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The Florists^ Review 



December 1, 1921 



TO AVOID TROUBLE- Use 



FISHER STEAM SPECIALTIES 



LOOK for our ad in Dec. 8 issue 

 FISHER GOVERNOR CO. 



Home Office- MARSH ALLTOWN, I A. 



Branches in Principal (Jities. 



Greenhouse Heating 



Subscribers are invited to write the 

 editor of this department with regard to 

 any details of greenhouse heating that are 

 not understood. When information is de- 

 sired regarding the capacity of boilers, or 

 the amount of radiation required for a 

 greenhouse, the needed temperatures 

 shouhl be stated in the inquiry, as well 

 as the amount of glass in the side walls, 

 and the dimensions and general arrange- 

 ment of the greenhouses. It is often help- 

 ful, also, to have a sketch showing the 

 location of the houses. 



BETSON CHANGES SALES PLAN. 



The Bctson Plastic Fire Brick Co., 

 Konie, N. H., announces a change in its 

 selling arrangements in the central 

 western states. Frank L. Page, of Chi- 

 cago, is no longer connected with the 

 company in any way whatever, and the 

 company will again sell direct to the 

 user through its various branch offices 

 and its branch office salesmen. The Chi- 

 cago office will be in charge of C. Z. 

 Dillenbeck, 1514 Kimball building. L. S. 

 Shaw & Co., 5710 Euclid avenue, Cleve- 

 land, with branch offices in Detroit and 

 elsewhere, will again act as general 

 agent and distributor for the states of 

 Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. 



HOTBED HEATING. 



We wish to heat a hotbed, situated 

 on the south side of our greenhouse, 

 2M>x6xl00 feet, to a temperature that 

 will be suitable for vineas and stock 

 geraniums, and will also carry Cleve- 

 land cherries until Christmas. Our in- 

 tention is to connect to the present 

 heating system, which is amply large. 

 The flow pipe will require a large drop 

 to the bed outside, but the return will 

 come in level with the others. How 

 much 11/4-inch pipe will be necessary 

 for this job? W. & S.— N. Y. 



A'incas and geraniums may be carried 

 at a temperature considerably lower 

 than will be required for Cleveland 

 cherries. For the Cleveland cherries ^it 

 will be advisable to use a l^/i-inch pipe 

 along each side of the bed. 



HEAT WITH HOT WATER. 



Will you toll me, from the diagram 

 of my greenhouse, what size boiler and 

 liow many and wliat size ])ipes it will 

 take to heat the house with hot water? 

 The temperature in this locality gets 

 down as low as 10 degrees below zero, 

 but the average is a little above zero. 



J. W.— 111. 



The sketch shows the house to be 

 thirty feet in length and ten feet wide, 

 with two feet of wooden wall above 

 grade. For pii)ing the house it would 

 be advisable to use one 2in('h flow ])i])e 

 and three li/>-inch returns under each 

 side bench. It may be ]>ossible to carry 



Good Judgment in 

 Buying a Boiler 



C. H. Totty 



For tiiaiiy years C. H. Totty 

 luis used Kroeschcll Boil- 

 ers. He expresses great 

 satisfaction ivith the service 

 of his boilers and highly 

 commends the efficiency of 

 Kroeschcll Boilers in green- 

 house heating. 



Good judgment based on experience is 

 what makes successful business and, 

 naturally, the more capable a man is of 

 using good judgment and the greater 

 his power of utilizing his experience 

 and the experiences of others in exercis- 

 ing his judgment, the greater will be 

 the success of his business. 



It is impossible to believe that the 

 judgment of a man that is responsible 

 for the establishment of a large, per- 

 manently successful greenhouse busi- 

 ness is anything but good. It is sensi- 

 ble to let the judgment of the big men 

 in the flower business guide you in 

 making decisions for your own flower 

 business. 



Merit alone is responsible for the favor- 

 able opinion of Kroeschell Boilers that 

 prevails among the largest and most 

 successful growers. They select 

 Kroeschell Boilers for their heating 

 problems and recommend them for all 

 growers, large and small. You can 

 make no mistake by installing a boiler 

 in your greenhouses that has gained the 

 favor of men whose success in the 

 greenhouse business qualifies them as 

 experts in knowledge of greenhouse 

 requirements. 



We Can Ship 

 At Once 



any size boiler you need. We have a 

 complete stock of all sizes and styles. 

 Telegraph or Telephone your order to 

 us at our expense; Long Distance 

 'phone Superior 8680; ask for Green- 

 house Department. 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO. 



444 W. Erie Street 



CHICAQO, ILL. 



