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The Florists' Review 



Sbftiubbb 23, 1816. 



ANTHRACITE 



and 

 BITUMINOUS 



«. H. LINEAWEAVCR & C0.» Inc 



COAL 



WMt End Trust Building, PHILADEL.I'HIA 



17 Battery Place. NEW TORE 



Nattins Buildins. LEBANON, PA. 



MeattOB Tht Brtew wh— jroa write. 



Creenh ouse Hea ting. 



SuBSCBlBESS 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 Beview to make a choice of ap- 

 paratus for you. The greenhouse heating 

 «quipment advertised in this paper is, we 

 iMlieve, the best for the trade to buy, 

 and each article the best in the special 

 field of its adaptatio)!. 



OAS HEATER T0^ SMALL HOUSE. 



Will you tell me 1;he best and most 

 practical way of heating a small house, 

 14x30 feet and eight feet high, run- 

 ning east and westf The south wall 

 is brick; the north side is half brick 

 :and half glass. The house has a full 

 ■exposure to the wind, being on top of 

 a hill. Do you think it would be pos- 

 -sible to heat this with a couple of gas 

 -stoves, where g^s sells at 25 cents f 

 If a coil should be used, kfodly suggest 

 the best method of erecting it, or in- 

 dicate any other method which might 

 *e better. F. M. R.— Md. 



T am not able to determine the 

 -amount of exposed glass, but think it 

 to be about 450 square feet, while the 

 exposed brickwork would be the equiva- 

 lent of perhaps 100 feet more of glass. 

 To heat such a house with hot water 

 ■will require ^bout 175 square feet of 

 radiation, which would be furnished by 

 running a coil of four 1%-inch pipes 

 around the walls of the house. 



The heater should be located outside 

 the greenhouse, especially if gas or 

 coal is used. I do not know of any gas 

 hot water heaters being used for green- 

 houses, but do not see why it would 

 not be possible to construct one, if 

 those used for heating kitchen tanks 

 are not large enough for the purpose. 

 A gas stove in the greenhouse would 

 injure the plants. 



HEATING THBEE HOUSES. 



I am building three greenhouses. 

 Two of them are 30x80 feet; the third, 

 to the north of the others, is 20x50 

 feet, and a shed 20x30 completes the 

 span. These houses run east and west, 

 and are of wood construction. In the 

 south wall is thirty-six inches of glass. 

 A concrete wall one foot above the 



f round runs entirely around the houses, 

 he gables are of glass to within four 

 feet of the ground. The ridge in the 

 two larger houses is fourteen feet from 

 the ground and in the smaller house 

 twelve feet. The sides are five feet 

 to the eaves. Each house is separated 

 from the others by a wall, of which 

 thirty -six inches is glass and the re- 

 mainder boards and concrete. The 

 north exposure will be entirely boarded 

 up. 



I intend to use a sectional hot water 

 boiler, the firebox of which is 28 x 50 

 inches. I shall use the two larger 

 lipuseB for carnations, chrysanthemums 

 «nd lettuce, and the smaller house for 



TO THE MAN WHO NEEDS A BOILER 



The cuatomers' Interest flret — Is the basis of the Kroeechell standard, and this prlnctyle 

 makes the Kroeechell policy the most liberal of all In the greenhouse boiler business. 

 The great variety of boilers that we make places us in a commanding position. We 

 make every type of boiler that is used, from the smallest house heater to the largest 

 water tube steam boiler (600 horse power). For the above reason we can furnish the 

 most efficient boiler unit in every case. 



It Is the Kroeschell principle to supply only that type of boiler which Is best suiteA to 

 the conditions, and under no circumstances do we take any other stand. 



The Kroeschell 



Is making the most 

 wonderful greenhouse 

 heating record In the 

 world. Florists who 

 have used other makes 

 are constantly giving 

 the Kroeschell the 

 highest praise. 



10.788,000 sq. ft. of 

 glass was equipped 

 with the Kroeschell 

 Boiler during the past 

 Ave years. 



The Kroeschell 



has replaced hundreds 

 of cast iron boilers. In 

 every case higher tem- 

 peratures are secured 

 with the Kroeschell 

 with the same piping 

 and with less fuel. 



The Kroeschell is 

 sold direct from fac- 

 tory to users. This 

 eliminates the unnec- 

 e s 8 a r y middleman's 

 profit. 



Every boiler made at our works is of the highest standard. Material — governed 

 by Kroeschell specifications — the best that money and brains can produce. 

 Workmanship — the kind that is an inspiration to all other boiler makera 

 Boiler efficiency — determined by actual tests under working conditions. Boiler 

 ratings — honest and true blue — guaranteed actual working capacities. 



