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between the fireplace and the flues is on 

 a continuous line. The middle partition 

 between the second and third flue comes 

 as far as the inner side of the fireplace, 

 so as to divide the current of both 

 smoke and heat. This current is again 

 divided into two more chambers or flues, 

 as shown in the sectional view, as it is 

 essential to have the floor heated evenly. 



Heat Smaller; Treatmeii,t Longer. 



The partitions of the flues are discon- 

 tinued within eighteen inches from the 

 aperture of the chimney, while the out- 

 side walls are built in a funnel shape 

 till they join the inside of the chimney, 

 the height of which rarely need exceed 

 four feet over the floor of the sterilizer, 

 unless the stove is situated between 

 high buildings. The outside walls are 

 raised the height of two bricks from the 

 floor to hold the soil and to facilitate 

 covering it during the process of ster- 

 ilization. Once the stove is heated thor- 

 oughly the temperature of the soil 

 reaches 130 to 140 degrees. It is left 

 for two or three hours, when it is turned 

 and left again for a similar period. 



The heat is more accentuated when 

 the soil is in a moist condition and kept 

 covered with bags. The temperature to 

 which the soil is heated by this means 

 certainly is lower than when steam 

 sterilization is practiced, yet one must 

 bear in mind that the length of time the 

 soil is kept at such a temperature com- 

 pensates for this deficiency, and ex- 

 perience proves that the results are as 

 beneficial to the crops. 



BUSINESS EMBASBASSMEKTS. 



Blchmond, Va. — Eatcliffe & Tanner, 

 Inc., has filed a petition in voluntary 

 bankruptcy in the United States Dis- 

 trict court. The debts were listed at 

 $48,403.31, and the assets were given 

 as $51,589.26, of which $34,000 is in 

 real estate. The unsecured claims 

 were listed at $28,281. John P. Leary 

 and C. P. Jones, Jr., were appointed 

 co-receivers. With the petition filed 

 was a copy of the minutes of the cor- 

 poration of the meeting held February 

 9, at which E. L. Tanner, Fritz Sitter- 

 ding, Jr., and James A. Don Leavy 

 were present. Among the principal 

 creditors whose claims are unsecured 

 are the following: M. Rice Co., Phila- 

 delphia, $192.99; Ralph M. Ward & Co., 

 New York, $100; S. S. Pennock-Mee- 

 han Co., Philadelphia, $968.60; Rich- 

 mond Cedar Works, Richmond, Va., 

 $37.50; Van Zonneveld Bros. & Phil- 

 ippe, Holland, $423.43; Veldhuyzen, 

 Van Zanten & Zonen, Holland, $369.32; 

 J. D. Hooper, Richmond, Va., $83.22; 

 Hammond Co., Richmond, Va., $56.29; 

 H. Van Craven, Holland, $112.64, 



Newark, O. — George L. Miller, who 

 has done business under the name of 

 Miller's Florists, has made a voluntary 

 assignment for the benefit of his cred- 

 itors. The assignee is E. T. Johnson, 

 703 Trust building, who will continue 

 the business until a purchaser can be 

 found. The establishment consists of 

 about 25,000 feet of glass, with the 

 usual appurtenances. 



San Francisco, Cal. — With reference 

 to the discontinuance of the business of 

 the Oriental Seed Co., attorneys state 

 that action was commenced against the 

 company in the Justices' court, where 

 judgment was obtained and all the stock 

 and assets of the debtor sold out for 

 $70, which was applied on the partial 

 satisfaction of the judgment, since 



Ead View of the Range of Frache Bro^., Grand Forks, B. C. 



which date the address of the debtors 

 has been unknown. 



Superior, Wis.— Miss E. O 'Sullivan, 

 who was adjudged bankrupt January 

 4, has made application for her dis- 

 charge, making the usual affidavit that 

 she has surrendered all her property. 

 March 18 has been set for the hearing, 

 when creditors may appear and show 

 cause, if any they have, why she should 

 not be discharged of her debts. 



AT THE FOOT OF THE BOOKIES. 



In the foothills of the Rocky moun- 

 tains in British Columbia and in the 

 neighboring province of Alberta are 

 situated the three establishments of the 

 largest greenhouse company in the in- 

 terior of British (Columbia. Recent 

 additions have increased the totals con- 

 siderably, but the latest available fig- 

 ures show that Frache Bros., Ltd., had, 

 at the time they were given, 40,000 

 feet of glass at Lethbridge, Alberta; 

 17,000 at Columbia, B. C, and 20,000 

 at Grand Forks, B. C. 



The two accompanying illustrations 

 show part of the concern's greenhouses 

 at Grand Forks, where they have been 

 established since 1902. This place, in 

 the central part of southern British 

 Columbia, with the excellent shipping 



facilities offered by three railroads, has 

 at present no limit to its market. The 

 climate, in addition, is of the best for 

 the business, which includes not only 

 the growing of flowers for wholesale 

 and retail but also the growing of vege- 

 tables. 



About six months ago the business 

 was expanding so rapidly that the com- 

 pany offered 24,000 shares of stock at 

 $1, par, per share, to the florists' trade, 

 through the advertising columns of The 

 Review, in order to raise the necessary 

 capital to erect a large additional range 

 of greenhouses at Grand Forks. 



TO CABBY OVER CYCI»AMENS. 



Should cyclamens be kept growing 

 on after they have bloomed in the 

 spring or should they be dried off for a 

 timef When should they be repotted 

 to have them in bloom for next Christ- 

 mas? C. W. P.— Can. 



Do not dry off cyclamens at once 

 after flowering, but keep them watered. 

 As the leaves start to turn yellow, dry 

 off moderately and shake out and repot 

 about the middle of July. It hardly 

 pays to carry over cyclamens unless 

 you want large plants for exhibition 

 purposes. C. W. 



Side View of the Establistunent of Frache Bros., Grand ForliSt B« C« 



