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The Florists' Review 



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impossible, came to conclude that the 

 producers had good reason for the ad- 

 vance. Thus there spread a report, 

 which grew steadily, that smokeless was 

 going to be scarce. Talk of a strike 

 among the miners intensified this '))e- 

 lief. The actual calling of a small 

 strike last week threw a good many 

 buyers into a panic. 



' ' The people, fearing a shortage, have 

 come to provide against it. As they 

 provide against it, they buy more coal 

 and thus actual buying, coupled with 

 fear of a shortage, has produced a 

 mighty strong situation. It is said that 

 this anticipation of disaster has added 

 twenty-five per cent to the volume of 

 lake coal moving to July 1. 



' ' In addition, the railroads have been 

 letting it be known that their rolling 

 stock is in none too good shape. They 

 say that, even now, cars are short. 



"One thing seems apparent: The 

 extraordinary buying has done a great 

 deal to remove the danger of a car and 

 coal shortage. The danger is that it 

 will also take the edge off the fall and 

 winter market. 



"In the west, the intense situation 

 expressed in the east is not at all in 

 evidence. The buyers are taking in 

 some of the eastern coal to have it on 

 hand. Aside from that they are doing 

 nothing to guard against either a coal 

 or a car shortage. They fear neither 

 and do not seem to put much faith in 

 reports that such things are going to be 

 bothersome. ' ' 



STEAM FOB KENTUCKY RANGE. 



Enclosed you will find a plan of five 

 houses which I intend to erect this fall. 

 No. 1 is 17x105 and the others are each 

 14%xl20. The houses are seven feet 

 high to the gutter and are all con- 

 nected, without partitions. How many 

 pipes, and of what size, will be needed 

 to heat them with low pressure steam 

 to 55 or 60 degrees in zero weather? 

 There is no glass in the sides, but only 

 in the south gable ends. I have two 

 boilers under consideration, both of the 

 same rating, but one has a grate 30x41 

 and the other 36x29. Which would it 

 be better to buyf Which is the better 

 method for quick circulation of air, to 

 have the ventilators hung from the 

 ridge or opening sideways? My boiler 

 pit is eight feet deep and the returns 

 will be at least two feet above the 

 boiler. J. E. R. 



It will be well to run a 2-inch main 

 a foot or 80 under the ridge of each 

 house. For the wider house use five or 

 six 1^-inch returns, and for the nar- 

 row houses four or five returns. The 

 larger number of returns would be 

 necessary in the houses having one wall 

 exposed. Part of the returns may be 

 on the walls and the others under the 

 benches. The hanging of the ventilators 

 at the ridge is most common. It will 

 be well to have ventilators upon both 

 sides of the houses. The larger grate 

 will be desirable, as the boiler should 

 be good for twenty horse-power for 

 economical heating. 



AN AIJ^AMA OABNATION HOUSE. 



I have a carnation house 21x50, and 

 wish to heat it with hot water. I am 

 figuring on purchasing a six horse-power, 

 upright steam boiler for this house, but 

 instead of using steam I wish to pre- 

 pare the boiler for hot water, which I 





Do you want true heating values for your money? Many florists, 

 to their sorrow, have made the mistake of buying cast Iron 



bollor*, which, because of their ratings, appeared to be cheaper 



. vr,^ vrf ;>••;*;.:,■ ';, than the Kroeschell boiler^^; .;:;;:,:; ':::\.,zi^.z; ;- / 



The extravagant ratings of cast Iron boilers are misleading, and 

 have been the cause of much disappointment and serious trouble to 

 many growers. The fuel waste Is enormous when cast Iron boilers 

 are used for commercial purposesp such as greenhouse heating. 



Do not make a mistake when selecting your new boiler; get a Kroeschell and 



• • ' : • ■ f .' J . :• •• i C » you will never be disappointed. . ; : ;^ \ ■* ^ ^ ; _ 



KROESCHELL 



REPLACES 

 BOILERS 



Range of H. M. Totman, Randolph. Vt.— the largest cut flower establishment 

 in Veimont. No. 7 Kroeschell heats the entire plant. 



The Kroeschell 



has the highest stand- 

 ard of heating values. 

 Immense Self-cleaning 

 Heating Surface, Long- 

 est Fire Travel, Perfect 

 Combustion, Free Cir- 

 culation, Thin Water- 

 ways, Honest Working 

 Capacities, Unequaled 

 Fuel Economy. 



The KroescheD 



has replaced hundreds 

 of cast iron boilers. 

 In every case higher 

 temperatures are se- 

 cured with the Kroe- 

 schell with the same 

 piping and with less 

 fuel. 



KROESCHELL REPLACES 

 FOUR CAST IRON BOI 



Range of A. B. Knowlton, No. Orafton. Mass.— devoted to the growing of high- 

 grade carnations. No. 13 Kroeschell beats entire plant. 



KROESCHELL BETTER THAN CAST IRON 



Your No. 7 Kroeschell Boiler, rated at 

 15,000 sq. ft. of glass is carrying my entire 

 range of 17,000 sq. ft. of glass— it might 

 heat more. We maintain a temperature 

 of 60* and have no trouble to lieep the 

 proper temperatures in the coldest weath- 

 er. During the cold snap of 1912 we fired 

 every three hours during the night; I find 

 it a saving in fuel to fire often. I have the 

 Kroeschell Boiler six years and the only 

 expense is one set of grates. Na other but a 

 plate boiler far Rie. (Signed) H. M. Totman. 

 Jan.. 1912. Randolph, Vt. 



KROESCHELL BEHER THAN CAST IRON 



Enclosed find photo showing pa tia' 

 view of my range which you are at lii rty 

 to use in connection with any adver isfr 

 ment you see fit. In regard to the N ','J 

 Kroeschell Boiler.we are now Using i" lOJ 

 thf fifth seatoa. The laaitr we use it the bt:ttr 

 we like it. It has take* the alace of four cin 

 iroR boilers at a big taviog of coal and labor. >o 

 matter what the weather is outside we 

 have no trouble whatever in keeping tne 

 temperature jusc where we want it. 



(Signed) A. B. Knowlt<'>. 

 Jan. 10th, 1912. North Grafton. Mass. 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 



444 W. Erie Street 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



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