Probably yon have wondered why the Kroeschell Greenhouse Boiler is n*t sold by any 

 of the greenhouse construction companies. In Justice to all concerned we feel It Is our 

 duty to state that the Kroeschell Boiler Is never sold by anyone but — The KROESCHELI. 

 BROS. CO. — We have no agents, and as ou'r prices are based on sales direct from fac- 

 tory to user, we do not quote anyone dealing In boilers special resale pHces. Our stand 

 in this matter has brought oat a lot of competition : nevertheless, the great efficiency 

 of the Kroeschell Greenhouse Boiler cannot be disputed, and In suite of the keen com- 

 petition the Kroeschell Greenhouse Boiler Is heating more glass than any other make — 

 "DO NOT GET CHEATED OUT OF THE KROESCHELL. BUT PLACE YOUR ORDER 

 DIRECT AT ONCE." 



KmsckeU BmIct— Half the CmI ii4 

 HaU tke Wot 



Your No. 13 Boiler Is carrying 

 25,000 sq. ft. of glass, and I can keep 

 It at 60 degrees in the coldest 

 weather without any trouble. I have 

 three cast Iron boilers also, heating 

 a range of 25,000 sq. ft. of glass, but 

 the No. 18 Kroeschell Boiler only 

 takes half the coal and half the 

 work to get the same results. 



The Kroeschell is doing the same 

 work as good and as saving as ever. 

 Me for Kroeschell Boilers. 



(Signed) JOHN G. FRISZ. 

 July 19, 1913, Vlncennes. Ind. 



KroescheU Best •! AU 



Our No. 6 Kroeschell Boiler Is heat- 

 ing 16,000 sq. ft. of glass, and It 

 would take care of more. We carry 

 a temperature from 70 to 86 degrees, 

 and have had no trouble In regard 

 to this. The Kroeschell has given 

 entire satisfaction. 



Have had to contend with nearly 

 every other make of boiler en the 

 market, and in my estimation the 

 Kroeschell surpasses, without ex- 

 ception, any type or make. 



(Signed) OTTO PETERSON. 

 July 16, 1918, Pt. Blakely, Wash. 



lU. 



Get the Kroeschell Tint 



Several years ago Mr. Pouting corresponded with us In regard 

 to the Kroeschell Hot Water Boiler, but was persuaded to install 

 two sectional castiiron boilers which were claimed to be superior 

 to the Kroeschell 



Ip th« roeantfme me placed a number of Kroeschell Boilers in 

 (ithe Immediate vicinity of Mr. Ponting, and he could not help 

 but notice their great efflclency, and last year, while at the con- 

 vention, he placed his order for his first Kroeschell. The fol- 

 lowing letter speaks for Itself: 



"We like the Kroeschell Boiler very much. It gives entire 

 satisfaction, and it is so easy to fire. I will trade you the two 

 east iron sectional boilers for another like the Kroeschell I have." 



July 16, 1913, Cleveland, Ohio. 



(Signed) FRED PONTING. 



Kroeschell Replaces Cast Inn 



In 1012 our cast iron sectional 

 boiler cracked in one section and we 

 ordered a No. 8M Kroeschell Boiler 

 by telegraph. This boiler Is heating 

 10.200 sq. ft. of glass, besides the 

 office and potting shed, and you will 

 note this is 1200 ft. more than its 

 rating. We have no trouble to main- 

 tain proper temperatures at any 

 time and the boiler has given per- 

 fect satisfaction. 



With the Kroeschell we have added 

 one more house, but have not used 

 any more coal than with the cast 

 Iron boiler and 3000 ft. less to heat. 

 One east Iron break-down was enough 

 for us, for we have found It pdys to 

 get the best — the Kroeschell. 



(Signed) MICHLER BROS. CO. 

 July 17. 1913. Lexington, Ky. 



Knesckell Replaces 3 Cast Inn Boilers 



The No. 6 Kroeschell which we 

 purchased some years ago is beating 

 18,000 sq. ft. of glass and we should 

 Judge that it would take care of 

 5000 or 6000 ft. more easily. 



Our houses require a temperature 

 of 50 to 62 degrees at night, and we 

 certainly do not have the least trou- 

 ble to keep temperatures in the cold- 

 est weather. We do not have to fire 

 our boiler as often as our brother 

 florists who are using different makes. 

 The Kroeschell has replaced three 

 cast iron sectional boilers, and it 

 certainly has given entire satisfac- 

 tion. 



It only takes a few words to ex- 

 press the good quality of your boilers 

 and they are as follows: "Of all 

 firms handling boilers and advertising 

 them truthfully, the party buying a 

 boiler would have to get the Kroes- 

 chell, as you are certainly advertising 

 nothing but facts." 



(Signed) ALEXANDER A. LAUB. 

 July 18, 1913. New Hamburg. N. T. 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 



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