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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Fkiuuakv 8, lOOG. 



!< II yr;irs. Tlir Howcrs of this plaiil iirc 

 [pcitCii liiiin a lidlaiiiral ])(iiMl i>\' \it'\\, 

 .•mil thus a single jilanl may |irmliici' a 

 (■roll ft Is. W. 11. T. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



Till »)ni',-|0(i Iriliiic L;rii\\rrs lia\f hail 

 I hi Im'vI scasnii t(i ilatr in many ycais. 

 I'll.,- ha\i' I'ciM nnusually ii'mil. oiic an- 

 lhniii\ -a \ - hugely hcransr nf I hr inihl 

 \\r;ilhii which lia> |icTmilli'i| -air -^hiji 

 iiii'iii . 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



1 Mil \(,< I. I'l'lii iiai \ 7. ' 'iiciiml)i-i>. "ill,- 

 I,- >1.7.". >l<>/.: hal h'llnr,'. In.- In :,U,- 

 r-i-i ; hi'a'i h'UMi-". ■-:'. Ill -I-' liiil.; 1" 

 main,-., .-l._'."i tn s:;.:,n .-.■I-,.. 



|',(i>i(i\. I'rhiiiary -'i. ( m- amlii'i.-. :^-' 

 I,, > 1 .") a Imi\: hliiicf '-'•'"■ III 7-ic i\o/..; 

 I ,iiii:il .ii'-~. 7inr II,.; |iai-li\, •■"l.-'-"' In >l.7in 

 l,,,\ ; miishrnnii,-. ••^- III ■'*^-' I'i'f I imr 

 {,,,1111,1 lia>ki'I : mini . 77)i' i|n/. 



\ I w ^■^l;K. l"iliniaiy 7,. I ;,i,-i,m ,-ii 

 riiiiiliir>. .^l.'J'i III ■-1.77) (111/.; hi'aij h^i 



Uli-r. ;'.7i,- til "."li- ilnz. ; l'ailishi'>. s-J In 



'r'L.'.7n pHi lium-hns; mushriMiiii.'-. lOi- tn 



(ill,- II,. ; InllKltnc-. 1 ni- 1() 4(>i- H'. : I Im- 



li;nl,. Ill,- 1,1 (111,- ,|,,/. I,iim-lin>: mini. 7ni- 



■In/. 



LETTUCE. 



Planting in Cold Frames. 



'I'lif linic thai Icttu'.-e l)liiiili> c-an -aifiy 

 !,,■ planli'il in rohl Jraiiics ilepcixls a liixid 

 ileal nil till' srasoii. but. as a riilr. after 

 th.. ii.iihlh' nf l-"cliriiary is ]iast. thry ran 

 Iji' carrii'd ihiniii^h if |iin|MT altiMili,,n is 

 nivcii t,i (•,,\ iiiiin ii|, at iiij^ht. Aft. -I 

 the iiiiif iu-t iiimt iniii'il the stn'ii;^th ^li 

 till' sun 7- rays is siitliriniil tn sn uaiin 

 u|, ihr Mill I'lmha- th.' sa^h that mina^h 

 • ■an 1m' ntaincil in k.M-|i th.' plant- .iiiit,' 

 .■.tiiif.iitalil.' n\.'r iiiLiht. if th.' -ashes 

 .■IV, i-hisci .ally ami sii,,ici.'iit .-nveiiii;; 



put ,,\i'r ih.lll tn JireMait th.' .■nhl trnlll 



pen.'lratiiin. Iltlniv tiiisiino tin; plants 

 ill th.. cnin t'lam.'- It i- \ery imp.iitaiit 

 tli;it th.-\ I',' ^\.'ll har.l.'iieil nif. as. if 

 put nut in tnn sntt a -lat.'. th.'.\ ar.' stir.' 

 t.i siitt.^r fr.nii th.' smhli'ii .■haii^e. 'I'liey 

 shnuhl ii.' kejil in a t.'iii|i.'rat n r.- ..f .■ili.iul 

 pi .IcLir.-.'- till at h'a-t a u.'.-k pi.'viniis 

 tn s.'ttiii.u in ill.' I'rain.'s ami in these 

 thcv slmuhl 111' alhiueil In stand fnr a 

 few .lays ill the llal- -.> as t.. i:''f eliiua- 

 \\/i' . I,.'f.,r.' planliiij^ nut. 



