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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



May 3, 1906. 



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NEPHROLEPIS PIERSONI 



ELEGANTISSINA 



Grand itock^ in all si^es. Very popular in New York and all the larg^e cities* 



INPRECEDENTED SALE OE LARGE SPECIMENS 



Prices from 75c each ; $9.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100, up to $2.00, 

 $3.00, $5.00 and $7.50 each. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



THE BIGGEST CHIMNEY. 



The largest chimney ou any greenhouse 

 plant in the United States is at the es- 

 tablishment of Bassett k Washburn, 

 Hinsdale, 111. It was built last summer 

 as a necessary complement of the big 

 centralized boiler plant which was 

 created from several scattered plants 

 ■which had hitherto been used for heat- 

 ing the various sections of the big estab- 

 lishment. After a thorough investiga- 

 tion of the subject Bassett & Washburn 

 accepted the view of the Kroeschell Bros. 

 Co. that a steel stack was preferable to 

 brick. The Kroeschell Bros. Co. built 

 the high pressure steam boilers in the 

 big boiler room and they say that under 

 ordinary conditions there would be no 

 advantage in having a steel stack, ex- 

 cept possibly the question of expense, 

 since a brick stack costs considerably 

 more than a steel stack. But the prac- 

 tical advantage of a steel stack in the 

 case of Bassett & Washburn is that it 

 requires considerably less space in area 

 and therefore does not throw as large a 

 shadow on the greenhouses. That is the 

 greatest argument in favor of the steel 

 stack for greenhouse purposes. 



The stack was made eight and one- 

 half feet in diameter at the top and with 

 a total height of 125 feet. The lower 

 portion of the stack was made of %-incli 

 material and the upper of 14-inch steel, 

 with the center forty feet of •%-inch 

 plate. The base was flared to sixteen 

 feet in diameter, both for stability and 

 appearance. That is worth stopping a 

 moment to think about — sixteen feet 

 across is as wide as a good sized room. 



In order to carry the stack and to give 

 sufficient weight to prevent overturning, 

 a concrete base was placed, an excava- 

 tion being made for same, and about 

 280 tons of concrete was put in. At the 

 top of this was a cast-iron rim made sec- 

 tionally of 2-inch metal with a wide 

 flange. The stack was riveted to this 

 and from there eight 2-inch anchor bolts 

 extended down through the concrete 

 footing. There was a large clean-out 

 door at the bottom and a flue opening 

 above. 



The stack was lined for forty feet in 

 height with fire 1 trick, the weight of 

 which was carried on double angle irons. 



SEND IS VOIR ORDERS 



and you will receive the freshest and best stock 

 to be found and at the lowest prices. 



No. I Dagger Ferns, $1.25; Fancy Ferns, $1.50 per 1000 £i^roVr". 



Galax, Green or Bronze, 7Sc per 1000; In 10.000 lots, $8.50 



Southern Smilaz^ 50-Ib* case» $5.50. 



We can supply you with fresh made 



LAUREL FESTOONING 



gathered daily fresh from the woods. 4c, 5c 

 and 6c per yard. Sample lot on application. 

 BRANCH LAURIX, 35c per large bundle. 



Fine line of Trees for decorating purposes. Try the beautiful Pine. Tele- 

 phone or telegraph orders will receive prompt attention. 



CROWL FERN CO., -- MILLINGTON, MASS. 



Mention The RcTlew when yon write. 



NEW 

 CROP 



GALAX 



Green and Bronze 



$1.00 per 1000; 



10,000 lots, $7.50 



Southern Wild Smilax 



50 lb. case, $7.00. 

 25 lb. case, 3.50. 



Hardy Cut Ferns, Fancy and Dagger 



$1.60 t»er 1000. Discount on large orders. 

 Headquarters for all FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, such as Wire 

 Designa, Cut Wire, Letters of all kinds; Immortelles, Cycas 

 Leaves, Sheaves of Wheat, Ribbons, Boxes, folding and blue 

 corrugated, etc. Lanrel Festooning, 6c and 6c per yard. 



MDnhincAn A Pa 8-11 Province St., Boston. Mass. 

 . nUUIIIdUn Ob UOi l. D. Telephone, Main 2618. 



Henry 



A ladder made of %-ineh rounds with 

 --inch flat iron sides was constructed 

 on the outside of the stack clear to the 

 top. 



Approximately thirty tons of steel 

 were used in the construction of this 

 stack. The stack was painted two coats 

 of carbon paint. It will require re- 

 painting every third year. 



PLANTS USE FREE NITROGEN. 



For some years past Thomas Jamie- 

 son, the director of the Agricultural 

 Eesearch Association, has devoted a con- 

 siderable share of his attention to the 

 investigation of the utilization of free 

 nitrogen by plants. Mr. Jamieson says: 

 "It has hitherto been held that plants 

 are unable to absorb and utilize the 

 nitrogen nf the air, and as the two fam- 



ilies of plants that are most largely cul- 

 tivated — the cereals and grasses — have 

 been found in practice to give much 

 larger crops by the aid of nitrogenous 

 salts, an enormous amount of money 

 has hitherto been spent on these arti- 

 ficial supplies of nitrogen. It is satis- 

 factorily proved that plants in general 

 do absorb and utilize nitrogen from air, 

 and that the cereals and grasses also 

 do so, but to a less extent than others, 

 and it now becomes obvious that by in- 

 troducing as largely as possible into 

 practice such plants as absorb nitrogen 

 largely, and incorporating them with 

 the soil, it may be possible to avoid 

 the purchase of nitrogenous salts, and 

 yet have as large, and even larger, 

 crops than before." — CJardeners' Maga- 

 zine. 



