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The Florists' Review 



Fbbruauy 22, 1917. 



water in the pipes reduces the lieat 

 available for the flues to heat the larger 

 house? Would there be any advantage 

 in running some pipes from the same fur- 

 nace through the larger house, to raise 

 the temperature there? As it is, I dare 

 not fire heavily or the water will boil, 

 giving trouble in that way. I could 

 easily heat the water in a large system 

 of pipes, but the question is, would that 

 really raise the temperature in the larger 

 house? Will you please give me some 

 enlightenment on this matter? 



T. 11. S.— Pa. 



The introduction of a coil into a hot 

 air furnace would naturally lessen to 

 some extent the heat given off by the 

 flue, and since, for the reason men- 

 tioned in the letter, it is not feasible to 

 fire as heavily as before the coil 

 was placed in the furnace, it is not 

 strange that it is not possible to keep 

 up as high a temperature in the large 

 house as before the coil was used. 



It will be helpful in keeping up a 

 higher temperature in the large house 

 if a 11/^ -inch flow pipe is run about two 

 feet under the ridge and connected with 

 a li/^-inch return on each plate. This 

 should be connected with the coil now 

 in use and in this way it will not only 

 aid in securing a better distribution of 

 the heat, but will lessen the difficulty 

 from the boiling of the water, making it 

 possible to fire more heavily. Not much 

 benefit would be secured from placing 

 a coil in the other furnace. 



MILWAUKEE. 



The Market. 



There has Ijeen little change in the 

 conditions of the market during the 

 last week. The weather has moderated 

 and it seems as though winter's back- 

 bone has been broken. There is plenty 

 of stock to take care of all orders, with 

 the possible exception of some grades of 

 roses. Russell and Ophelia are some- 

 what scarce, but the shortage is not at 

 all acute. Carnations are plentiful and 

 the stock is in good shape. There is no 

 great surplus, however, and the daily 

 cut is being disposed of at fairly good 

 prices. There was a large supply of 

 violets for St. Valentino's day, but 

 these were cleaned up readily. 



Cattleyas wore in good demand and 

 as the supply was adequate the sales 

 were quite satisfactory. Sweet peas are 

 arriving in larger quantities and are 

 moving well. Spring stock is having 

 a good sale and the conditions are satis- 

 factory this year. There lias been an 

 exceptionally large sale on spring plants 

 and these have been moved in quantity 

 during the last week. 



Indications are for a good Easter 

 trade, and, if we have an early spring, 

 this season should be one of the best 

 yet. The shortage of lilies which ob- 

 tained for the last few weeks is ended 

 and, while they are not overplentiful, 

 the supply is sufficiently large to take 

 care of the demand. 



Various Notes. 



George Valker, of Minot, X. D., made 

 a flying trip to Chicago last week and 

 stopped over in Milwaukee for a short 

 while February 17 on his way home. 

 Mr. Valker states that business in his 

 section of the country has been uncom- 

 monly good during the winter season. 



F. H. Holton, who since his recent 



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illness has been recuperating at Hot 

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