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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



MiiiCU 12, 1003. 



ton and Spiingflekl. 0., during tlie pa^t 

 week. 



The entertainment committee of the 

 Floiists' Club now has everything in 

 readiness for the progressive euchre 

 party whicli is to be given at tlie club 

 rooms of the society Thursday evening, 

 March 2fl. A large attendance is ex- 

 pected. The tickets are out now. 



C. J. Ohmer. 



WASHINGTON. 



The market the past week has been 

 very dull, with lots of rain and plenty of 

 Lent, which has brought prices down to 

 the lowest notch. Southern jonquils are 

 coming in in great quantities, and good 

 stuff is selling at from 23 to 50 cents 

 per hundreil. whicli natuially hurts the 

 sale of our Dutch bulbs. Virginia vio- 

 lets have been as low as 50 cents and 

 I $1 ])er thousand. Tulips can Ix' luul at 

 almost any price. Fnmi indications 

 there will be notliing made on any of 

 the Dutch stuff this season. Good roses, 

 such as Brides and Maids, are bringing 

 8 to 10 cents. Beauties from $2 to $4 

 ])er dozen. Carnations 2 to 3 cents, 

 Vallej' 3 cents. 



We learn with regret of the death of 

 ilrs. Hoover the mother of ilr. Hoover, 

 of the firm of Mayberry & Hoover. 



Mr, J, B, Freeman, of Thirteenth 

 street, had some very fine woik in the 

 way of large wreaths, for the funeral of 

 the late Hub Smith, whose remains were 

 brought through here from (ienoa. Italy. 

 Tliere were also many other handsome 

 designs at the depot. 



The following are the scores of the 



Washington Florists' Club bowling team: 



Name. 1st. 2(1. :icl. Ti>tJil. 



W. n. Erm-»l 172 175 227 ,%74 



<;. Cwjk lUII 161 mi 4«1 



W. KlnK 127 172 1«1 4611 



VV. I'ritiliaril 12.i 15S 15S 4:K) 



\V. S. Clal k 14G WS 134 388 



<;pc]igi. ShiiBTcl- i:ili 132 118 .17.S 



\V. Klmmell 122 118 137 .377 



.V. Each 15S 118 Ion 376 



.7. Shine 1.30 119 KIS 366 



C. Wolf 1211 136 101 .357 



.T. MiiulPi- 10!) 110 113 ,^38 



<i. linrh.T 1.32 111! 125 373 



A. lli-i-.il(l lull 106 no 305 



(1. Itaiicr 73 .86 71 230 



F. H. KR.\XIEn. 



PIPING AND WATER TUBES. 



We lune three green-houses which we 

 wish to heat with steam, changing from 

 hot water. The houses run east and 

 west, are in sheltered place on south 

 liillside. built on Dietsch plan, 12 x flO. 

 no side ventilators nor glass on sides 

 nor back end. Ridge height ten feet, 

 eaves six feet, 12 x IG glass. One house 

 is separated by glass partition which 

 we would like to have at about 50 de- 

 grees, the other two houses at GO de- 

 grees. How many l-inch pipes would it 

 take for each house? 



What effect will direct heat have on 

 4-inch water tubes riveted and eaulked 

 into stationary heads (water having 

 free passage through tubes, the heat 

 passing around the outside of the 

 tubes) ? Would it cause them to buckle 

 and crack? Also would the tubes be lia- 

 ble to leak at the joints? B. B. 



In reply to B. B.. for effectively heat- 

 ing the two connecting ridge and fur- 

 row green-houses 12 x GO, as he de- 

 scribes, by steam to 50 degrees on cold- 

 est nights, six lines of 1-inch pipes 

 would be advisable. For the one house 

 of same dimensions to GO degrees, seven 

 lines of 1-inch pipes, or their equivalent 

 in circumferal measurement. 



In the reply to B. B. No. 2, the effect 

 of heat on the 4-ineh lulies expanded 

 into stationary heads will depend large- 

 ly on the freedom of circulation through 

 these tubes and also on the length of 

 the tubes. If the circulation is very 

 free, the expansion of the tubes «nll Ije 

 less than if sluggish, and the longer the 

 tuljes, the greater will be the total ex- 

 pansion. In cases of short tulies, no 

 serious trouble may be looked for, but 

 in long tul)es, screwed connections 

 should l>e made, and, if possible, provi- 

 sion for expansion should lie made by a 

 bend or offset at some point, otherwise 

 the troubles mentioned by B. B. would 

 be liable to occur at any time. 



Henry \V. Gibboxs. 



Xcw York. 



PIPING. 



I exijcet in the spring to build a 

 house 21 feet wide. 120 feet long, and 

 8 feet high, three-quarter span, long 

 span to south, running cast and west, 

 with glass on the ends lint not on the 

 sides, the house to contain three beds 

 — one 4 feet, one 8 feet and the other 

 4 feet, divided by two sunken walks 2 

 feet wide, house to be heated with hot 

 water. The boiler must be at the east 

 end of the house. Please tell me how 

 to pipe the house, the overhead flows 

 being 2-inch, to a temperature of 55 

 degrees in zero weather. K. A. B. 



