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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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Section of 



Plan for Furnace and Flue with Hot Water Coil in Fire Box. 



•ueatlier eoiiditioiis, tliduyli generally 

 spoakiiig the middle of February is 

 about the best time to start hotbeds. It 

 is better, however, to dehiy a week, or 

 .veil two, if the weather is very severe, 

 as with the thermometer around the zero 

 point, it would be a severe tax on the 

 hotbed and the heat would be apt to be 

 spent before the weather was warm 

 • iiough for the plants to do without the 

 assistance of artificial heat. 



In jtricking the plants over into flats 

 after they have attained sufficient size 

 for handling, it is well to bear in mind 

 tliat they may have to stand a week or 

 two longer than at first intended and 

 allow them plenty of room, so that they 

 will not become crouded and drawn 

 siiould it be necessary to hold them over 

 for a while. 



Cauliflower. 



The jircsent is also a good time to sow 

 seeds of this for hotbed purposes and 

 the same remarks regarding space is ap- 

 l>li(-abie lo them. A rather higher tem- 

 perature than that of the lettuce house 

 will 1)0 necessary to insure a good start 

 for the seed of these, as they are ai)t to 

 lome slowly in a low temperature, espe- 

 i-ially if the seed is a little antiquated, 

 which it is sometimes ajit to be either 

 \\ holly or in part. In any case a tem- 

 Jierature of from .lO to 55 degrees will 

 ;;ive it all the better chance. The Dwarf 

 I'.rfurt variety is a good oiio lor fraiiic 

 ^vdik, as it is moro compact in growth 

 than Snowball, thus no<>diiig Ic^s head 

 loom. 



Cucumbers. 



A good deal of watcliing and coaxing 

 is ii.M-cssary with these during tiie dull- 

 ' si period of the season. Strong lire 

 heat .-ombined with the dilficulty often 

 '•xperieneed in a<lmittiiig sullicient fresh 

 air is apt to cause tiiiiiness of foliage, so 

 tiiat mery o[![iortmiity must lie wati-hed 

 ;iiid ail possibli- ail j; >i ■-iro-lv a'linitted 

 on (.\..ry fav(U'aide occasion. 



'I'lie pollination of the Mowers also 

 iiceds close watching. wIkmc this opera- 

 'ii'H has to be done by hand, and every 

 '"•I'portunity taken advantage of during 

 tli(> l>rightest part of the day, Aviien 

 onough air is on the hou'-e to make the 

 pollen sufTiciently dry. Insect jicsts are 

 also a]^t to be troublesome when strong 

 fire lioat is employed and good judg- 

 III. 'lit ,mi«t lie u^e.r in tlw n- i,|a i i,',ii uf 



atmospheric nmisture. a certain amoiiiit 

 of Avliich is necessary to keep the insects 

 down. But on the other hand a moisture- 

 laden atmosphere is ])ro<luctiv(> of thin 

 foliage and soft growth, hence the neces- 

 sity of judicious regulation. 



W. S. ( 'itOVDO.V. 



CUCUMBER GROWERS. 



Although it is only a few years since 

 Benjamin Vickery, late foreman for \V. 

 \V. Kawson, at Arlington, built the first 

 cucumber house in Kast Mansfield, 

 Mass., there has been a great dovelo|>- 

 ment since that time. Mr. Vickery 's is 

 tli*^ largest plant, but iu addition then; 

 are six other growers close by, all of 

 wln.m have large up-to-date houses. Tiie 

 other growers are Fred Dustin, Joseph 

 l>ustiii, \V. A. Stajiles, A. Burt, Joiiii 

 (,'oiiiad and .f. fiedd<'s. with prospects of 

 OTK- or two additions t(j the ranks in tin; 

 near future. The bulk of the j)roiluce is 

 shipped to New ^'mk. A good selection 

 of White Spine i-- <j,vt>\\ ii. 



FURNACE AND FLUE. 



[I'.ci';uisi> n{ SI) many calls for cdpli's, wliiili 

 can no longer 1)0 sii|i|ilic(l. tlio I'dllou in;; i|Moi'y 

 ami iiiiswcr iirc [•■piiiiiiil iroiii our issue v{ 

 December :J1. 1!J0.3.| 



1 want to heat a ^rcenliouse l^xoii 

 feet, e\-en span, niuniiig east and west, 

 no t;lass in ends nr sides. Tlie sidi- 

 walls ar(.' four feet high and the roof 

 is at an angle of about 35 degrees. A 

 night t eniperat tire of 50 degrees is nec- 

 essary when it is In degrees li<do\v zero 

 outdoors. J w.anr to use a flue and 

 w<uild like fall ijirections for building 

 biith furnace and llue. 



