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The Florists^ Review 



Janoaei 11, 1917. 



protect them thoroughly during the idle 

 months. S. C. Templin. 



AMEBICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



ODCN LETTEI^^" READERS. 



TIN POTS? 



I have noted the articles in The Ee- 

 view about the shortage of clay pots. 

 Can we not get someone interested in 

 the manufacture of tin flower pots? This 

 is just the time to do it. I think it is 

 strange they have not come into use be- 

 fore this, as they are just what we want. 

 There is no question whatever as to their 

 being a success and I hope someone will 

 afford us a supply. 



A. E. Woodward. 



TO MAKE TIGHT JOINTS 



As one good turn deserves another, 

 I wish to pass along to the trade a little 

 suggestion on making gas-proof and 

 steam-proof joints, at the same time pre- 

 serving the threads of the pipes and 

 thus insuring a ready response to the 

 wrench whenever it is necessary to un- 

 couple a joint. My method is to use 

 graphite mixed with steam cylinder oil 

 to form a paste. This coAipound is used 

 by marine engineers in preference to 

 ordinary pipe compounds or leads. 



T. E. Hornby. 



COAL-TAE PAINT ON PIPING. 



T noticed the letter of M. E., in The 

 Keview of December 28, page 82, stating 

 that he had coated his hot water pipes 

 with a paint containing creosote, and 

 that the fumes from the paint had ruined 

 most of the stock in the house and "al- 

 most put him out of business." If it 

 is not too late to be of service to him, I 

 have a suggestion to offer. 



According to my experience, there is 

 only one chemical that will remove the 

 creosote or counteract its effects, and 

 that is oxide of iron, mixed with pure 

 linseed oil. Paint five or six 2-inch 

 pipes with this every twenty-four hours. 

 Or, if the pipes are larger, do not paint 

 so many of them. A good coat of this 

 on the piping will produce good results 

 almost immediately. Be particular, 

 however, to use nothing but pure linseed 

 oil and oxide of iron. After applying 

 the mixture, open the ventilators two or 

 three inches for about twelve hours, to 

 allow the fumes to escape, and the plants 

 will not be harmed. M. Noir. 



"PAINTING" THE PIPES. 



All florists, of course, are anxious to 

 have their heating plants last as long as 

 possible, and recent inquiries in The Re- 

 view have led me to think that my ex- 

 perience might be of some benefit in this 

 connection. 



Three years ago I installed a heating 

 system comprising 4.100 linear feet of 

 4-inch boiler flues. These I painted or 

 covered with raw linseed oil. This was 

 put on quickly by means of burlap satu- 

 rated with the oil, and rubbed. It took 

 about a week to dry, and formed an air- 

 tight, rust-proof coating. This has 

 proved highly satisfactory and has de- 

 veloped no objectionable features. 



However, in conversation afterward 

 with a gentleman whom I knew to be 



well informed on the subject, I was told 

 by him that a thin lubricating oil, such 

 as auto oil, would be just as good. "In 

 fact," he said, "if the pipes are rustj', 

 such oil would be much better, because 

 it would penetrate under the rust scales 

 as linseed oil would not." So, this fall, 

 in adding 2,400 feet of 4-inch tubes, I 

 acted on his suggestion and covered the 

 pipes with lubricating oil. At this writ- 

 ing it is entirely satisfactory. Lubri- 

 cating oil is nearly odorless. With the 

 water at 160 degrees, the odor is not no- 

 ticeable, except, perhaps, just a trifle at 

 first. 



This same gentleman told me there 

 was nothing in the world better to 

 "paint" a steam boiler with than pure 

 tallow. He said, "Never use tar prepa- 

 rations. They form a coating and 

 eventually crack loose and become worse 

 than nothing, as they then hold mois- 

 ture." 



If I were protecting steam pipes I 

 would use tallow, put on with a cloth 

 when the pipes are hot. I would do it 

 in the summer, when the ventilators are 

 open. I feel certain it would be a good 

 plan. I have formed the habit of thor- 

 oughly cleaning the inside of my boiler 

 — that is, the firebox and flues — just 

 after the close of firing, say June 1, and 

 then coating liberally with oil. We 

 must not forget that it is when idle the 

 boilers rust and not when in use. So 



Call Guarantee Fund. 



