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The Florists^ Review 



June 17, 1916. 



n. H. LINEAWEAVER & CO., Inc. 



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 Nutting Building. LEBANON. PA. 

 Mention The Rcrlew when you write. 



Greenhouse Heating. 



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Subscribers are invited to write the 

 Editor of this Department with regard to 

 any details of greenhouse heating that 

 are not understood. But please do not 

 ask The Review to make a choice of ap- 

 paratus for you. The greenhouse heating 

 equipment advertised in this paper is, we 

 believe, the best for the trade to buy, 

 and each article the best in the special 

 field of its adaptation. 



THE COAL MARKET. 



There is a slight improvement in the 

 patient's condition since last week's 

 bulletin was issued, and there are hopes 

 that the period of convalescence is be- 

 ginning — such a report, though its word- 

 ing is borrowed from the phraseology 

 of the medical profession, is sufficiently 

 applicable to the present situation in 

 the coal trade. There is enough accel- 

 eration in business, it is said, to create 

 a greater firmness in the market and 

 even to foreshadow a slight rise in 

 prices. A Pittsburgh correspondent ad- 

 vises those ' ' who have reason to be- 

 lieve that they will need coal to get 

 in their orders early." A Chicago 

 writer for the Black Diamond says: 

 ' ' The smokeless situation continues to 

 gather strength slowly. Reports from 

 the east have not encouraged the re- 

 tailers to believe that they are going 

 to get that grade of coal at sacrifice 

 prices this year. In fact, the steady 

 increase in exports of all high-grade 

 eastern coals has proved somewhat 

 alarming to western buyers, who are 

 beginning to fear that fall will find 

 them short of one of their standard 

 fuels. This has encouraged both con- 

 tracting in a small way and also pre- 

 cautionary buying for storage purposes. 

 In fact, the storage movement in smoke- 

 less coal is about the only notable one 

 in the whole list of ftiels." 



PIPING A LEAN-TO. 



How many feet of 2-inch pipe will be 

 needed to heat a lean-to greenhouse 

 20x75, ten feet high at one side and 

 five feet high at the other? The house 

 is well protected and one side is against 

 the wall of another greenhouse. A tem- 

 perature of 45 degrees is to be main- 

 tained in zero weather. 



J. A. F. & S.— Ohio. 



If there is no glass in the exposed 

 side wall, or in the ends below the level 

 of the side plate, the house described 

 should be heated to a temperature of 

 45 degrees by using 650 linear feet of 

 2-inch pipe. 



Without knowing where the boiler is 

 to be located, it is difficult to give defi- 

 nite advice about arranging the pipes. 

 Unless there is a door to interfere, 

 the simplest way would be to run the 

 pipes on the walls around three sides 

 of the house, supposing that the boiler 

 is at one end; this would take about 

 four lines of pipe. If bottom heat is 



DEEDS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS 



THE REASON l«-WELL, ASK ANY ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS 



WHICH DO YOU WANT? 



Cast Iron Boilers— FOOL Economy (false ratings, fuel waste, danger of break- 

 downs, dealers' profits), OR 



Krosscholl Boilers— FUEL Economy (honest ratings, safety, quick, beat, no 

 boiler pits, no dealers' profits). 



Kroeschell Boiler— Half the Coal and 

 Half the Work 



Your No. 13 Boiler is carrying 

 25,000 sq. ft. of RlasB, and I can 

 keep it at 60* in the coldest weather 

 without any trouble. I hare three 

 cast iron boilers also, heating a range 

 uf 25.000 sq. ft. of glass, but the 

 No. l.'t Kroeschell Boiler only takes 

 liHlf (lie cual and half the work to get 

 the same results. 



J. G. FRISZ, Vincennes, Ind. 



Kroeschell Boiler Better Than Tubu- 

 lar Boilers or Cast Iron Boilers 

 Washington Court House, Ohio. 

