October 9. 1902. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



639 



New^Store of Chapin Bros,, Lincoln, Neb. 



ground, and none beneath a bench, and 

 it looks as if he is right. 



It may interest some to know how 

 these acres of beds are built. Two 

 pressed bricks are laid flat-ways and 

 lengthwise and form the exterior of 

 beds ; then soil is filled in and firmed 

 to level of top brick ; ' then the three- 

 inch drain tile is laid across the bed to 

 the exterior edge of brick; then an 

 edging of concrete is made about li 

 inches high by li. or a trifle thicker. 

 Now is this not as near a permanent 

 bed as it is possible to make? I in- 

 quired "Why the brick and soil below 

 the tile?" and the answer was it raised 

 the benches slightly and the plants did 

 better than when the tiles were on a 

 poor, hard soil, or cement, or boards. 

 To convince me of that I was shown a 

 bed of Liberty where the tile had of 

 necessity to be laid on plank, and side 

 by side the bed was continued with tlie 

 tile on soil. The difference was so 

 great that it was hard to believe that 

 they were of the same age. The soil 

 beneath the tile was not prepared rose 

 soil — just ordinary sub-soil without 

 manure. All the new ranges are after 

 this fashion, both houses and beds, so 

 I need say no more about construction. 



Ninety thousand carnations are 

 planted and a great variety is grown. 

 Of roses the largest quantity is Brides- 

 maids, Brides, Cusin, Morgan and a 

 sport of Cusin. The Canadians always 

 could grow Perle and to perfection and 

 here you see them growing like willows 

 in June. A bed of Meteor 840 feet long 

 and the plants three feet high is a 

 grand sight. 



My attention was drawn particularly 

 to a bed of Maids growing the second 

 year in four inches of soil on tile. They 

 had been cut rather severely down this 

 summer but were now three feet high, 

 and for quantity of vigorous growth, 

 buds and flowers, I have never seen the 

 equal. Beauties are grown largely and 

 the earliest planted in fine shape. 



A range Just completed and planted 

 with carnations is also awe inspiring. It 

 consists of thirteen houses, each 225 

 feet long. Tliere are houses of smilax 

 and asparagus, mignonette, violets and 

 lots of mums, all in good order. 



But my two hours were up and only 

 left me time to walk along a trench on 

 a lO-inoh steam pipe to see the heating 



of the newest range. It consists of 

 twelve 15-horse power boilers, a brick 

 smoke-stack 100 feet high and 12 feet 

 at the base. They don't believe in big 

 boilers — all automatic stoking — down 

 draft from every boiler into a big pipe 

 which leads to the smoke-stack. The 

 ashes, as they come out, go down a 10- 

 inch i)ipe into a conveyor, which is in 

 a tunnel large enough to walk in. An- 

 other great brick building is going up, 

 some 100 by 75, and Jiigh enough for a 

 church. That's to store coal. I don't 

 know, but I hope that Brampton is not 

 dependent on Pennsylvania for coal, 

 and I am truly sorry we are. 



If this is not a model place, I never 

 saw one. And now, gentlemen, in coii- 

 clusion, you must see it to realize the 

 vigor and health of the roses and other 

 stock they grow there. I was exceed- 

 ingly plad to meet the bright Mr. Dug- 

 gan. And for a final conclusion I want 

 the Queens, N. Y. and Philadelphia pa- 

 pers to copy the fact that every light 

 of glass on the place is butted. 



W. S. ALIAS Butted Bill. 



FALL CARE OF PAEONIES. 



Many suppose that poeonies lie dor- 

 mant in the fall and that they need no 

 further attention. This is a great mis- 

 take. August is their dormant month, 

 if they do take any rest at all in sum- 

 mer, and then in September they begin 

 a vigorous root growth for a strong 

 push in the spring. Plant a pa;ony in 

 moist ground the first of September 

 and dig it up in December, if the ground 

 is open then, and you will be amazed 

 at the system of roots which it has 

 thrown out. 