1 also \vaiit 111 heat an adjoining 

 gieenlioiis(> K^M'o feet, glass in luie end. 

 r()(d' at an aiiyle cd' ;!5 d(^gre<'s, e\'en 

 span, side walU fmir fe(>t high. Here a 

 night teni|icrat 111 e ,it' tiO degrees is ne(>d 

 0(1. I want t(i use jiut water to hear 

 this small house. ibiw can 1 arrange 

 pijx's in the tiiiiiace in the larger 

 house to heat the small ene? Also how 

 manv and what <i/e pi|iis will it take 

 to heat the Imus,. .' |;. W. 11. 



^Vhile the tine is not to be veiMoii- 

 mendod where dtlier ]ilnns n\' heating 

 can be atl'ordeil. the huiise in (|iiestion 

 can b(> li»';ite<| l.y a tine aiicl furnace 

 const riii-tc(| as -li.i\\ n in the s]<et.'lies. 



Fig. I and IT. Focate tiie fiiriie.ie at 

 the west end of the liouse. Dig a pir 

 about four feet wid(> and two feet deep 

 extending at least five fet>t inside iln- 

 greenhouse and any convenient, dis- 

 tance on the outside. (Jonstrnct a 

 drain of tile on boards to carry off aiiv 

 surface water which might get intu tin- 

 pit. In Fig. 1 a plan of the fnrnacr 

 and flue is given. The furnace extends 

 about nine imdies outsiile the eieeii- 

 house wall; has walls thirteen iii<-lics 

 thick, nine incii(!s common arch luick 

 lined with fire brick.. For this Imild 

 ing till' furnace should be tlir(><' teet 

 long by oiK^ foot eight iiicln-s wide m 

 the clear on the inside, which ^i\es t iic 

 furnace fi\-e si^uare feet of yiatc sur- 

 face. An ash pit eighti'en iindies deep, 

 ciiuilting from the top ot' the yiate 



liars, should be provided. Tlie lire \h<k 

 should also be at least tweUc inches 

 in ii(dglit from grate surface to iinsiiinii 

 nf the IVi-iiudi pipes shown in i'i^. II, 

 which should lie connected at the timi; 

 >>{' the furn.'ico with I'eliirn liemU .md 

 at ih(> rear Avitli cast iron inanilcdil-. 



( )iie i>ipe of each of the li\e p.-iir s| i.j 



be carried into a nianif<dd to receive 

 the return water and one from ea, !» 

 pair carrit'd a little farther liack intu 

 a manifcdd to receive llie tiuw pipe 

 which is to heat the lnx:;ii lom^e. The 

 llow liad best lie I'-iiicli [lipe. \i ihe 

 eii(| of the niaiiifohl • ' 'j' ' ' ,in th.' re- 

 tiiriis marked *'e.\p.'" in ri^;. II a 

 •■i inch reducer should be placed in Ho 

 end of tlie manit'(dd and into iliis -Mtew 

 a street **L" which sloedd c;iri\ a 

 ■■•(dncji pipe leadiiiy te the peak ut' the 

 Lireeiihouse and intu the bniioni ui' an 

 expansion tank \\hi(di slomld hold i.n 



III' fifteen yalhms. .\ s. nd hand sied 



water tank is ideal toi' this pnipi'-e. 

 The L.'-iiicli riser or lluw pipe c.m i,. 

 carried from the heater directly nndei 

 the jienches in the lOxl'o house and 

 thereby a manit'old be limken n|i intu 

 tour I'i-inch jiipes rnnnine around the 

 hdusi;! and aeain uniting in -a manit'old 

 at the opposite side ot' the lionse. The 

 coolecj ^vate|• wieild l,e reinrui'd liv a 

 1 ' I -inch pipe to 1 lie nianil'iild at r he 

 rear ot' tlie fnriiai'e marked (ret i in 

 I'iu. II- 'I lie heatiiio' siirfme in the 

 furnace will be made up oi' ten | i , - 

 inch pipes rnnniiig from end to end ol 

 the furnace as shown in I'io-. | !. 



The line should run ent i le! \ a i oinii 



