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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Si;rTi;.Mi;i;u 0, I'JOC. 



lioiltT III llic liniisi' iiiid tlii'ii (UvjiIlhI to 

 Mi|i|ilv tliiif roils, (iiio tiinlcr eadi of tin' 

 liiiifln's. •■;iili coil to consist t't' a tJiipiilv 

 oi- lluw iiijif Jidiii tilt' ;iiiicli iimiii and 

 tiirco Ll-iiii'li ictiii'iis under viu/li si<li' 

 iiriicli. and a llow and lonr returns uii 

 ,, !■ tiic center l.ench. ilius makin;: tiiir 

 ,,.,.11 lines of pipes the length ot' the 

 lioiise. As the violet house undo\d)tedl.v 

 li;i^ llie lieds nu tlie <;round. it can lie 

 |,,'aie<| l>y carr_vin.ii- a L'l.j-inch main llow 

 |,i|.,' t'uMii the lioiler lo till' luiu^e ami 

 iheie ,|i\idiny it to sti|>lily two -J inch 

 ll,i\\>. loie on oiliu'i- sido ^^all ot the 

 lidusi'. (Ill the most ex|i<)seil side of the 

 liniise arraiiLie the sii|i|ily to feed three 

 1' iiirli leiiirns. t )n the shelteied side 

 aiian^e the llow to \'rt'i\ two U inch I'e- 

 tnni^. Tliis will ^iv"' se\ en lines of ]ii]ic 

 ill,. Iriiylh (if the house, fnur nil one side 

 nnd llllei' (HI the other. 



1 dii not adN ise altenipl iiii^ 1" coiiin^ci 

 ih,. main llnw of either nf these Imuses 

 in!,, the liealiii;;- i-ipes leadini;- to any 



i.ther hnuse oT liouses. Make cipUlH'ctiiUIS 



,iire.-t. \\ith the boiler or with a in.anifold 



,,,1 l,,p of the boiler, hy u^in;; the )i|-,,].er 

 ,..,v, if.iM elN cir leev, into which the 

 \\ iduulil i'"ii l'i|'<'^ '•■■I'l '"' c;iiked. 



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NATURAL GAS VS. COAL. 



Will von jilease ;^i\f n-^ y""i' ojiinion 

 ;,^ 1,, w'liich is the cheai>er fuel, natural 

 .,;,> at l."i cents jier thousand f<'et i>v 

 T'iltsl.nr^ luii of mine coal at .*■-'. -'n per 

 tnn.' 



S. \ V 



V,,,, ,..|n iinL-e for \uiii'-elf which ■■■ ill 

 1„ nii'st ei-onoinical for you. Ii is est i 

 mated that :;ii.niin .-uliic t'eei of i^a^ is 



,.,e.ml to one ton ot the liest co;il. ol' ^liat 



dial at .*l.-"ii» ]" r ton is ei|ual to ^.-i.- a". 

 1.-, c.'nts pel- thoiisand. \<>u must set 

 .■i^r;;inst lliis tlic cost of liriiiv.. reninviiiL; 

 .•1^1,,-. etc.. whiih is char-ealile iw .-oal 

 and mil to yas. 



( . ( . 



SIZE OF FLOW PIPES. 



I'lea^e h'l jne know \^hat -i/e crus<- 

 li,.;,,li.i- it w ill lak.' from a ;;-inidi llow tu 

 vnpplv f.ini I ' I inch Im! water reliinis 

 nnder endi of fnlir henche-. >. S. 



l-lndi of the hrallches Im Mipply the 



four manifolds of 1 'i inch iiii"- should 



he of L'-inch Jiipe. If ynll use a cross- 

 he.ader such as you de-clil,e. thi- sh.iuld 



1m. of :',-imdi pil'c. the -ame a- tin- main 

 llow. as far as the take-ntf for the two 

 insi,l,. ciils; from that pi^int on it can 



|„. ,-,.,|nced in size 1.. iw.i in. -he- t(i slip- 

 1,1\- the outside cnils. I •■ • • * • 



TYPES OF BOILERS. 



1 -vMint to ]pro\ide for the healing 

 ,,!■ tiiiee lioUS(>s . ach :Jil\lUM. with (i- 



f.Mit walls and ll'.-fuot rid-e>.. What 

 uill he lies*, a lioi.i'r of the Kroc-cheli 

 \,,. :; t\pe. oi- a lire li'ix hoiler s.'xen 

 nml (, lie' half feel hui- .and thnly-six 

 inches wiih'.' A firm li.is elfiaed nie the 

 latter hoiler. lelliiiy me n will heat -J.-Mit 

 f.-.t (if radiation. I .nn ti-ure only 

 ].'.)( II I tei't. "• ^'- ''• 



The tliiee hmises yuii piiijiose to erect 

 will rei|uire a Imiler with cajiiicity for 



supjilvine heat to al t l^.-'ini siiiiare 



feet I'lf radiation, and for this ]iur|)o.se 

 it wi.iild iH't he wise to jnindiase a boilor 

 with a rated capacity of le.s;- tlutn li.tHOO 

 siiuare feet. The fireliox or hiioinotive 

 t\pe if liuiler is not desirable for ^roen- 

 hnuse use. US it is uiit oiif of the most 

 ,.,-emiliiic:il iNlies of boilel-S. The liori- 



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zoiit.il lulnilar of th<; rcpilMr steam 

 ociicijitiiio 1y[iL' or of tin' J\focscln'll 

 ly|io AvJll citlicf ul' them ho all riolit. 

 'I'lio pipin;,' voii have jilainiod will work 

 A\'-ll oitlior way. 1 should choose the 

 [ihiii most easil\- and clieaplv iii.stalled. 



'l. c. c. 



HEATING BY PRESSURE. 



Some time aoo I put in an upright 

 tiiiiiil.ar hoilor oioht feet si.x inches high, 

 .iikI my pit was only about seven feet, so 

 that the top of the boiler is a little 

 over a foot above the level of my grceu- 

 liouse floor. ^ly overhead system of 

 <irculatioii is .slow, and I have decided 

 to ]iul it ni!<ler jire.'^sure, and would be 

 obliged to you if you \\()idtl tell me 

 just what is iKM-essary to make the 

 change, the jilacing of safety valves, etc. 

 ()i!r water [itcssure is about seventy 



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pounds. T have been running an open 

 system, with the tank and highest point 

 directly over the boiler. The latter has 

 eighty-four I'-inch tubes, and, I am sure, 

 is (if aiii|ile cajiaciiy lo heat my two 

 hiiii.'^es. each L' I ' -.x I :J.'i leet, thirteen feet 