 Have used upright boiler, tubulHr 

 boiler and cast Iron boiler. The 

 Kroeschell Boiler heats up better and 

 easier than any other boiler we have 

 ever had anything: to do with. ' If we 

 ever buy another, it will certainly 

 be a Kt-oeschell. 



Very truly yours, 



POOLK & PURLLANT. 



Cast Iron Cannot Be Compared with 

 Kroeschell 



We bought a No. 2 Boiler in 1904. 

 It takes care of 5000 sq. ft. of glass, 

 ami we could add 2000 more. We are 

 very well sutlxtled. We used a cast 

 iron boiler . before we had yours. It 

 cannot be compared with the Kroe- 

 schell boiler. Your boiler hns cer- 

 tainly a great capacity for heating 

 water. 



HALL & ROBINSON. 

 Montreal, Canada. 



Cast Iron Boilers Break Sown 

 Have fired greenhouse boilers since 

 1885, both steam and hot water. 

 Yours suits me the best. I have two 

 of your boilers. At one time I had 

 two cast Iron boilers working to- 

 gether, and during 4 , blizzard the 

 rear section of one boiler gave out 

 and the front section of toe other 

 sprung a crack a couple of months 

 later. No more cast Iron boilers for 

 nie. I came very close to freezing 

 out ih both Instances. 



G. M. THOST, De Soto, Mo. 



Cast Iron Boiler Cracked in Two 

 Years 



We have a No. 4 Kroeschell Boiler. 

 It talies care of 7000 sq. ft. of glass; 

 It would take care of twice that 

 amount. 



I first had a new cast iron boiler 

 which lasted two years, when it 

 cracked to pieces. The second was u 

 second-band boiler. 



1 consider your boiler the best pay- 

 ing Investment I ever made. 



You cun refer anyone to us. 

 MARYSVILLE FLORAL CO., 



MarysvIUe, Ohio. 



Cast Iron Boilers Cause Freeze-out — 

 Kroesohell Boilers No Worry 

 I bought n No. 2 boiler In 1002. 

 Takes care of 7000 sq. ft. of glai 



would take care of 2000 morej I have 

 hud a cast Iron boiler, but It broke 

 down twice in four years, always in 

 the coldest weather. It broke down 

 Dec. 2». 1904, and I lost all my stock 

 in consequence. I have now two No. 2 

 and one No. 6 Kroenchell boilers and 

 do not worry about their breaking 

 down. 



GRANT NEWPORT. 

 Cedar Rapids. la. 



Kroeschell Versus Cast Iron 



The No. 7 Boiler I bought from you 

 is beating 14,000 sq. ft. of glass; I 

 think It can take care of 16,000 ft. 

 I do not have any trouble to keep up 

 temperature of 50" In the coldest 

 weather. I fire only once after 12 

 o'clock midnight. The boiler has 

 given perfect satisfaction. I have 

 four cast iron boilers — like the Kroe- 

 schell best of all. If anyone wishes 

 to Inquire about your boiler, let them 

 write me, for I think your boilers are 

 good ones. 



CHARLES SCHDLTZ, 

 Menominee, Mich. 



The Kroeschell Does Our Work Easier 

 Than Cast Iron Boilers and Saves 



20 to 25% Fuel 

 The No. 4 boiler Is heating 10,000 

 sq. ft. of glass — It would take care 

 of l.S.OOO sq. ft. easy. Have uo 

 trouble to keep temperatures of 50 

 and 60 degrees In coldest weather. 

 The boiler has given i)erfect siitisfac- 

 tlon. We had two cast iron boilers, 

 one rated for 1200 ft. of pipe and one 

 rated for 1500 ft. These boilers never 

 did the work at their best aud when 

 the greenhouses were new. According 

 to our experience with yours, we will 

 save 20 to 25 per cent of fuel. 



HILD BROS.. Lake Forest, 111. 



WHKN YOU BUY-aKT A KROISCHELL 

 THE BOILER OF UNEQUALED FUEL ECONOMY" 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 



444 West Erie Street 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



