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horticulture; 



July 17, 1909 



HEWS STAND ARD POTS '" 



WORLDS LARGEST MANUFACTURERS] 



POT MAKERS FOR 140 YEARS 



Pearson Street, 

 LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. 



WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., Inc. 



CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



452-460 No. Branch St., 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



OIL AS A FUEL FOR STEAM 

 BOILERS. 



We have of late years heard a gooi 

 deal o£ discussion regarding oil as a 

 fuel under our steam boilers, but not- 

 withstanding the fact that all admit 

 the saving of dollars after installment 

 of oil-burning boilers, the expense of 

 installation deters. 



For some time 1 have collected data 

 and for the benefit of those enterpris- 

 ing florists to whom our grandfather's 

 ways are obsolete I present a rough 

 sketch, showing how to transform a 

 coal burner into an oil burner. 



One condition is essential, viz.: that 

 the boiler must withstand a 50-ib. 

 pressure and a hydrostatic test doesn't 

 cost much. When a boiler is quoted 



barsar'e covered with clay three to four 

 inches deep. The steaqj pressure would 

 also necessitate a water injector and 

 I think the most favorable would be 

 "Penberthey's." To do away with 

 watching day or night there are in the 

 market many automatic devices for 

 regulating oil. water and steam supply, 

 and although they may be expensive at 

 first sight they would save their cost 

 in a short time. As regards draught 

 regulation, it would probably be neces- 

 sary to cut down the chimney, or put 

 a damper in. Of course, the flues will 

 only need cleaning at rare intervals. 



The advantage of oil installation 

 may be summed up as follows: Sav- 

 ing of space — no ashes or coal t& han- 

 dle; abolition of smoke; cleanliness; 

 and an immense saving of labor. But 



at 50-lb. pressure it means that it has 

 been tested to 75 lbs. The price of oil 

 Is another consideration. The price of 

 lower grade crude oil varies according 

 to locality and can, in some parts, as 

 for instance Ohio, be obtained for 75c. 

 or $1.00 a barrel. 



To heat a greenhouse plant of say 

 fifteen 25x100 ft. houses one steam 

 holier 22 H. P., would consume six bar- 

 rels in 24 hours. The oil tank can (as 

 most of our boilers are underground) 

 be placed on the level, but care must 

 be taken to protect it from contact 

 with fire. Then run a 1-2 inch pipe 

 which should have a valve close to the 

 tank (in case of accidents) down to 

 your "jet." This "jet" is a very sim- 

 lile affair, as can be seen from the 

 sketch, and can be bought cheap. It is 

 important that the nozzle of the jet 

 be as short as possible to prevent the 

 oil from separating before leaving the 

 nozzle. "Valves should be put on both 

 steam and oil pipes tor the regulation 

 of supply and these valves would be 

 safest about 12 in. from inlet into the 

 jet. The steam pipe, of course, con- 

 nects in the"dome" of the boiler. 



To place the "spray breaker," it will be 

 necessary to test your spray, which is 

 best done with an iron plate. When the 

 position is reached where the spray is 

 most broken, build a fire-brick parti- 

 tion right across the bars, about half- 

 way up. This is to prevent the spray 

 fi'om striking the back wall and leav- 

 ing the front of the boiler cold. Ths 



most of all to be considered is the con- 

 stant regular pressure of steam which, 

 with coal fuel, is practically impossi- 

 ble to obtain. 



In our present time of competition it 

 behooves every florist to look out for 

 economy, and cutting down the coal 

 bill would mean approximately 7-8 per 

 cent on money invested, as well as 

 per boiler a year for labor, close on 

 $900 — that is, if equipped with auto- 

 matic regulators. A. PENGEL. 



STUART LOW & CO. NURSERY. 



The nursery of this eminent English 

 firm is situated at the modern village 

 of Bush Hill Park, a mile or there- 

 abouts from the town of Enfield, and 

 about a dozen miles from London. 

 Fruit trees, roses, etc. grow elegantly 

 on the fairly heavy soil of this section 

 and in the hottest summers never look 

 distressed, or are checked in growth, 

 as is often the case in more easily 

 worked, light or sandy soils. That 

 trees are transplanted from such land 

 with an excellent system of roots, goes 

 without saying. Among the newer 

 varieties of roses noted on a recent 

 visit were Betty, a H. T. of a coppery 

 tint, shaded with yellow, having large 

 petals: Antoine Rivoire, H. T., a very 

 light blush, occasionally flushed with 

 buff, excellent for planting in masses: 

 Leon, a deep blush rose of great vigor; 

 Madame Segond Weber, H. T., a sal- 

 mon pink rose having a bright centre, 



verj' large cupped blooms and pointed 

 buds; Wm. Shean, H. T., a deep pink 

 bloom, of an unusually large size and 

 fine form, which received the gold 

 medal of the National Rose Society; 

 Lady Fair, a fine sport of Mrs. W. J. 

 Grant (Belle Siebrecht) which Is a 

 great beauty; Paul Lede, one of the 

 best roses of recent introduction, with 

 well-developed flowers in which there 

 is a yellow suffusion apparent in .fine 

 sunny weather; the climbing variety of 

 Mrs. W. J. Grant, with very fine strik- 

 ing foliage; Reine Olga von Wurtem- 

 herg, a climbing H. P., with rampant, 

 hall pendant shoots, the flowers semi- 

 double and of a cerise color; Flora 

 Fairfield, a perpetual flowering Ramb- 

 ler, which has the property of flower- 

 ing on the lateral shoots. 



On the occasion of my visit, Messrs. 

 Stuart Low & Co. entertained about 

 150 of their employees, heads of de- 

 partments, clerks, etc., at a supper in 

 the village assembly room; and it was 

 most gratifying to note the good feel- 

 ing existing between employers and 

 employed at this agreeable function, 

 which inaugurated the formation of 

 the new partnership. 



FREDERICK MOORE. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



W. E. Marshall & Co., New York,— 

 Bulb Catalogue and Illustrated Price 

 List for 1909. 



H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Pa.— 

 Summer Catalogue tor Florists and 

 Gardeners. Seeds, bulbs and sundries. 



Forest Nursery and Seed Co., Mc- 

 Minnville, Tenn. — Wholesale trade 

 price list of ornamental trees and 

 shrubs. 



STANDARD FLOWER POfS 



Packed in small crates, easy to handle* 



Price per crate 

 144 6 in. pots in crate $3.16 

 1207 *' *' 4.20 



608 " " 3.00 



HAND MADE 

 48 9 in. pots in crate $3.60 

 48 10 " " 4.80 



24 It " " 3.60 



24 12 " " 4.80 



12 14 " " 4.80 



616 " " 4.50 



Seed pans, same price as pots. Send for price list of 

 Cylinders for Cut flowers, Hanging Baskets, Lawn 

 Vases, etc. Ten percent, off for cash with order. Address 



HUflngrer Bros., Pottery, Fort Edward,N.Y. 

 August Rolker & Soni> Agtt. 81 Barclay St, N. V. City. 



Syracuse Red Pots 



ALL THE STANDARD SIZES 



It will soon be time to order large pots for 

 fall potting. We have a fvdl line of the best. 



Syracuse Potte ry Co. ,^^"n'''v"^°- 



i— STANDARD FLOWER — 



OTS 



If your greenhovisos are within 502 miles of 

 the Capitol, write us, we can save you money. 



W. H. ERNEST 



— 28th < M Sts., - Washington, D. C. — 



