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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



AUGLST 29, laUl. 



BOILER AND PIPING. 



Wliat boiler capacity do I need to 

 licat the following houses: One -ZOxlGi 

 feet, 12 feet to ridge, soiitli side 4 feet, 

 all glazed; one 11x100, banked up on 

 botirsides to plate; one 18x63, connected 

 t(. lui-se house, 10 feet to ridge, sides 



In 



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 three 



\ns\ver to F. W.s inquiry as to 

 ty of boiler necessary to heat the 

 aVeenhouses described, I would ad- 

 vise a boiler, if manufactured especially 

 for greenhouse purposes, having a rated 

 capat-ity of maintaining GO degrees night 

 temperature in houses having 8,500 feet 

 of exposure, but if based on a dwelling 

 heating rating, one having a capacity 

 for 2.900 to 3,000 feet of radiation. In 

 proportioning the heating surfaces in 

 the greenhouses, provision should al- 

 ways" be made for the coldest night ex- 

 [)erienced in your vicinity, and as zero 

 weather is not unlcnown in your town, I 

 would advise at least one foot of radiat- 

 ing surface to every three square feet 

 of°glas3 exposure, or if you are willing 

 to force fire a little during the few ex- 

 tremely cold nights you experience, you 

 may reduce the ratio of heating surface 

 to one foot for everv 3* feet of glass 

 exposure. H. W. Gibbons. 



New York. 



radiating surface, but if of a pattern 

 manufactured principally for dwelling 

 heating, one liaMiij .' i.'l.'.l .apa. il\ nt 

 1,500 feet of ra.l.jinij -uiIjm , 



If you do nni ,n„w.n,|iha.- .■Mlargn,,;: 

 your glass area there would l>f M" e> 

 pecial need of a sectional boiler, but if 

 you have any idea of extending in the 

 future, I would suggest a sectional boil- 

 er which can readily be added to with- 

 out displacement of the original boiler 

 and one in which any section <'an be re- 

 moved easily at any time without dis- 

 connecting and displacing the whole 



One 4-inch main will readily feed 1..500 

 lineal feet of H-inch pipes. 



New York. H. W. Gibbons. 



Willow Grovi 

 L educating <n 



Park is playing a part 

 r peoi)lo in the love for 



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PHILADELPHIA. 



tweeu the busy "lu- i-aun.- nave 

 fallen off a little in in •'; .-J yi .l"/.en 

 is about as high as tlnv '.;". ami j.iett\ 

 fair ones can be had at ifi.'M 1"-'' ''""'"^ 

 short Beauties don't sell very well. Utli- 

 er roses are better in quality (the cool, 

 dark weather gave them a chance to de- 



PIPING. 



How many runs of 2-inch pipe would it 

 take to heat to 65 degrees a palm- 

 house 70x24, three-quarter span. Would 

 it be advisable to use three 1-iiich re- 

 turns to one 2-inch flow? I have plenty 

 of 1-inch pipe. ^• 



Assuming the house to be of the usual 

 proportions, having about 31 feet of glass 

 exposure in cross section, I would sug- 

 gest the use of 20 lines of 2-inch pipes 

 to produce a temperature of 65 degrees. 

 It would be possible to use the I-inch 

 pipes he refers to, for returns, but I 

 would not advise them, unless he has an 

 unusually deep boiler cellar, as the fric- 

 tion in the 1-inch pipes is so great as to 

 materially retard the circulation under 

 the ordinary greenhouse conditions of 

 boiler cellars, which place the top of the 

 boiler nearlv on a line with the circulat- 

 ing pipes. H. W. Gibbons. 

 "Xew York. 



velop ) , 

 quoted 

 times i 



leadir 

 about 

 .■51.50 



Asters 

 ers h; 

 are ri 

 The 1 

 Leo : 

 from 

 The 1. 

 $4 pe 



.,.,.,, ...iiiiliiii.ii I'.n- 'it '"1"! "I material 

 thai wnuM «nii\ Ml. MiMill^iii. could 

 he see them. The extreme neatness and 

 cleanjiness seen everywhere are remark- 

 able, considering the number of persons 

 who visit the place. 



The laiiiia, w. re excellent when I saw 

 them. Mil,- IhmI l„.iiig a sheet of bloom. 

 The ''craiiiiiiii^ and sage made rich ef- 

 fects? the beds being set o£f by velvety 

 grass. The large urns and rustic boxes 

 about the casino and lake are very 

 the casino were two tine 

 I beds of coleus of staiid- 

 inl \aii.ti.-. David Joyce, who for 

 liiaiix w H~ Ii.mI .harge of the Carpenter 

 iila.c al I Ml inaiitdwn, is in charge and 

 deserves great credit for the way he has 

 developed floriculture at this popular 

 resort. 



