross-Bred Diantiuts. — An Eng- 

 lish gardener has effected a cross be- 

 tween the carnation and the sweet Wil- 

 liam. 



H.ivrkisbdrg, Pa. — The green houses 

 of .J. D. Brenneinan were entered one 

 night recently and all flowers in condi- 

 tion to cut were stolen. 



Toledo, 0.— The Toledo Seed Co. is to 

 be organized with a capital sio, k of .S-!."i.- 

 000. The organizers are K. L. liiuge, 

 F. 0. Paddock and Jas. Hodge. 



Highland, N. Y. — R. H. Decker is 

 Iniilding several houses. 



Hartford, Conn. — John Coombs will 

 add two new houses, each 30x150. 



Ira, 0. — Kate Cranz has started in the 

 business here. 



