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The Weekly Rorists^ Review* 



NOTEMBBB 15, 1906. 



TROUBLE WITH HOT VATER. 



I built a house this summer 40x54; 

 fourteen feet to ridge, for carnations; 

 in addition to my other houses, one 

 16x40; twelve feet to ridge, tor bedding 

 plants, the other 12x45; eight feet to 

 ridge, for palms and ferns. I can heat 

 my new house, but cannot bring the old 

 ones up to the required temperature. I 

 ran a 2-inch separate line from the 

 boiler to the old houses, but am afraid 

 the distance is too great for hot water 

 to travel. This 2-inch line feeds 500 feet 

 2-inch pipe for the house 16x40 and 600 

 feet 1%-inch pipe for the house 12x45. 

 The distance the water has to travel 

 from the boiler to the highest point is 

 about 192 feet. Can I heat these two 

 houses with hot water, or can I drain 

 the pipes aad use steam? "Would I have 

 much trouble to keep up steam with such 

 a system? ^ G. J. L. 



Notwithstanding the carefully drawn 

 plan of the greenhouses which you in- 

 close, it is not clear to one not familiar 

 with the plant just the course the water 

 has to follow in traversing the piping 

 system. If, however, the water must 

 travel 192 feet to reach the highest point 

 before the return journey is begun, there 

 is no wonder, that the system will not 

 heat. The maximum distance for the 

 successful operation of water on a grav- 

 ity system is 100 feet. With houses no 

 larger than those in question it should 

 not be difficult to arrange the piping so 

 the water need not travel more than 100 

 feet before beginning the return jour- 

 ney. If I understand the plan, the new 

 house is fifty-four feet long, one of the 

 older houses sixteen feet, and the other 

 twelve feet wide. This makes a total 

 distance of eighty-two feet from the 

 boiler to the most distant side of the 

 house 12x45. An independent feed and 

 return pipe carried from the boiler to 

 the far side of this house could be used 

 to feed coils at one end and drained by a 

 direct return at the other. The house 

 16x40 feet should also have its independ- 

 ent system, a flow carried to one end 

 and a return to the other, both return- 

 ing to the boiler. By rearranging the pip- 

 ing this can be accomplished and a sat- 

 isfactory hot water system secured. It 

 is possible that you can put the plant 

 on a steam basis and make it work, but 

 I fail to see the reason for using a 1^- 

 ipch feed pipe between a 3-inch riser 

 and a coil consisting of 2-inch pipe. 

 Surely the feed pipe should not be 

 smaller than the pipes in the coil. 



It is easier to tell one how to keep out 

 of such a diflBculty than to get out when 

 once he has fallen in, L. C. C. 



Asparagus 



Asparam* Plumosua, 2-iDCb, $2.00 per 100; 

 4-incb. SIO.OO: 5-iDCb. $15.00: 6-incb. $2-'>.00. 



Asparasms Spreneert, 3-incta, 95.00 per 100; 

 4-ineb. $8.00; fi-inch, $15 00. 



Plersonl Ferns, 5-iDcb 30c; 6-iDcb, 40c. 



Fiona, 5-incb, 85c eacb; 6-iDch, 40c. 



Chrysanthemum Stock Plants 



Opab, Monrovia, Omega, Lady Harriett. Vivi- 

 and-Morel, Duckbam, Alice ByroD. Pearson, 

 Halllday, RobinBon, Appleton, Bt. BonDcfoDd. 

 Dalskov, Ivory, Dr. EnKuebard, Timotby Eaton, 

 Yellow Eaton, Wbite Bonnafion, Major Bonn- 

 afloD, $5.00 per 100. 



Oash or 0. O. D. 



W.J.&M.S.VBS8rJortWayn8jnd. 



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 when \7rltlnB adTerUsere. 



WITTBOLD'S 



Wholesale PHoe List 



PALMS '^ ^ 



Coeoi, for dlsbei, 2>i-lnch, $2.00 per doi. 

 Cocoa Bonettl, large Bpecimens, $40.00 each. 



In. Each Doe. 



Kentla Belmoreana 8 $2.00 



6 $1.26 16.00 



7 2.60 80.00 



Kentla Fortteriana 6 1.25 15.00 



7 200 



7 2.60 



7 8.00 



" " made-up... 8 6.00 



Pho«alx Canariensis, fine busby plants, just tbe 



thing for vases, lawn decoration, etc., 10-ln. 



pots, $2.50 to $3.00 eacb. Large specimens, 



$25.00 tc $80.00 eacb. 



