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1 he rlonsts Review 



AoaosT 2, 1917. 



Greenhouse Heating. 



Subscribers are invited 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 Eeview 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. 



SPENCER HEATING CO. LOSES. 



A jury in the civil courts at Trenton, 

 N. J., has awarded a verdict of $2,500 

 against the Spencer Heater Co., of 

 Philadelphia, in favor of the Park 

 Floral Co., of Trenton, with an offset 

 of $1,307.20. The heater company has 

 appealed from the decision. 



The Spencer company installed two 

 boilers in the Park Floral Co. green- 

 houses at Lafayette and Buchanan ave- 

 nues. The latter company claimed that 

 the boilers were too small to heat the 

 houses and, as a result, thousands of 

 dollars ' worth oi sjtpek ^^t^ destroyed 

 by frost. ' '"'-"'" 



When suit to recover the amount due 

 on the boilers was filed by the Spencer 

 company, the Park Floral Co. set up a 

 counter claim for damages, alleging its 

 loss was $15,000. The jury, which re- 

 turned its verdict June 1, fixed the 

 amount of damages at $2,500, with the 

 deduction for the amount due on the 

 boilers. 



TWO BOILERS— ONE IN RESERVE. 



We understand that you undertake to 

 pass along to your subscribers various 

 technical points regarding the growing 

 of plants and the construction of green- 

 houses. Believing that our inquiry 

 comes within the scope of your bureau, 

 we shall be duly appreciative if you 

 will give us the following information: 



We have greenhouses with a roof ex- 

 posure of 27,000 square feet of glass 

 and with sides and gable ends contain- 

 ing 5,000 square feet of glass. Seven of 

 the greenhouses are each 28x194 and 

 fourteen feet high; another is 28x150 

 and sixteen feet high. Aside from these, 

 we have two rooms, 30x50 and 20x65, 

 each eight feet high. We also have un- 

 der construction a new building of four 

 floors and basement. This building is 

 to be used as a warehouse and office 

 and will require 7,000 square feet of 

 radiation, according to the estimate of 

 our architects. 



If it is not imposing too much on your 

 good nature, will you let us know what 

 size of boilers will be required to heat 

 the entire amount of space described? 

 If such a plan is practicable, we should 

 prefer having two boilers, alternating 

 with them in heating; in other words, 

 onlv using one boiler at a time. 



S. S. C— Wis. 



The amount of radiation and the boil- 

 er capacity required for heating a green- 

 house depends not only upon the amount 

 of exposed glass, but upon the tempera- 

 ture to be maintained in the houses, 

 the mininjnm outside temperature and 

 the amount of ex])osure to the prevail- 

 ing winds, none of which particulars is 

 given in the forefjoing letter. We 

 would say, however, that for tempera- 

 tures averaging 60 degrees in the differ- 

 ent houses, when the temperature is 10 



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WHEN YOU BUY-GET A KROESCHELL 



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"The Boiler of Unequaled Fuel Economy" 



Hundreds of Florists' Bevtew readers are Dslny the Kroeschell 

 Boiler and mighty Is tlieir praise. Tlie year of 1915 brought an 

 enormous number of new customers who saw our boiler in opera- 

 tion at other places. We attribute the large sales of this season to 

 the good worlt the KroescheH Boiier is doing everywhere. 



With our policy — "the customers' Interest ilrst" — perfection of construction — 

 factory to user prices — honest and "true blue" boiler ratingrs — yon simply cannot 

 lose. , 



EXPRESSIONS FROM MEN WHO KNOW BOILERS 



ONE OF BOSTON'S WELL KNOWN 

 OKOWEBS. 



The Kroeschell baa taken the place of 

 four cast Iron boilers at a big Bavlng in 

 coal. We are using it now for the fifth 

 year. Tbe longer we use it the better 

 we like it. 



(Signed) A. B. KNOWLTON. 



NORTH GRAFTON. MASS. 



THE PLANT KINO pF THE WEST. 

 I bare used Kroeschell Boilers ever since 

 I built my first greenhouse. Tbey have 

 always given me the very best satisfaction 

 and I bellere tbem as good boilers as 

 money can buy. 



(Signed) F. OECHSLIN, 



OHICAOO, ILL. 



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OHIO'S CELEBBATEB CYCLAMEN 

 SPECIALIST. 



After using your No. 12 Kroescbell 

 Boiler I came to tbe conclusion that bad 

 I to install more boilers it would be tbe 

 Kroeschell and no other. It really is a 

 pleasure to beat, no trouble to get the 

 desired heat In a very short time. 

 (SiifUPd) CHRIST. WINTERICH, 



DEFIANCE. OHIO. 



THE aiTALITY PLACE OF BOSTON. 



Regarding the Kroeschell, It is tbe best 

 we hare ever had and satisfactory beyond 

 our expectations. It heats up especially 

 quick and bas saved us considerably al- 

 ready in tbe price of fuel. When we are 

 in need of another boiler we will give tbe 

 Kroescbell tbe first consideration. 



(Signed) WM. W. EDGAR CO., 



WAVERLET. MASS. 



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A BIG MAN IN THE FLOBICITLTTTBAL 

 WOULD. 



The Kroescbell Boiler I installed last 

 year usually runs from 10 p. m. to 6 a. m. 

 without attention. I do not have tbe 

 least troDble to keep temperatnres in tbe 

 coldest weather. Tbe boiler bas given en- 

 tire satisfaction. 



The Kroescbell is tbe best boiler we 

 have ever bandied. 



(Signed) CHARLES TOTTY. 

 MADISON. NEW JERSEY. 



A FAMOUS ILLINOIS BOSE BANOE. 



In speaking of the Kroescbell Boiler as 

 an economical greenhouse boiler I cannot 

 say too much. Personally I have bad tbe 

 pleasure or misfortune to fire nearly every 

 make of greenhouse boiler on the market and 

 I can safely say the Kroescbell is tbe 

 best of them all. 



(Signed) CHAS. McCAULEY, 

 RIVERBANK GREENHOUSES, 



GENEVA. ILL. 



THE WOBLD'S GREATEST MUSH- 

 ROOM PLANT. 



We spent $100,000 in bnildlng and 

 equipping the largest modem mushroom 

 plant In the world. We purchased In 

 every Instance the best of everything we 

 could get, and the fact that we Installed 

 a Kroeschell Boiler to furnish our heat is 

 sufficient evidence of our opinion of same. 



Since Installing this holler and operat- 

 ing It we have never had any reason to 

 change our opinion. 



(Signed) FALMOUTH MUSHROOM 

 CELLARS. INC., 

 FALMOUTH, MASS. 



A WELL KNOWN CARNATION PRIZE 

 WINNEB. 



Tbe carnation range of Mr. Nlc Zwelfel, 

 of North Milwaukee, consists of nearly 

 70,000 sq. ft. of glass and tbe water plant 

 Is heated by a No. 14 and No. 16 Kroe- 

 scbell Boiler and Kroeschell Generator. 

 The product of the plant is known 

 throughout the West for its fine quality. 

 Mr. Z. has used different kinds of boilers. 

 As for the Kroeschell, he says: "I think 

 the Kroeschell Boilers are the best boilers 

 a florist can buy." 



(Signed) NIC ZWEIFEL, 

 NORTH MILWAUKEE. WIS. 



WE HAVE NO AOENTS-BUY DIRECT-aET FACTORY TO USER PRICES. 



WHEN YOU BUY-GET A KROESCHELL 

 YOU WILL BE SATISFIED 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. 



444 W. Erie St.. CHICAGO. ILL. 



