HOETICULTURE 



July 15, 1916 



1. Forcing House 



2. GamatioBS 



3. Gbrysanihe- 



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4. Foliafle PUnis 



5. Roaes 



6. Work Room 

 7-8 Seated 



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A Recent Heating Happening 

 Of Interest to Superintendents and Gardeners 



A COUPLE 01- so weeks ago. our Xew York manager was 

 summoned hurriedly to the 'phone at the urgent call 

 ot the Superintendent of a big Long Island estate where 

 we were erecting the group of liouses shown in this plan. 

 In arranging the heat, in accordance with our present cus- 

 tom, we had planned to double valve all center coils and 

 single valve all side coils, all ot the houses except the 

 passage house being 25' in width. liefore preparing speci- 

 lioations for this work, the Superintendent impressed upon 

 us the importance of so valving the coils, that he could get 

 reasonable control ot the temperature in each compartment. 

 We arranged the valving with that in mind. 

 While our men were at work, he observed some colls with 

 single valves on them, and asked our men if he could ex- 

 l>ect to get control of the temperature with single valves. 

 Our erection heating men. not knowing of the conditions, 

 t(dtl him "of course he could not; it was necessary to have 

 two valves on coils to get control of temperatures." 

 I iver the "phone he asked us 

 ■iiMW it was that the heating 

 was not being installed to 

 lii>nuit of positive control in 

 the various compartments." 

 We told him that as we un- 

 (lrrst<'nd the case, he was 

 r--aliy more concerned about 

 L'l-ttiEig results, than he was 

 in til.' methods we might em- 

 ;il,.y I.I si-.ure them tor him. 

 He ailuiitted this was the case. 

 Then we explained to him 

 iliat in order to give him a 

 po.sitive control of each coil, 

 it would be necessary to have 

 each coll supplied from a sep- 

 nrate main, which as he could 

 .■asily imagine, would mean 

 .juite a complicated beating 

 system, to say nothing of the 

 expense. 



We further explained that it 

 was not our custom now-a- 

 .lays to lay out a range of 

 crreenhonses without the plan 

 V)eing passed on by men who 

 were experts in the require- 

 ments of plants. Also that 



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while some years ago it would not have been a strange 

 thing to lind a chrysantbeiiiuiu house sandwiched between 

 a forcing and carnation bouse, instead of occupying the 

 outsiile end compartment, as is the case in this plan, this 

 could not occur with us today. 



In laying out a range of this character we first determine, 

 as far as possible, the class of plants to be provided for 

 and then arrange the compartments accordingly, placing 

 the warmest bouse nearest the boiler; those requiring max- 

 imum sunlight where they will luit be exposed to shadows; 

 cool house where heat can be controlle.l most conveniently, 

 and In the case of the 25' house to ilonble valve all center 

 coils, thereby making it possible to re.luce the temperature 

 10 degrees below that specilie.l f.)r that coiuiiartiueut. 

 Owing to the limited amount of ra.liation required to main- 

 tain the desired temperature for tills class of plants, the 

 heat in the chrysanthemum bouse was arranged so all coils 

 were under the si<le benches, leaving the space under the 

 two center benches available for storage of semi-dormant 

 plants or liulbs. l)ouble valving the side coils makes it 

 possible in the Fall of the year, when "mums" need to be 

 kept cool and other houses require beat, to eliminate all 

 heat in this compartment. When our friend realized he 

 could control his temperature within 10 degrees, he ex- 

 pressed himself as entrely 

 satisfied with our system of 

 valving. He declared he "had 

 no idea that greenhouse peo- 

 ple so studied the gardener's 

 convenipuces or the plants* 

 ref|Uirements." He "had al- 

 ways imagined they had a cut 

 and dried way of arranging 

 Iheir work, leaving it to ib% 

 unfortunate gardener to do 

 the best he could with the 

 houses." 



.\ow, no doubt, you are won- 

 .leriug where this Long Island 

 .■state is and who the Super- 

 intendent and Gardener are. 

 We would be very glad to 



, , . tell vou, if you will only let 



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bovc pipes. us know you want to know. 



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NEW YORK 



1170 Broadway 



BOSTON 



49 Federal Street 



General Offices and Factory : Elizabeth, N. J. 



PHILADELPHIA 



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