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The Florists' Review 



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enough engines, cars and other requi- 

 sitos for even an ordinary amount of 

 tinffic, not to speak of the extraordi- 

 narily heavy traffic that may be re- 

 quired for th^ satisfactory movement 

 of the expected bumper farm crops and 

 lit'lated coal shipments. 



Such is the coal men's warning of 

 probable future trouble. Let us hope 

 it is only a false alarm, but perhaps we 

 might as well prepare for the worst by 

 seeing that our coal bins are full. 



As to the smokeless coal market at 

 Chicago, attention is drawn to the im- 

 portant fact that "the circular price on 

 mine-run will advance August 1. Up to 

 now the mine-run price has been $1.25. 

 August 1 it will be advanced to $1.40. 

 Tlie trade is coming to appreciate that 

 tlie major operators can maintain their 

 circular price. Those retail dealers who 

 liiive been holding off from buying, but 

 who want to get advantage of $1.25 

 tircular, have been placing orders rather 

 freely within the last week. It is ex- 

 pected the last part of the month will 

 develop a handsome business." 



PIPING IN TENNESSEE. 



I'lease give me the address of the 

 manufacturers of the Imperial boiler. 

 Hease let me know, also, how many 2- 

 inch pipes would be needed to heat a 

 greenhouse 28 x 50. The area of glass 

 in the roof is 1,700 square feet; in the 

 ends, 250 square .feet. F. C. 



The Imperial heaters are manufac- 

 turod by the Utica Heater Co., Utica, 

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As neither the temperature desired 

 for the greenhouse nor the class of 

 I'lauts to be grown is stated in the letter, 

 J am not able to give a definite answer 

 to the question about the piping of the 

 I'ouse. As a rule, greenhouses are 

 either heated to about 50 degrees for 

 >*uch plants as carnations or to 60 de- 

 "recs for roses. For 50 degrees in your 

 jiart tof Tennessee I would use three 

 -'4 inch flow pipes and nine 2-inch re- 

 J;UriiH, and for 60 degrees the same num- 

 "^r of flow pipes should be used with 

 twelve 2-inch returns. After reaching 

 |ne end of the house near the boiler 

 ;^he returns can be united into three 

 -^' iich main returns. The 2%-inch 

 "o^ and returns can be connected with 

 ;ne !, eater; or, if more convenient and 

 Ji CTienings of that size are provided, 

 '"^s. can be united so that there will be 

 ** 3-uieh main flow pipe and a main re- 



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turn of the same size connecting them 

 with the heater. 



Give the flow pipes a slight fall from 

 a point nearly over the boiler to the 

 farther end of the house and connect 

 the expansion tank by means of a 1-inch 

 pipe to the highest point of the flow. 

 This will do away with the necessity for 

 using air valves. 



PIPING NOT SATISFACTORY. 



Will you kindly inform me how I can 

 boat a greenhouse 20 x 110 and twelve 



feet to the ridge? It runs north and 

 south and has concrete side walls four 

 feet high. The boiler room is at the 

 north end of the house. A hot water 

 heating system has already been in- 

 stalled, but it does not heat satisfac- 

 torily. All the pipes are 2-inch and are 

 underneath the benches. There are two 

 pipes under each of the side benches 

 and four under the middle bench. The 

 side benches are four feet two inches 

 wide; the middle bench is seven feet 

 wide. The house is partitioned oflF 

 thirty feet from the boiler room. I 



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BOILER FLUES 



We make a apecialtj ot handUne caretnlly selected 

 Boiler Vines, 4-inch diameter and other slses for 

 treenhonae piping, Ontter Posts, etc. Also, we 

 make a specialty of fines for retnblng boilers. All 

 fines are thoroughly cleaned Inside and ont, 

 trimmed, and are ready (or use. General Sales 

 Agents for Stnttle's Patent Olamp and Elbow for 

 Joining fines— no packing, no leaks. New standard 

 pipe and aU kinds of gresntaonse fittings. Right 

 prices and prompt shipment- 



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Phone Superior 673 Chieace 



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14A5 Wells St. 



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 Boilers 



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