I'reviiiu- 'ii pl.aiitiii^ nu' the -nil ill 

 th-' fi'.aim- shnuhl lie w.'H fnik.il ii|. ami 

 ;i lil.eral ilre-sinn ,,t wi'll mtteii hani 

 vanl manure wnrke.l int.. it. So that the 

 >..il will li.' w.arnie.l as well as p.issi- 

 h|,. ih.' sasii.'- <hnu!.l I"' left .■Inse.l all 

 (l;iv ami .■n\.'nil up at iii;:lil fnr a few 

 iiiwlit-. at l.-a-t. h.'f.ir.' planting t;ikes 

 p|;i.'.'. Ilamlleil thus it is usually jinssi- 

 lile tn u'/t ;i iiiee early .-mp nf lettuce 

 J rom the eohl frames. It is imt alwtiys 

 p.issible to acomplish this, as the 

 w.ather is sonietiin.'s r)uiti' se\er.' up to 

 till' li. uinniiiLr nl' M.an-li ami sntnetimes 

 lut.'i. but that i^ the .'Xceptinii. imt th.' 

 j-iih'. ami .nhl siiajis at that season aro 

 iipuallv .it slinrt fluration. Tlie inihl 

 spoils" inteix.'iiin.L; U'vo a clianco to jjet 

 the soil thawed <nit and warm oa.)U(>li for 

 plantine uml.i sash. When it ean be 

 .lone it is a ^.n.at a.hantajje. as it not 

 onlv r.die\es th.- .■.me.'st i.m in the yreen- 

 hoiises wliei.' "■xi'iy in.di <>\' a\ a liable 



spa.-.' is iiee.le.l .liiiiiiy th.' spriuj>' 

 m.uiths, but bett.'i- lettuce can be pro- 

 .111.'. '.I ill th.' .-nhl frtinies than can be 

 ;^r.i\\ii in 111.' m.ist up-to-date <>i'eenhouse, 

 ill.' aim.i-ph.'r.' aiul sniToundin^s beinj; 

 mu.'h iimr.' t n t Ik i l' taste. 



Varieties for Frames. 



\- In 'larh'ty I'nr plantin;;' thus c^arly 

 \\i' |ir.'f.'r I'.nst.iii .Market, ;is it is abniit 

 thi' li;ir.li.'-l ni the family. It hearts up 

 well ami makes a very showy lottueo 

 wli.'ii liiiislie.l. besides beinfj equal to any 

 in .ju.ility. I>iy Boston is another very 

 ih'siiabl.' \ari.'ty; it is larjjer <irowiii;i' 

 than till' f. inner, Imt, lieinj^ softer, is 

 ii.it so suitable for \<'ry early work. P'or 

 s.'cnml planting ir is Just tlie tliinir as it 

 m.'ikes .1 b.'aiititiil head, is first elass in 

 ipialily ami c'lii be .lepi'iided on to eoiii- 

 ni;iii.l ill.' hiyh.'-t pri.'.' in the mark.-t. 

 Its -.iftn.'s-. hnw.'xcr, reiulers it not 

 .)uit.' s.) ;4n(iil for slii|)|iiiio' a lonji dis- 

 lan.'.' as l>.i-1.iii .\l;irk.'t, but uhere the 

 market i- nnl tn.i f;ir a\va,v there should 

 b.' n.i tr.inlil.' in ^etliiie- it there in jirinie 

 ciimlitinii. W. S. f'laiVDo.x. 



Greenhouse Heating. 



TO CLEAN HOT WATER PIPES. 



\\i' lia\.' thr.'e h.nis.'s h.'at.'.l b\' Imt 

 wat.r. The pipes lia\e be.'ii run f.ir 

 lit'te.'ii y.'.-irs and I .l.i ii.it think we .'an 

 ^.'1 the li.'al from them tli;il w.' .-.1111.1 

 wli.'ii tlu'y w.'re II. 'w. Is there any \\;iy 

 w.' .'.1111. 1 .'lean th.' piji.'s without hiirtiny 

 the b.iil.'r s.i tli.'\' w.iiihl l;i\<' .uit iii.ire 

 h.'at .' W. L. S. 