The executive committee of the Amer- 

 ican Eose Society met in Philadelphia 

 in connection with the local committee, 

 for the exhibition in March. A resolu- 

 tion was passed to call for fifty per cent 

 of the guarantee fund, to be paid on or 

 before February 1. Everything pertain-* 

 ing to the coming exhibition seemed to 

 be moving along nicely. 



The preliminary schedule of prizes 

 was adopted and will be issued without 

 delay. 



Eesolutions were adopted expressing 

 regret at the death of W. C. Barry, ex- 

 mayor of Eochester, N. Y., who was one 

 of the earliest supporters of the Amer- 

 ican Eose Society, and was held in es- 

 teem by everyone who knew him. 



Department of Registration. 



Application for the registration of a 



new rose was made by John H. Dunlop, 



Eichmond Hill, Ontario, as follows: 



Mrs. Henry AVinnett — rarentage, Russell x 

 Shawj'er; color, bright red about the shade of 

 Richmond: large, full flower, solid color, foliage 

 ample; dellciously fragrant, combining the kecii- 

 ing qualities of Russell with the freedom of 

 Shavrj'er; form good, petals well reflexed and of 

 solid texture. 



Mr. Dunlop said: "I am proud of 



being the first Canadian grower to have 



the honor of entering a seedling of such 



sterling merit, as I have had a number 



of visitors both from the United States 



and different parts of Ontario, and all 



agree as to the quality of this new 



rose." B. Hammond, Sec'y. 



THE CLUBS ARE BUSY 



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INDIANA FLORISTS' MEETING. 



Also Rose Trophy Contest. 



The regular annual meeting of the 

 Indiana State Florists' Association was 

 held in the Eiley room of the Claypool 

 hotel, Indianapolis, January 10. Com- 

 petition for the Indiana rose trophy 

 was held in conjunction with this meet- 

 ing. 



The session was opened by President 

 A'esey, who gave a short retiring speech. 

 Mr. Yesey thanked the members for 

 their cooperation in making his two 

 terms a success and mentioned the great 

 growth of the society during his last 

 term. Next came the minutes; they 

 were heard and approved. After this 

 Dan Bash and Thomas Hepler were pro- 

 posed for membership. Their names 

 were held over until the next meeting, 

 as is the usual custom. F. J. Ball and 

 Mr. Schnider were elected to member- 

 ship. The secretary's report then was 

 read, and it was a record-breaker. The 

 membership of this society has grown 

 from 150 to 167 during the year. This 

 was followed by the treasurer's report, 

 showing a sinking fund of $.540.81 and 

 a cash balance on hand of $203.19, mak- 

 ing a total of $744. Then came the re- 



ports of the auditing committee and the 

 state fair committee, the latter consist- 

 ing of Harry White, E. O. Steinkamp, 

 J. D. Connor, Jr., Charles Pahud, Adolph 

 Baur and Theodore Dorner. This com- 

 mittee recommended a change of pre- 

 mium list, that is, to strike off the ama- 

 teur classes and add the amount of these 

 to the professional classes. Several new 

 classifications were made for the pro- 

 fessionals, these to be put up to the 

 state agricultural board for approval. 



A. F. J. Baur gave a short talk on the 

 accomplishments of the Purdue experi- 

 ment committee. A vote of thanks was 

 given to the committees by the presi- 

 dent, in behalf of the association. Amend- 

 ments were proposed to the by-laws, 

 Section 3, to take care of the July meet- 

 ing in a different manner from now on. 

 This, as usual, was held over until the 

 next regular meeting. 



State Entomologist Wallace gave an 

 interesting talk on some vital points re- 

 garding the shipments of greenhouse 

 stock to other states. A movement was 

 suggested against the importation of 

 foreign stock, such as azaleas, rhododen- 

 drons, and all such hard-wooded stock. 

 Committees were appointed to cooperate 

 with Mr. Wallace on this matter and 



