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The Florists^ Review 



May 19, 1921 



IMICO 



HOT WATER BOILERS 



ESPECIALLY SUITED FOR 

 GREENHOUSE WORK 



AKE NOTKD FOK COAL ECONOMY AND 

 GOOD RESULTS GENERALLY. 



ARE CONSTRUCTED SO AS TO EXPOSE 

 THE GREATEST POSSIBLE HEATING 

 SURFACE TO THE DIRECT ACTION OF 

 THE FIRE, THEREBY EFFECTING A 

 CONSIDERABLE SAVING IN FUEL. 



ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF 

 A COMPLETE LINE OF 



MALLEABLE and CAST IRON FITTINGS 



WRITE FOR DESCRIPTION AND PRICES 



IF YOU 



BEST. SPECIFY 



m 



WANT THE 

 THIS BRAND 



Illinois Malleable Iron Co., I801-25 Diversey Parkway, Chicago, III. 



flow }niit' (IdwnliiU and to t-onnect the 

 I'Xpiinsidii tank with tlie hiphost point, 

 (iiMii<r awav with thi- vents. 



PIPES IN CORRECT NUMBER. 



1 (ilaii to biiilil a {jiecnlimi.'iO 24x50 

 feet, with three feet of j^hiss and tinee 

 feet of concrete. It will bo six feet from 

 tirade to plate and thirteen feet to the 

 ridge. There will be jjlass in one oa}>\<- 



I'lui. 



To heat tiie house to 1)5 ilegrcos when 

 it is -ii degrees belcpw Zt'ro outside, will 

 one 2inch main under the ridge, fnur 

 IVfinch returns under each side bench 

 and three IVi-inch returns under two 

 center benches suflice / I shoulil be 

 pleased to receive suguestions on thia 

 matter. <'. L. S.--I11. 



The radiation suggested will be en- 

 tirely satisfactory for a house L'4.\-50 

 ioei, with three feet of glass in the side 

 walls, to be heated to (50 degrees in zero 

 weather, with low-pressure steam. With 

 a boiler of good size, carrying five 

 pounds of pressure, this radiation might 

 be used for 05 degrees, in weather L'O 

 degrees lielow zero, if the cold jieriods 

 are of short duration and are infrequent, 

 but it wouhi be advisable to use a 12 '/i;- 

 inch overhead flow pipe and to put an 

 additional return in each coil. 



If the water level of the boiler is three 

 feet below the returns, it will make but 

 little diffcreuce how the flows and re- 

 turns are arranged, althouch it is best 

 to have the flow overhead and the re- 

 turns under the benches or on the side 

 walls. However, the coils may serve as 

 coils with the drip returning in a main 

 underneath, or there may be a flow 



We Know How 



A Greenhouse Must Be Built Right 



You can use the best material in the 

 world, but if your house is not put up 

 rit,'ht it will not last. Erection of 

 greenhouses is our business. Gla/iug, 

 painting and buibing. Hebuildiug and 

 gla/ing of old houses. 



We Can Save You Money 



MIKE WINANDY, Jr., V^r-'iir; 



I'huiie Sheldrake SL'll 

 6054 Ridge Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 



PIPE- 



Wrought Iron of sound second-hand Quality 

 with new threa<is and c uolinK. Ifi-fl. Ipnsths 

 anil up. Also piiM! cut to sketch. We guarantee 

 entire satisfaction or return money. 



Ar>SO NEW PIPE AND FITTINGS 



Pfaff & Kendall, ^^^Ll^u Newark, N. J. 



All sizes of 

 second-hand 



PIPE AND FLUES 



pipe, with new Ihreaiis and couplinjis, in 

 random lengllis or cut Ifn^ths. Also make a 

 specialty of handling boilir llues for retub- 

 ing Ijoilers or for gieenhoiise piping. All 

 fluesarc Irimnii'd and IhoroiiKhly cleaned by 

 machinp. JOHN GROH 



1«H5 Clyboiirn Ave. J'HICAJiO, III., 



main either above or below the coila 

 and sloping in either direction. 



The boiler for the house described 

 should have a grate about two feet in 

 diameter, with a rating of ten to twelve 

 horsepower. 



NOW YOU CAN AFFORD TO BUILD 

 YOUR 



GREENHOUSE 



Prices hive dropped in all Greenhouse Materials 



Hin stuckH always on hanii 

 I'lit ><>iir (■rffiilioiiNp i'rolilfiiiN up to ii« 



We ifo jiny where in the U. S. to Biibmit plans & prices 



^€romh€ar)Ma€ericilQ 



r^(tit-n'4;t FIuhIiIhk Ati-., nr<M>klTn, N. Y. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



To stop that 



pipe leak per- 

 manently — 

 cheaply — use 

 Emergency 

 Pipe Clamps, 



M. B. Skinner Co. 



558-562 WuhinftoB 

 Bonl., Cbicafo. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Pipe — Second - Hand 



ALL SIZES FITTINGS 

 AND BOILER TUBES. 



Pipe cut 

 to sketch. 



We guarantee entire satisfac- 

 tion or money refunded. 



Philadelphia Second-Hand Pipe Supply Co. 



1003 N. 7th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

 Mention The Review when roa writ*. 