ST. LOUIS. 



iliowy. 



Phil. 



BOILER CAPACITY. 



What capacity of boiler do I need to 

 heat 2,800 square feet of glass to 60 de- 

 grees in zero weather? What style of 

 boiler is best in ease I later wish to in- 

 crease the amount of glass ? Will a sec- 

 tional boiler enable me to increase my 

 boiler capacity at smallest expense? 



How many "4-inch flow pipes and how 

 many li-ineh returns will I need? 



Pennsylvania. E. K. 



m replv to the inquiry of E. K. rela- 

 tive to hot water boilers for the heating 

 of houses containing about 2.800 sq. feet 

 of exposed glass to" a night temperature 

 of 60 degrees. I would suggest a boiler, 

 if made by parties whose chief business 

 is greenhouse heating appliances, having 

 a rated capacity of at least 1.100 feet of 



at ab'iui III.' -.line prices as 

 xMM I. I'.i iil.-iiiaiils are some- 

 l„,it -iip|iK ii ■^:i and $4 per 

 latiou- .11. a tiille more plen- 

 I'gh that is probably a mis- 

 nn, as there are not many 

 is asked for outdoor stuff and 

 ndoor. 



ire on the wane. Some grow- 

 e finished cutting, while others 

 it in the midst of their Semples. 

 .1 vall.-v i^ fine at $4 per 100. I 

 ,--,11 li'a- -ome verv fine stock 

 .1,1 .1,11 -.11- of Newport, R. I, 

 I ..ra.lr .'t this valley has brought 

 foo all summer and sold out 

 cleaiilv Hydrangea paniculata grandi- 

 ilorx is seen in quantity; selected long 

 stemmed flowers bring as high as $5 per 

 100 in limited quantities, while the 

 poorer stuff doesn't m.^vr wrll at ^2 and 

 $3 per 100. Job lot. .'t thi- Ih.urr are 

 not infrequently sei-ii. ^iiulax i- -c-aice 

 at 12 and 15 cents per string. 



■Various Items. 



Henry F. Michell has returned from a 

 two weeks' trip through New York and 

 Canada. He spent a few days at Buffalo 

 and speaks enthusiasti.-ally of the land- 

 scape efl'ect. at Ha' l^.ii. which he says 

 far surpass lli. (, .In, iiMan Exposition 

 (Please bow. .Mr. S.-..lt.) Mr. Michell 

 spent most of Ins time among the pea 

 growers of northern New York and m 

 Canada and reports the crops in fine 

 shape for next year's seed. One very 

 fine Canadian, considered both by the 

 crrower and Mr. Michell to be of unusual 

 merit, was purchased. It will be sent 

 out next season, probably under the 

 name of "Michell's Special Extra 

 Early." 



J. J. Styer, of Coneordville. is sending 

 in some nice outdoor carnations, Mrs. 

 Fisher and William Scott, to William J. 



s Forbes, of Portland. Ore.. 



Various Items. 



The situation is about the same as 

 reported last week. The dry spell is 

 still with us. Although we have had 

 several light rains they were not enough 

 to be of much benefit to the already suf- 

 fering outdoor stock. 



Quite a lot of roses of all kinds came 

 in the past week, especially short Beau- 

 ties and some fine long-stemmed ones, 

 but as trade is slow they sold cheap. 

 Signs displayed in downtown store win- 

 dows read "American Beauties with long 

 'stems, $1 per doz." Other roses sold 

 all the way from $2 to $4 per 100. 



Carnations are looking somewhat bet- 

 ter but are still very small and are sell- 

 ing at $1 per 100 for poor stock; any- 

 thing good goes up to $2. , , , , 



The retailers missed the hardy Hy- 

 drangeas this year, as they all burned 

 up from the heat and dry weather. Mr, 

 Sanders reports that he alone lost over 

 500 plants this year. 



Asters from the east are selling well, 

 as they are large and of good color. They 

 bring $1.50 per 100 and some fine ones 

 sell at $2. Home-grown asters are very 

 small and sell for little or nothing. 

 Smilax is about cut out and asparagus 

 takes its place just now. 



Walter Mott. representing H. A. Dreer 

 of Philadelphia, was in town in the in- 

 terests of his firm. Walter is booking 

 plenty of orders since the convention. 



Charles Ford, who represents A. Herr- 

 mann of New York, called on the trade 

 last w'eek. 



Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Weber spent a 

 week at Oakville, III, for the benefit of 

 Mrs. Weber's health. 



John W. Kunz is back at his post at 

 Berning's after a ten days' vacation. 



Willie Sanders is back in the employ 

 of Henry Berning. 



Arthur Ellison got back from the con- 

 vention after visiting Chicago. Arthur 

 says he called on Ed and Phil while in 



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