'fli.'i'e ar.' a nnmli.'r nl' bniler .■.un- 

 p.iumls iipnii 111.' market which nii;;lil b.' 

 iis.'.l with y.i.i.l ri'Siilts in this instam-e. 

 If it wcr.' pnssible t.i discnlin.'.-t the 

 |iipes fr.iiii till' bnili'r ami thoi'.iiii;lily 

 lliish them with .'i liiyh |iressur.' Imse all 

 inml ;iii.l In.ise s.ale wiinhl be icmoxed. 

 'I'll, bnih'r shnuhl also lie Hushed ;ind 

 l're.|U.'iit ly bl.iwii .itV. I'lir.' .iiiie iii.das- 

 s.'s 11-. '.1 in small .jiiantiti.'s with the 

 t'.'.'.l \\;it.r will r.'inox.' ;iiiil pi. '\. 'ill the 

 fnrmati.iii ,if -.■ah' in the pip.'- ami 

 limli'i', 1.. < ■. I . 



STEAM OR HOT WATER. 



Kinill\ ;^i\e m.' .'apa.^itx' .if Imil.'r. 

 -i.aiii ;iml h.'t wat.'r, r.'.|uire.l l.i h.'at 

 a plant .if f.iiii Innises, 1(1.") f.'.'t Inii;^, 

 sixt.'.'ii fe.'t will.'. .'M'li span. I.'u f.'el t.i 

 ri.ly.'; tw.i I.'jin tn Imuses th.' s;im.' 

 I.'iii;th and a pi.ipa^at iiie Ii.misc, faciiiy 

 II. nth thr.'e ipia rt,'r sjinu, Isxl'.n f.'.t. 

 lwel\.' f.'.'t tn iI.Il;!'. .\|s,i be-t way In 

 jiipe fnr sti'.'im ;iiid h.it w;it.'r tn iiiaiii- 

 taiii a temjierat iir.' .if nj .li-;;r.('s t.i tin 



il.'yrie- in In il.'^r.'e- t.i In .l.';.ir.'es b.' 



I.iw w<;itlii'r. W'.iiihl stc'ini .ir li.il water 

 111' inn-t .'. .iiinm i<-;i I .' .\ii::lit pns-ibly 

 • Iniibl.- i'-t;i bli-hnii'iit III a f.'W \i'ars. 



I".' A. W. 



If lh.-s<- hnii-i's ar.' Ill 111' he;ite.| with 

 h.it wat.r. a b.iil.i with snlli.'ieiit c.-ijiac- 

 ity 1,1 .•;irry il.oiii I -.pia !'.■ f.'.t nf ru'liat inn 

 will be II. III.' tn.i lar;;.'. .\ b.iiler with 

 abniil bill v.juar.' t'e.'l .if liejiliny siirfju'.' 

 sli.iuhl be -utii.-ii'iit. With li.it water 

 e;i.-ll .if the Kifnnl housi^s can be piped 

 with a ■_''•!. imli Ihiw iimhr the rid^e In 

 th.' far eml nf the house, the liijihest 

 |i.iiiit in th.' system t.i b.' at tin' far eml of 

 th.' hniis.'. Tlier.' the flow in.'iy be 

 .li\i.h'.| b,v L' iii.h pijies t.i supply a cnil 

 under (\-icli side beiu'h .'is well as the 



center bemdi. If 2-iiicli pijie is used in 

 these ('(uls, three pipes in each eoil be- 

 neath each of the three beuches, nine 

 pipes in ;ill, it will supply sullieient 

 radiiitioii to maintain ;i temperature of 

 (io deorees in the house. The lean-tn 

 houses should carry a U iiu-li flow Jiiid li\i' 

 :.' inch reliirns, three of these to be 

 |il;ice.l und.'r tli.' bench next In the I'x 

 p.ise.l Willi. 



A steam system can be installed with 

 slij^litly l(5ss expense. 'J'lie boiler shoul.l 

 not be smaller, lait the less ex|)(Misi\t' 

 ))ipe used with stt-am will eiit down th.' 

