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The Florists^ Review 



Februabt 17, 1916. 



WHICH DO YOU WANT?- 



Cast Iron Boilers— FOOL Economy (false ratings, fuel waste, danger of break- 

 downs, dealnrs' profits) OR— 



Kroescliell Boilers— FU£L Economy (honest ratings, safety, quick heat, no 

 boiler pits, no dealers* profits. 



The 



KROESCHELL 

 BOILER 

 Insures the 

 Highest 

 Standard of 

 HEATING VALUES 



Immense Self-cleaning Heat- 

 ing Surface — Longest Fire 

 Travel— Perfect Combustion- 

 Free Circulation- Thin Water- 

 ways—Guaranteed Working 

 Capacities — Safety— Durabil- 

 ity—Efficiency and Economy. 



SEND FOR aTALOGUE 



CAST IRON BOILERS WASTE FUEL 



I had a cast iron 8-section boiler before, 

 but was afraid it would crack to pieces. 

 The Kroeschell Boiler is certainly a 

 fuel-saver. My coal bill to heat 5000 sq. 

 ft. of glass surface with your boiler is less 

 than last winter's coal bill, when I only 

 had 2050 sq. ft. of glass, heated with the 

 8-section cast iron boiler. 



Your boiler burns any kind of fuel. I 

 would not have another boiler than a 

 Kroeschell, and will recommend when- 

 ever I get a chance. 



Edward Wittamer, Joliet, 111. 



KROESCHEUBROS.CO. 



444 W.Erie St. CHICAGO 



Greenhouse Heating. 



SuBSOBiBEBS 8X6 iiiTited to Write the 

 Editor of this Department with regard to 

 any details of greenhouse heating that 

 are not understood. But please do not 

 ask The Beview to make a choice of ap- 

 paratus for you. The greenhouse heating 

 equipment advertised in this paper is, we 

 believe, the best for the trade to buy, 

 and each article the best in the special 

 field of its adaptation. 



STEAM BOn^B— WATER HEAT. 



I asked you a short time ago about 

 a small steam boiler which I wish to 

 use for heating my greenhouse, and 

 your reply appeared in The Review of 

 February 10, under the title of ' ' Boiler 

 Has Ample Capacity." In my inquiry 

 I stated that the boiler is three feet 

 in diameter, that it contains twenty- 

 five 3-inch tubes, six feet long, and 

 that its grate surface is two feet ten 

 inches by three feet four inches. I also 

 asked whether this boiler would be 

 large enough to heat a greenhouse 20x75 

 to 60 degrees, but I neglected to state 

 that I wanted to heat with hot water, 

 using this steam boiler. What would 

 its rating be, and how would you pipe 

 the house for hot water! Would not 

 the hot water system make night firing 

 easier and also allow the boiler to be 

 set higher? 



The house will be built in the spring, 

 and I wish to use this boiler till I build 

 a second house, or until I build a third 

 house if the boiler is large enough for 

 two such houses. When the present 

 boiler will no longer suflSce, I shall pur- 

 chase a modern, hot water, steel boiler. 



D. A. M.— Pa. 



The previous reply referred to was 

 given with the understanding that the 

 steam boiler was to be used for steam 

 heating. As was implied, the use of 

 steam is not advisable in small green- 

 houses, owing to the frequent atten- 

 tion necessary. Provided its construc- 

 tion adapts it for use as a hot water 

 heater, the amount of glass surface 

 which can be heated with the boiler 

 will be about the same whether a steam 

 or a hot water heating system is used. 

 The boiler in question will probably 



Mention The Review when you write. 



HIGHEST PRICED and CHEAPEST 



BOII.ERSMADE 



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109 Broad St., Utica, N. Y. 



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 ABOUT THEM 



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WILKS SELF-FEEDING 

 HOT WATER BOILER 



For ECONOMY 

 DURABILITY 

 DEPENDABILITY 



Install a 



WILKS 



and forget your troubles 



NO NIGHT FIREMAN REQUIRED with 

 the WILKS SELF-FEEDING BOILERS, 

 as the magazine or coal chamber holds 

 sufficient fuel to keep fire 10 to 12 hours 

 without attention. Best made for a small 

 greenhouse. 



Sand for catalogue aad pricos. 

 TXLKPHONK TARDS 860 



S. WiJks Nfg. Co. 



3523 Shields Avenue 

 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



Mention Ttae Rerlew when yon write. 



handle 1,500 to 1,600 square feet of 

 radiation without difficulty. 



To heat the house described to 60 

 degrees in zero weather, provided there 

 is no glass in the side walls and the 

 roof is reasonably tight, we would use 

 three 2%-inch flow pipes, placing one 

 on each plate and the other two or 

 three feet below the ridge. Connect 

 each of the flows on the plates with 

 three 2-inch returns, which may either 

 be on the walls or under outside 



THE HEATING PROBLEM SOLVED 



Jirfliai strictly lecarriiai ta ■tcbMieal Birits. H'a 

 the METROraUTM PATENTED BOILER yra »Mt. 



<*. Becanse of their proven scientifically perfect con- 

 struction. Metropolitan Patented Boilers will heat a 

 given amount of water quicker, with less fuel and 

 less attention than any other boiler on the market. 



The remarkable heating eflDclency and quick 

 steaming qualities of these boilers are due to their 

 large and effective beating surface. 



Just a few pointe of Metropolitan Patented Boiler 

 merit:— Smooth, perfect finished castings. Push nip- 

 ple connections. Large fire box, providing ample 

 combnstion chamber, and permitting a suflQclent 

 charge of fuel to require attention only at long inter- 

 vals. Deep ash pit, making the removal of ashes a 

 slight task, Large flues, making the t>oller eaa7 to 

 clean. Orates that are made for iiard usage and long 

 service. And above all. they are Fuel Saving, not 

 Fuel Wasting. 



We also make soft coal boilers which are smoke- 

 less, and save 60 per cent in coal. 



Pat Tour Heatlne Problems Up to Us. 

 We'va Been at It for 44 Years. 



METROPOLITAN MATERIAL CO. 



1896- 14 10 MetropoiltM Are., Brooklyn, N. T. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



benches. For the other flow pipe use 

 four 2-inch returns, which may be 

 placed underneath the middle bench or 

 benches, or on posts or in the walks 



