October 4, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



301 



How to Keep the Greenhouse Heating 

 System PERFECT this Winter 



WHEN you start the heating system this winter 

 you may find water dripping from small leaks 

 or cracks in the boiler. 



Putting off the repair may mean serious trouble 

 later with heavy bills to face. 



The proper thing to do is to pour "X" Liquid into 

 the boiler now. This will repair the leaks — and 

 prevent new ones. 



"X" is a marvelous liquid. When poured in the 

 boiler it instantly combines with the water. In 

 sizzling out through the leak or crack the "X" is 

 changed by the oxygen in the air from a liquid into 

 a solid, thus repairing the break. 



The heat in the boiler then hardens this repair, 

 making it as tough as metal so that it will stand 

 over 2,000 pounds pressure. 



The surplus "X" being left in the system auto- 

 matically stops all new leaks which may develop 

 due to expansion, or from other causes. In this way 

 "X" makes the boiler (and in a hot water system 

 the entire system) LEAK PROOF. Keep "X" always 

 in the water and you will never have trouble from 

 leaks, cracks, rust or scale. 



"X" Eliminates Rust and Scale. Saves Coal 



"X" positively prevents all metal from pitting and 

 rust. It eliminates scale in the boiler by chemically 

 preventing the lime and other scale-forming matter 

 in the water from crusting on the boiler walls. In 

 this wav "X" Liquid makes the boiler RUSTPROOF 

 and SCALEPROOF. 



Greenhouse owners who use "X" Liquid report a 

 gratifying saving in coal and greatly increased heat- 

 ing efficiency. 



"X" Liquid is the surest and most economical 

 method, of repairing boilers. It is used by the United 

 States Government, by thousands of apartment house 

 owners and is recommended by over 28,000 plumbers 

 who use it regularly. 



If you want to do the job yourself get a can of "X" 

 Liquid. Otherwise ask your plumber to do the job. 

 His charges will be very reasonable. 



The main thing is that "X" Liquid may save you 

 thousands of dollars in an emergency. It is wise to 

 keep "X" Liquid always on hand. 



Unconditionally Guaranteed 



"X" will make good on any leaky or cracked boiler 

 job — or we will return your money. You take no 

 chances. "X" contains no cement, powder or other 

 injurious substances. Beware of 

 imitations which cannot do what 

 the genuine "X" Liquid does. 



1 Quart $6 in the U. S. A. 

 2 Quarts $10 in the U. S. A. 



(let "X" Boiler Liquid from your 

 Nteamfitter — or we will ship direct, 

 postage prepaid, on receipt of price. 



"X" Laboratories, 33 W. 45th St. 

 NEW YORK CITY 



NEWS AND COMMENT 



NEW ENGLAND 

 Dr. Jacob K. Shaw of the Massachu- 

 setts State College has accepted an ap- 

 pointment as head of the Department 

 of Horticulture in West Virginia Uni- 

 versity. 



New greenhouses to be erected for 

 Albert C. Burrage in Hart street, Bev- 

 erly Farms, will be built from plans 

 by William Chapman of Boston. One 

 building will be 50 by 17 feet in size, 

 four 58 by 18 feet; three, 68 by 18; 

 one, 21 by 18 feet, and one 148 by 18 

 feet. The materials of construction 

 will be steel, glass, cement and wood. 



The new greenhouse which William 

 Paul has added to his range at Chico- 

 pee is to be devoted to carnations. 



Mr. Gustave Thommen is the new 

 representative of The Florists' Ex- 

 change in this territory, taking the 

 place of Robert Cameron, who is now 

 at Ipswich 



BOSTON. 



The Boston Florists' Association will 

 hold its first meeting of the season 



next Tuesday evening at the Parker 

 House and it is expected that there 

 will be a large attendance. The 

 speaker of the evening will be Mr. 

 Hicks of the Retail Trade Board of 

 the Boston Chamber of Commerce. 



A handsome metal canopy over the 

 front entrance of the Penn Store on 

 Tremont street adds greatly to the ap- 

 pearance of the already very attrac- 

 tive establishment. An arrangement 

 of alternating colored lights calls at- 

 tention at night to the words "Say It 

 With Flowers," which stands out very 

 conspicuously. It is a very interesting 

 fact that according to Henry Penn, 

 this new feature of the store cost 

 three times as much money as the 

 capital on which the concern started 

 business. 



Another batch of bulbs for local 

 dealers has just come in and good 

 sales are reported. There is every 

 evidence that all the stores will clean 

 up, despite the high prices. As a rule 

 the stocks have been a little heavier 

 than last year. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Among the top-notchers of the finer 

 dahlias now coming in in quantity to 

 the commercial cut flower market, 

 Princess Juliana stands high among 

 the whites and Minnie Burgle about 

 equally strong at the other color ex- 

 treme — the dark reds. In the in be- 

 tween colors — pinks, yellows, bronzes, 

 etc., Attraction, Sequoia, Crystal, Mrs. 

 C. H. Breck, H. Fiet, Crepuscla and 

 Bianea are especially notable. The 

 market was generally satisfactory last 

 week, the demand for good dahlias and 

 other high grade stock being very 

 good. Asters are on the wane and 

 carnations are beginning to take their 

 place. Smith's Advance and Golden 

 Glow seem to be about the only chrys- 

 anthemums so far. Cattleyas more 

 plentiful. 



The Michell forces and others in the 

 business are mourning the loss of a 

 bright young man who passed away 

 rather suddenly on the 26th ulto. He 

 was W. J. Stokes and was an outside 

 man for the firm for the past three 

 years, his territory being mostly along 

 the main line. A widow and two chil- 

 dren survive him. 



Recent Philadelphia visitors in- 

 clude: C. W. Roe, Easton, Md.; Judge 

 Savidge, Lewisburg, Pa.; A. W. D. 



