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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 25. 1905. 



HEATING. 



I have a greenhouse 25x100 feet, four 

 feet of wall on one side and eight feet 

 on the othsr, it being a lean-to and pro- 

 tected from the wind. The average tem- 

 perature will be 50 degrees in the climate 

 of western Pennsylvania. Which will 

 be the cheapest way to heat, with hot 

 water or steam? How many feet and 

 what size of pipe would it take for each 

 method? What size of boiler will be 

 needed? Shall use soft coal, slack or 

 gas. Can you tell me how many feet of 

 gas it would take to maintain for twen- 

 ty-four hours a temperature of 45 de- 

 grees when it is zero outdoors? 



W. E. D. 



To heat your house with hot water 

 to 50 degress it will require 610 square 

 feet of radiation. To heat the same 

 house to 50 degrees with steam under 

 five pounds pressure requires 475 square 

 feet of radiation. 



To supply 610 square feet of radia- 

 tion in 4-inch pipe it will require 518 

 lineal feet of pipe. To supply the same 

 area of radiation in 2-inch pipe it will 

 require 976 lineal feet of pipe. These 

 are satisfactory sizes for hot water heat- 

 ing. 



Por steam under five pounds pressure 

 the house can be heated with 475 square 

 feet of radiation, for which 1^4 -inch 

 pipe can be used, which would require a 

 2-inch riser the length of the house and 

 725 lineal feet of 114,-inch pipe to sup- 

 ply the radiation needed. 



The boiler should in either case have 

 a heating capacity for about 1,000 feet 

 of radiation. A steam or return tubular 

 boiler with 125 square feet of heating 

 surface should be ample, either for 

 Bteam or hot water. 



It is impossible for me to give you 

 an estimate on the gas consumption of 

 such a plant in a run of twenty-four 

 hours, but it may be of some assistance 

 to you to know that 30,000 feet of gas 

 are considered the equivalent of one ton 

 of the best coal. With gas at 15 cents 

 per thousand cubic feet, it is equal to 

 coal at $4.50 per ton. 



In regard to the economy of steam 

 and hot water, I can only say that steam 

 is less expensive to install and on a 

 large system is cheaper to operate. On 

 a small plant, one to three or four 

 houses, hot water is undoubtedly most 

 economical to operate. L. C. C. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market 



Business conditions have not materi- 

 ally changed since last report. The quan- 

 tity of cut flowers disposed of last Sat- 

 urday was greater even than at Easter, 

 suprising as that may seem. The prices 

 were very low, the average returns be- 

 ing close to the lowest quotation on ordi- 

 nary grades. The feature of the mar- 

 ket is the advent in quantity of outdoor 

 sweet peas, many of the indoor being so 

 bleached as to be unsalable. The buyers 

 wiere quick to appreciate the high quality 

 of these outdoor peas and they sell read- 

 ily. Peonies are becoming more plenti- 

 ful, especially the reds. By next week 

 they are likely to be in midseason. Car- 

 nations are generally good for this sea- 

 son, though less plentiful. Colored va- 

 rieties have been in fair demand, but 

 it haa been difficult to dispose of white 

 at any price. Beauties are sold in im- 



For 



June ifleddings 



and 



School Commencements 



^ouf^ktS? idlas" in ■ All L 1 BAoKL I O5 



appropriate for these festive occasions? 



When decorating church parlor and classroom you rixay need our 



IMPROVED PLEATED CREPE PAPER, 

 PORTO RICAN MATS, 



ELASTIC FIBRE RIBBON, 



PLANT STANDS, etc. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. 



The riorists' Supply House of America 

 50-56 NORTH 4th ST. PHILADELPHIA 



M pn tlon The Review when yon write. 



mense quantities, the price for good flow- 

 ers of the better grades holding fairly 

 well, but this cannot be said of teas, for 

 which the demand is limited. Greens 

 continue to sell well. Bulbous flowers 

 are over. 



Another New Rose. 



W. N. Leonard, of Lansdowne, has 

 sent Samuel S. Pennock some blooms of 

 a new rose!, said to be a cross between 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria and Mme. 

 Abel Chatenay. The flowers are of 

 medium size and good substance, color 

 a deep, almost rose, pink in the center 

 shaded to soft pink on the outer petals, 

 stems strong, of fair length and thorny, 

 clothed with good foliage. Mr. Leonard 

 believes that this rose Will make a good 

 summer bloomer, fully equal to Kaiserin. 

 It should prove a welcome contrast to 

 this popular favorite'. 



Girard G>llege* 



Last Saturday was founder's day, 

 when all the alumni and their friends an- 

 nually gather within the college walls. 

 It is a busy time for the college workers, 

 the forces undef the able command of 

 Edwin Lonsdale, having the decoration 

 of the principal buildings, as well as all 

 the preliminary planting, in readiness 

 for that occasion, the beautifying of the 

 sarcophagus of Stephen Girard being es- 

 pecially happy. One large specimen 

 hentia overshadowed the marble statue 

 of the founder. Behind it on the tomb 

 was arranged a bed of Boston ferns, re- 

 lieved by splendid fuchsias, many of 

 tliem grown to standards. These plants 

 Iiuve always been a favorite with Mr. 

 Lonsdale. Th€f varieties were the old 

 standard sorts, those with single f^o^Vers 

 i)ping especially pretty. At the base of 

 the statue was a handsome wreath tied 

 with ribbons of tlie college colors, car- 

 mine and steel, sent by the alumni. In 

 front was a bank of green relieved by 

 a few nicely finished calceolarias. 



The bods facing the main entrance 

 were planted with pansies in solid col- 

 ors, English daisies, Bellis perennis and 

 tulips over earlier than usual this sea- 



son. The pansies were Emperor William, 

 purple ; Yellow Prince, Lord Beaconsfield, 

 purple with pale blue top; Meteor, 

 brown, and a black-eyed white. 



Among the plants used in decorating 

 the building were four magnificent ken- 

 tias, perfect specimens fully fifteen feet 

 high, also a new calceolaria with spot- 

 ted flowers, said to be an introduction 

 of Frank Ibbotson's. 



Various Notes. 



I found M. Rice & Co.'s office and 

 store fixtures removed from their present 

 quarters to their new building, which 

 they are fitting up very handsomely. 

 They expect to move without interfering 

 v.'ith the prompt shipment of orders. 



John C. Gracey is tearing out the 

 front of the Plender Co.'s store on 

 Twenty-sixth street, near Girard avenue, 

 with a view to improving its appear- 

 ance and putting in a new show win- 

 dow. 



Berger Bros, are receiving some fine 

 Asparagus plumosus from Florida. 



Wm. J. Muth state's that the Philadel- 

 phia Cut Flower Co.'s shipping business 

 has been excellent since Easter. 



Paul Berkowitz's many friends 

 throughout the country will find him 

 liard at work getting out his commence- 

 ment and wedding orders at 56 N. Fourth 

 street, during his partner's absence in 

 Europe. 



Samuel Lilley, the popular distributor 

 of Brides and Maids, favors the Review 

 with the following anecdote: A promi- 

 nent retailer asked a boy who had just 

 brought in some flowers from one of the 

 wholesale houses whethet there were any 

 iris at his place. "No," the boy replied, 

 "We have three Englishmen and two 

 Germans." "I asked you," the Retailer 

 said sternly, "whether you have any 

 iris." "I told you," the boy reiterated, 

 "that we have not. We have only three 

 Englishmen and two Germans." 



Mrs. John H. Clause, 1119 Roy strteet, 

 has been successfully carrying on the 

 business started by her late husband. 

 She has a good stock of spring plants. 



Charles Leisy states that his employer, 



