The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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and some very close judging was neces- 

 sary. For the large piece, a floral chair 

 exhibited by .1. S. Simmons was awarded 

 first. This w:is a very tine piece and 

 was freely commented upon by all who 

 saw it. The flowers used were inexpen- 

 sive but were used to good advantage 

 and it was finished off with two doves 

 and baby ribbon. A large bow of mauve 

 ribbon hung over the bark, with the 

 word "vacant" in hand-painting. 



The second prize was awarded a piece 

 made up by H. G. Dillemuth, of Dun- 

 lop's. This was a standing lyre and 

 was a magnificent piece, the base being 

 composed of light gladioli, while lilies 

 and roses, with a bunch of orchids on the 

 front base. The lyre itself was made 

 of roses, carnations" and i 



Third prize was awarded a large brok- 

 en column exhibited by Geo. Brown. 

 which was made of asters, lilies and 

 American Beauties, and was much ad- 

 mired. 



On small design, which calls for a 

 wreath not over 16 inches, the first prize 

 went to Geo. Brown. It was made of 

 roses and valley. Second went to J. S. 

 Simmons and third to J. H. Dunlop. 



In other lines, the honors were fairly 

 well divided. W. Jay & Son, The T. 

 Eaton Co., and others exhibiting some 

 very nice work. D. J. 



RETURNING THECONDENSATION. 



The following is an extract from an 

 address by K. W. King, of Toronto, be- 

 fore the Canadian Horticultural Asso- 

 ciation, September 2, 1903 : 



The heating of greenhouses in our 

 northern climate is always more or less 

 a "burning" question, with fuel very 

 dear. The speaker 'a particular fad at 

 the present time is boilers above ground. 

 The placing of greenhouse boilers in a 

 hole, sometimes called a cellar, is one 

 of the inherited evils of the hot water 

 system. You can keep your hot water 

 boiler in a hole if you will, but place 

 your steam boilers above ground. To 

 obtain proper economy from a steam 

 heating plant extended heating surfaces 

 are required, with economizers and pip- 

 ing of more or less complicated nature, 

 the proper care and preservation of which 

 requires room to get at it, and a dry 

 location, if the full life and economy of 

 the plant is to be obtained. 1 will not 

 enlarge on this point, but refer brief! v - 

 means for returning the condensation to 

 the boilers. I do not personally consider 

 that steam traps are the most successful. 

 They require, if the lift is at all high, 

 considerable pressure to operate the*" 

 which is not easily available in a low 

 pressure plant. 



In cases where high pressure auxiliary 

 boilers are used in connection with heat- 

 ing plants, for the driving of automatic 

 stokers and coal conveying machinery, as 

 at the Bale estate at Brampton, a ready 

 means is at hand for operating an ordi- 

 nary steam pump to enforce returns; 

 and this has been utilized for some years 

 at this establishment with success, thus 

 removing the only necessity, in that case, 

 for having placed the original boiler 

 plant under ground. For a small amount 

 of power, high pressure is not neeessan . 

 In plans executed last spring I place in 

 the main steam pipe just after it leaves 

 the boilers, a back pressure valve, to be 

 loaded down to, say, five pounds, thus. 

 as soon as any steam at all is raised it 

 runs to five pounds before any can enter 

 the houses. From the boilers direct is led 

 a steam pipe to a low pressure steam 



Pillow of Carnations, with Cycas and Auratums. 



pump, guaranteed to run at five pounds 

 and under. This exhausts its waste 

 steam into the heating pipes, so practic- 

 ally none of its heat is lost. No mat- 

 tor what the pressure carried in the 

 pipes, the pump will always have the 

 weight placed on the low pressure valve 

 in its favor, which can be regulated to 

 requirements. As a proof of the prac- 

 ticability of operating I"" pro-Min- 

 pumps, although their arrangement is 

 not the same, I wrote to two gentlemen 

 who 1 learned had experimented along 

 these lines. S. 8. Bain, of Montreal, re- 

 ferring to his low pressure return punr . 

 -.i \ s: " Three pounds of steam works this 

 pump; indeed, we find that whatever 

 steam is in the boiler works the pump. 

 It has given me every satisfaction.'' 

 Wm. Gammage, of London, referring to 

 his low pressure return pump, which has 

 been in operation since 1898, say- : 

 "The pump has given us the best of 

 satisfaction; in fact, it will work most 

 of the time with from one to three 

 pounds on the gauge." 



Some of the objections that have 

 hitherto been raised to the method of re- 

 turning condensation by means of pumps 

 are reasonable when we consider that in 

 many steam heating plants, when used 

 to their full capacity, it is often impos 

 sible to raise any pressure that could be 

 relied upon to keep a pump in operation. 

 For this reason in some instances a small 

 independent high pressure boiler is used 

 for the purpose of driving the pump. 

 This occasions considerable extra care 

 on the part of an attendant. In other 

 instances, where the necessary pressure 

 is maintained on the whole system, the 

 pump discharges steam into the atmos- 

 phere, representing so much waste fuel. 



In the system now recommended neith- 

 er of these objections occur. The use of 

 a back pressure valve causes two pres- 

 sures to be made. The pressure on the 

 boilers being always five pounds heavier 

 than that used on the heating system. 

 Supposing there was no pressure on the 

 heating system whatever, there would 

 still be five pounds on the boilers, or 

 whatever pressure you may please to set 

 the valve to carry. In fact, no heating 

 at. all can be done till this pressure on 

 the boilers is raised. 



With a properly constructed pump, oor- 



- set. there should be but little more 

 for watching than in the ease of a 

 ty system. The speaker holds that 

 J plant to be left without a wateh- 

 electric .alarms should be installed, 

 rit the drainage could not occur 

 nit an alarm being given. In fact, 

 elieves that a thorough system of 

 ■i •• alarms, with means of accertain- 

 tempexatures in, all parts of the 

 is as well as to automatically place 

 nine on record at a single station. 

 some day be considered essential to 

 first-class florist's establishment. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 

 Despite the midsummer weather of mid 

 September, business has continued to im- 

 prove. The music of the telephone, the 

 ring of the hammer and the hum of 

 voices enliven the commission houses 

 and the Flower Market. The work of the 

 decorator has begun in earnest. Hugh 



Crahtim 



Mono 



targe of the adornment 

 department stores' fall 

 •el 's on Saturday and 

 rg's and Partridge's on 

 smilax, gladioli, dahlias 

 and even fine Beauties w : ere freely used. 



There has been a lively demand for 

 fine roses. Dahlias are seen everywhere 

 in profusion. The wet weather has made 

 this a poor aster year for the outdoor- 

 grown stock, but seems a good one for 

 the stock that reaches town in fit con- 

 dition. Carnations are still scarce. 

 Business Notes. 



There are several items of more than 

 usual interest to the street this week. 

 One comes from President Heacock and 

 Manager Meehan, who state that the 

 Flower Market will make weekly pay- 

 ments with the beginning of their new 

 year, October 1. The plan is, wait two 

 weeks and then send a statement and 

 check to every grower each week, the 

 one week 's delay being necessary to 

 make up the books. 



Another item of especial interest is 

 that Joseph Bevis & Son have just be- 

 gun supplying Brides, Maids and Liber- 

 ties to Leo Niessen. This firm has for 

 several years grown exceptionally fine 