 (irst cost somewhat. Eiuh of the lb 

 foot houses shouKl have a I'-inch Mow. 

 returnin<f liy ten I'/i-inch returns and 

 the lean-to houses should have a L'-iiu^h 

 llow, returning by six 1 ly^-ineh returns. 

 With steam the hiohest point in the sys- 

 ti'iii sli.iuhl be ;is near ;is possible to th.' 

 bniler. |)ire.-tly n\('r it is ideal, with 

 all risers and returns so graded as In 

 cause the water from condiMistit ion In 

 pass through the system and rea.h th.' 

 boiler via the i-eturns. 



Steam j'e.|iiir.'s m.ii'c at l.'iil inn lli;iii 

 h.it w.'iter. The cnst nl' lab.ir in .me is 

 an (ilfset fnr cdst in iii-tallat inn in th.' 

 .itli.'i'. Ma.li man must .■.insider fnr him 

 s.'lt' which, iimler his .■.imlili.iiis, he will 

 .■hoose. L. ( '. ('. 



SHOULD HAVE SINGLE SYSTEM. 



W'e would ajiiireeiate it if you wotihl 

 tell us how best to arraiig(\ the heating 

 pipes for greenhouses ;is described. We 

 have ten houses and an otlice. Houses 

 Mos. 4, 7) and exteml north and south 

 and ;ire, resjieetivcly, I'lixlld feet. 11 

 I'ei't t.j ridge, ll'xlJO fei't, s feet tn 

 ri.lge, and Uix45 feet, S feet t.i ridge. 

 House r\'o. :.' is a boiler celhir where an 

 upright stetun boiler is located. 'J'his 

 house extends across the north end of No. 

 4 and .\d. '>. Xo. '.\ is ;i boiler celhir 

 where,' are locati'd on.' Kmeschell hot 

 w.'iter and one small Wilks hot water. It 

 .'idjoiiis So. '2 on the west. No. 7 is a propa- 

 gating ])it extending 7i7 feet west from 

 No. .'> ;ind is six feet wme and six feet to 

 ridge. Houses Nos. ^, !• and lU extend 

 west from No. o, jiar.-illel with No. 7. 

 Their dimensions are, respectively, Hx 

 7S feet, nine feet to ridge, 10x7x tVet, 

 ten feet to ridge, ami ]0x7S feet, ten feet 

 to ridge. No. 11 is a lean-to, ()x7S feet, 

 seven feet to ridge. Jt adjoins ami j»aral- 

 lels No. 10, extending west from house 

 .\o. ~). The otlii-e is at the northeast 

 .■orner of house No. '>. There is no par- 

 tition between No. 4 .-in. I No. •">. between 

 \o. 7> Mild No. (i, nor netween No; S and 

 .\o. ;i tiiid between No. 10 and No. 11. 

 \os. 4. 7) ami are tti be heated with 

 steam at low pressure; wc would also 

 like to h.'ive a stetim radiator in liio of- 

 ti.-e. Nos. 7 ;ind > :ire to be lieatc<l with 

 h.it w.iter from a Wilks boiler; Nos. !♦, 

 10 ami 11 also with hot wtiter from a 

 K 1.1. -ill. 11 boilei". 



We have plenty of 1' inch pipe .m hand 

 ;illi| also ;i few •_''._. ini-h which we would 

 like to us.'. Ibuisis X.is. In and 11 w.- 

 wish to jiipe f.ir a iiiyht temperature of 

 7)() degi'ei's ami the balan.-.' to ;i tmnpera- 

 tiire ot" 7)lI .legrees t.i 7),") .legrees zero 

 weather. W.' ;ire intending to <lo all of 

 the plnmbiiii; .•ind st.'amfitt iiig ourselves 

 ,'iml wniihl like t.i get |iart iciilars in de- 

 tail. M. F. C. 



Hef. ire answering your (|nestions I wish 

 to call your attention to a comlitifni 

 wljeli I iini sure you will later have dee|> 

 cause to regret. With a plant ;is large 

 as till' <iii(.' vou have it is unwise to run 



