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The Florists' Review 



AoocST 31,. 1916. 



SPECIMEN PLANS 



FOR A 



Modern Heating System 



are given in the new catalogue of all-steel 



WILKS HOT WATER BOILERS 



The self-feeding feature keeps an even and 

 continuous fire for 12 hours and longer 

 without any attention. This makes 

 NIGHT FIRING UNNECESSARY 



WRITE TODAY FOR YOUR COPY OF OUR CATALOGUL ITS PREE 



S. WILKS MFG. CO., 3523 Shields Avenue, CHICAGO 



Last winter I had some trouble with 

 the expansion tank. When the fire was 

 burning hard the water boiled over, and 

 when the fire became low there was 

 no water left in the tank. The over- 

 flow is taken from the highest point 

 of the main. The tank holds eight 

 to ten gallons. E. L. — N. Y. 



Our suggestion for heating the house 

 described would -be to use three 2V^- 

 inch flow pipes, locating one under each 

 purlin and the other under the ridge. 

 Only seven 2-inch returns would be re- 

 quired, and we would have threie on the 

 south wall, two on the north wall and 

 two in the walks. 



While 11/4-inch pipes may answer for 

 hot water returns, we do not like to 

 use them except in houses fifty feet 

 or less in length and when the re- 

 turns are several feet above the top 

 of the boiler, unless a closed system 

 is used. We judge that the boiling 

 over of the system is due to the small 

 pipes or to their being but little above 

 the boiler, or perhaps to both causes. 

 If, as we understand, there are thirteen 

 lines of return pipes, these are more 

 than enough to provide the needed 

 radiation. 



MUNCIE, IND. 



Miller's Greenhouse last week had a 

 good run of funeral work. Flowers 

 were so scarce that it was hard to fill 

 all orders properly. 



R. Williams, of the Williams & Clark 

 Floral Co., has acquired an interest in 

 the automobile business. He is local 

 agent for the Allen car, but retains his 

 interest in the florists' business. 



Mrs. A. P. Andrew, proprietress of 

 Miller's Greenhouses, has been confined 

 to her home on account of sickness. 



A visitor to the trade last week was 

 H. E. Humiston, representing the Chi- 

 cago Feed & Fertilizer Co. 



The Muncie growers were visited last 

 week by florists from Anderson, New- 

 castle and Hartford City. 



The Williams & Clark' Floral Co. has 

 benched its carnations. 



The Riverside Floral Co. is coming 

 to the end of its aster cut. This year's 

 crop was a good one. R. W. 



PuLvcRiZEb Sheep- Pulyerized Cattul 



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n/INURE 



A kind for eyery use about the greenhouse. 

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The Pulverized Manure Co. 



Union Stock Yards, Chicago 



Kansas City Stock Yards, National Stock Yards, 



Kansas Citj, Mo. East St. Louis, Mo. 



INICO 



Hot Water Boilers 



Made by 



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CHICAGO 



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MORRISON, ILLINOIS 



