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The Florists^ Review 



May 11. 1922 



inside door and a storm door, made of 

 two thicknesses of flooring, with a thick- 

 ness of rubberoid roofing between. 

 There is a 4-inch ventilator in the ceil- 

 ing, which was left open, and a drain in 

 tlie floor. The doors and windows were 

 closed, but there were small cracks in 

 these. A 12-inch tile flue runs into the 

 room from the boiler, but even this did 

 not keep the frost out. Can you give 

 me any information that will tend to 

 clear up the mystery of how the frost 

 could have possibly gotten into this 

 cellar? C. E. H.— 111. 



It is impossible to see how the walls 

 of the house could have been made much 

 warmer without going to much greater 

 expense. An air space between the con- 

 crete blocks and the tile would have 

 been helpful. Some uncertainty exists 

 as to whether the roof is directly 

 above the cellar or whether there are 

 one or more stories between the 

 cellar and the roof. In the former 

 case, it will certainly be advisable to 

 provide an air space. On the other hand, 

 however, if there is an unheated room 

 over the cellar, the floor might be cov- 

 ered with a foot or more of straw or hay. 



It is stated that the doors and win- 

 dows were closed against the frames, 

 leaving small cracks. Not only should 

 all doors and windows fit tightly, but 

 they should be double, using shutters to 

 cover the windows. The temperature 

 should be carefully noted and when it 

 approaches the danger point, the venti- 

 lators should be closed. Some arrange- 

 ment should be made to provide for the 

 artificial heating of the cellar when nec- 

 essary. Oil stoves answer this purpose, 

 but we note that the boiler room is near- 

 by. It should be an easy matter to run a 

 steam pipe into the cellar, for use in se- 

 vere weather. 



Just why the cannas froze, when pota- 

 toes have been wintered safely in other 

 years, it is hard to understand, without 

 knowing the exact conditions. It is 

 possible that a high wind caused the 

 frost to penetrate. The cracks around 

 the windows and doors may have been 

 larger than in previous years and, with 

 the open ventilator, so much heat es- 

 caped that the temperature dropped be- 

 low the freezing point. The fact that 

 there was no frost on the walls would 

 indicate that there were strong air cur- 

 rents. 



Kalamazoo, Mich. — The O. K. Celery 

 Co., besides growing celery on a large 

 scale, grows pansy plants. 



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pipe leak per- 

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