These flowers are growing in value. 

 The writer is carrying on a series of 

 experiments, which he will give the 

 public later on, regarding the best modes 

 of propagation, but one very important 

 item is fall care and cultivation. Any 

 time in the fall is better for planting 

 than spring. One fall I had a lot 

 come from Europe well nigh dead. The 

 roots were black and snapped like sticks. 

 I had to cut off the roots and just plant 

 the buds. I started them in moist earth 

 in November in the cellar, planted them 

 out in December, and saved every one, 

 and one of them bloomed. If you want 

 fine, strong, vigorous plants, put them 



out in September, water and cultivate 

 as if it were spring time, and the next 

 season you will be well rewarded. 



The same is true of evergreens. They 

 seem to be dormant in August and 

 September, when in reality, if the con- 

 ditions are right, they are making a fine 

 root growth. So they should be cared 

 for and cultivated until ground freezes. 

 C. S. Habei.son. 



York, Neb. 



INSTALLING A BOILER. 



I am. about setting a new boiler of 



72-horse-power (return tubular) along- 

 side my old one of OO-hoisc-iJOwer, 

 which I have used alone hitherto. I 

 would like to know what points, if any, 

 beyond setting it on the same level as old 

 boiler, I should observe to insure the 

 water remaining at proper height in 

 each. What sized stack would I need 

 lor 72-horse-po\ver boiler situated in 

 open country? Is there any advantage 

 in putting stack at the rear of boiler? 

 I am told there is a saving of heat in 

 this, the hot air having to pass through 

 a flue over the boiler to reach stack. 



The main steam pipe from old boiler 

 is 6-inch and I propose to connect new 

 boiler with this main by a 4-ineh. Will 

 it matter to thus have the steam rise 

 from one boiler through a 6-inch and 

 then from the other through a 4-inch 

 pipe? Is a 6-inch main large enough to 

 conduct steam to heat 30,000 sq. ft. of 

 glass? Temperature seldom falls below 

 zero. 



The return steam pipe now enters old 

 boiler at the top, while it is arranged 

 to enter new boiler at bottom. Will this 

 arrangement work properly? Does 

 steam circulate equally well when re- 

 turn enters at bottom as at top of boil- 

 er? I have planned this return to be 

 2-inch. Is that large enough? J. H. 



In answer to J. H., in setting the new 

 72-horse-power boiler alongside of the 

 old 60-hor.se-power boiler, it will, of 

 course, be necessary to set it so that 

 the water line in both boilers will be on 

 the same level. The smoke pipe should 

 be not less than 25 inches in diameter 

 and at least 40 feet high ; if bituminous 

 coal is to be used, add at least 10 feet 

 to the height. 



I judge the boiler in question is a re- 

 turn flue boiler, brick set, in which the 

 fire passes backward below the shell and 

 returns to the front through the tubes; 

 if such be the case, the smoke stack is 

 best, as usually placed, at the front end 

 of the boiler, so as to make as short a 

 connection into the chimney as possible. 

 At the bottom of the stack put a check 

 damper, that is, one which will let cold 

 air into the stack, in order to control 

 the draft: this is better than the plate 

 or butterfly damper so frequently used. 



A 7-inch steam pipe is the smallest 

 Vifhieh should be conneetetl to a 75-hnrse- 

 powcr low pressure steam heating boiler; 

 a 7-inch fitting, however, is often difficult 

 to procure ; therefore, if he desires to 

 make a quick connection, 8-inch for steam 

 pipe would be the most practicable. 

 The return main should be not less than 

 5-inch. A 6-ineh main will answer for 

 30,000 feet of glass, but in cold weather 

 it might be necessary to increase the 

 pressure above five pounds. A 7-ineh 

 pipe would be large enough to heat at 

 five pounds or less at any time. The 

 return pipe should enter the boiler at 

 the lx)ttom, as far from the fire box as 

 possible. A perfect circulation is not 



