May 25, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



Wreaths of Magnolia or Galax Leaves Can Be Trimmed Attractively with Peonies. 



several hundred dollars at Motlicis' 

 day. Mr. Pearson had a fine lot of liulli- 

 ous stock, which a glutted luiirket would 

 not take at any price. Putting the cut 

 jonquils in cold storage at the ware- 

 house used by the wholesalers for their 

 peonies, he conceived the idea of iihu- 

 ing there also pans of tuli](s. These 

 were taken out just before Mothers' 

 day and were seized by the retailers as 

 a highly desirable bit of variety for 

 the holiday. After Mothers' diiy hnd 

 ])assed, when hardly a blooming ]>l;iiit 

 could be found at a downtown retail 

 store, some of the tulij)s which Mr. 

 Pearson had held back a little too long 

 for flowering at the holiday jtrovccl to 

 he welcome indeed. The success of this 

 experiment on the part of Mr. Pearson 



oi)ens up possibilities for better i)rofits 

 for a discerning and foresighted grower. 



INCREASING WATER PRESSURE 



The city water j)ressure here is not 

 great enough for my ])ur[)oses. 1 w;is 

 considering the iiistnllation of an nuto- 

 iiiatic engine and i>iiiii]) to increase this 

 pressur(\ Do you think this ])I;mi would 

 be feasii)le iind advisal>le.' How hirgc 

 a pump and engine would l)e recpiired .' 

 Wlint firms deal in these outfits.' 



.1. v.— Ky. 



If an automatic (Migiiic iiiid pump ;irr 

 installed, it would be desirnble to use 

 a large ])ressure tank. Sucli outfits iirc 

 made by the Delco Co.. and also by 

 Vaile & Kinies, Dayton, O. 



For use with the present water sys- 

 tem, we can see little advantage to be 

 derived from a pumping plant under 

 automatic control. The size of the en- 

 gine and pump will depend upon the 

 number of leads likely to be used at 

 one time. A 3-horsei)Ower engine with 

 a duple-x pump having .3-inch cylinders 

 would probably be able to supply all of 

 the water that would be required witli 

 fifty i)OHnds' pressure at the nozzles; if 

 a higher pressure is desired, use ;i 

 .")-horsepower engine and a trii)lex 

 ]iump. 



I'nless a jiressure tank with an auto- 

 matic cnt-ol¥ is provided, it will be nec- 

 essary to have a pressure relief valve 

 for use with a manual-controlled en- 

 irine. 