In nqily to R. A. B. I would sug- 

 gest the arrangement of piping as shown 

 in engraving, which consists of one flow 

 and two returns on the nortli wall, two 



Hows <in the central culumii and two 

 returns in the north walk, one How on 

 the south column, twn returns in the 

 south walk and one llnw ami two returns 

 on the south wall, all the pi]ies to grade 

 upward away from the boiler end, having 

 air cocks a. their highest point, the cir- 

 culating )ii|>es. in all cases, to he 2-inch; 

 the main flow and returns from the 

 boiler will depend largely upon the make 

 of the boiler used; if a single flow and 

 return lead from the boiler, they should 

 not be less than 3J-inch, if a number of 

 smaller connections are made to the 

 boiler, their combined area should be 

 not less than 11 square inches. The ex- 

 pansion tank can be placed at any con- 

 venient point but must be on a higher 

 level than the highest point of any of 

 the coils. Hexhy W. Gidbox.s, 



Xew York. 



BOILER AND PIPING. 



Answering the quc.-t ions of S. T. D., 

 the 50 H. P. boiler which he descriljes 

 would have a capacity of heating about 

 double his present requirements, there- 

 fore if he can buy it at a reasonable 

 price, it would be policy to do so. Tlic 

 capacity of the boiler for greenhouse 

 heating, if by steam, would Ix" about 

 4.000 feet of radiating surface, or if by 

 water, about 8.500 feet of radiating sur- 

 face, which is equal to about 8,500 lineal 

 feet of 31-inch pipe. The flow mains 



may be taken oft" at the dome and the 

 returns should be brought in at the bot- 

 tom near the front end of the boiler, as 

 Suggested, 



For heating the present houses, if by 

 steam, a 4-inch main should leave the 

 dome branching into a 3-inch main lead- 

 ing to the south part of the range and 

 a 2.1-ineh to the north. The returns can 

 each be 2-inch, If for water heating, 

 a 6-inch main must leave ihe top of the 

 boiler liranching into a 3i-inch and 

 5-inch, and one 3i-inch and one 5-inch 

 return will Ije necessary. This arrange- 

 ment is for heating the present range 

 only. If extension is contemplated, in- 

 creased size of mains or additional mains 

 will become necessary. 



Regarding the chimney, it will not be 

 practicable to advi.se without some 

 knowledge as to the construction, size 

 of footing, depth of foundation and other 

 details. Henry W. Gibbo.xs. 



Xew York. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Report on Test of American Grown Bulbs. 



In respon.se to the request made 

 through the columns of the trade papers 

 last season, home gi-own bulbs were sent 

 to the convention at Aslicville. X. C, for 

 exhibition and testing as to forcing quali- 

 ties by Misses Wilson. Sorrento. Fla., and 

 Poat Bros., Ettrick, Va, These bulbs, con- 

 sisting of Xarcissi in several varieties, 

 were placed in the hands of W, H, Sie- 

 bre<-ht, A.storia, X. ^■.. and received 

 from him the ordinary treatment given 

 to bulbs of this class as forced for the 

 prodiution of cut flowers, ilr. Sie- 

 iirechfs report thereon is as follows: 

 "The jiaper whites were as good as the 

 French, The Golden Sjuir not quite as 

 large as the Dutch grown, but all 

 flowered A 1. The Trumpet Majors were 

 as good as any grown. lncoiii]iaralile. 

 all flowered. The Poeticus Ornatus 

 were a little weak. Emperor and Em- 

 press O. K. Sir Watkins gave plenty of 

 bloom. Campernclles were veiy florifer- 

 ous. Tliese were all the varieties sup- 

 l>lied. and they i)roved. for the size of 

 the bulbs, more than satisfactory, those 

 from each of the exhibitors being 

 equally good." 



An opportunity will ;igain he given to 

 .American growers of forcing bulbs and 

 dealers in these ]iroducts to demonstrate 

 the <iualities nf their goods at the con- 

 vention in Milwaukee, Wis., next Au- 

 gust, and the gratifying outcome of 

 the small display made at Asheville, as 

 above recorded, should result in an in- 

 c'reased number of entries this year, 



Wm. .T. Stew.vrt. Secretarv. 



CANADIAN HORTICULTURAL 

 ASSOCIATION. 



The c\cciili\c cciiniuittee of the above 

 association met in Toronto on March G 

 and arranged a program for the sixth 

 annual convention, which will be held 

 in Toronto on Wednesday and Thursday, 

 Sept. 3 and 4. during the first week of 

 the Industrial Exhibition. Railway rates 

 are at their lowest at this time and there 

 are excursions from all over Canada and 

 adjoining states. The trade exhibit will 

 be staged in one of the buildings on the 

 exhibition grounds and will consequently 

 be ^■iewed by thousands. The program 

 for tlic four sessions of the convention 

 will lie of special interest. Full particu- 

 lars will be available later. 



A. H. Ewixc. 



Woodstock. Ont. 