Phoenix Canariensis, 2-in., $1.00 per doz.; 5-In., 



$5.00 per dozen. 

 Phoenix Beclinata, 6 in. 50c eacb; $6.00 per dos.; 

 7-in., 75c eacb; 3>i-in., $2.00 per doz.; 4-in., 

 $8 00 per dozen. 

 Latania Borbonica, 8-in., $1.60: 3^-in., $2.00; 4-in., 

 $8.00; 5-in., $5.00; 7-in., $12.00 per doz. 



FERNS 



100,000 Assorted Ferns for fern dishes, leading 



varieties. $3.00 per 100; S26.0(' per lOOO. . 

 Clbotian Sehiedei, 6-in., $9X0; 6-in., $12.00;%-hi., 

 $24.00 per doz. 



Boston Ferns, 4-in $1.60 per doz. 



" " 6-in., strong.. S.OOperdoz. 



" 6-in e.OOperdoz. 



" 7-In 9.00perdoz. 



" " runners, $8.00 per 100. 



" " large plants, up to $6.0$ each. 



Fern Balls, 7 to 9, dormant or in leaf, $4.20 per 

 doz. 



Miscellaneous DecoratiTe Plants 



In. Tiers. Ea. Doz. 100 

 Aranearia Bxeelsa. . . .6 8 to 5 $1.00 $12.00 

 Asparagns Plnniosns..2 $8.00 



..8 6.00 



Asparagns Sprengerl..2 8.00 



..8 6.00 



..4 1.26 



..8 ZOO 



Bay Trees, small standards, 12-incb beads, $6.00 



per pair. 

 Bay Trees, pyramids, 5 feet high, $15.00 per pair. 

 Dracaena Fragrans, 5-incb pots. 50c eacb, $5.00 

 per doz.; 6-incb pots, 75c eacb, $9.00 per dos. 

 Dracaena IndiTlsa, 2-in., $2.60 per 100. 

 6-in., $6.00 per doz. 

 7-in., $9.00 per doz. * 

 Haranta Lletsll, ^-In., $1.00 per doz. 



Pandanns YelteUI, 6-incb $12.00 per doz. 



7-in.. $2.00 ea.; 24.00 per doz. 

 Pandanns Utllis, 3-in., $1.50 per doz.; 4-in., $3.00 



per doz.; 6-ln., $5.00 per doz. 

 Sansevleria Javanica Tar., 4-in., $2.00 per doz. 

 Selaginella Dentlenlata, 8-in., $1.00 per doz. 



The Geo. Wittbold Co. 



1657 Buckingham PI.. CHICAGO 



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GERANIUMS 



Rooted cnttlngs in any quantity after Nov. 15, 

 at moderate prices. Send for price list. 



ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. 



Meptlon The Reylew when yoo write. 



Bay Trees, 



BOX TREKS and 



Choice EVKRGRKKM8 

 lor outside decorations 



BOBBINK St ATKINS 



Rutherford, N. J. 



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Carnations 



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SOL. 6ABLAND, PES PLAWES, ILL. 



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RArriA 



Raffia in Horticulture 



A skein of raflSa is an every-day 

 necessity wherever floriculture or horti- 

 culture are carried on. Raffia is tbe 

 favorite tying material with the plants- 

 men for several reasons. Not the least 

 of these is its comparative inexpen- 

 siveness, but greatest of all is tbe fact 

 that it neither stretches nor shrinks 

 under the influence of heat or moisture. 

 Once properly adjusted, a tie of raffia 

 does not loosen, releasing that which 

 it was intended to hold ; neither does 

 it shrink and cut the plant, perhaps 

 to ruin it. It is soft and pliable, and 

 does not break or ravel when folded or 

 knotted. These qualities bring raffia 

 into general use for many purposes in 

 nurseries and greenhouses, where heat 

 or moisture are always found. 



Raffia is also especially adapted for 

 grafting. 



WHERE TO OBTAIN RAFFIA 



We import only the best selected 

 stock. It costs more, but it is money 

 well spent. We can, therefore, offer a 

 choice grade, selected on account of its 

 clear color for dyeing purposes. Tbe 

 strands are broad and of good length. 



We carry in stock an assortment of 

 20 different colors, including brown, 2 

 shades ; blue, 2 shades ; green, 4 shades ; 

 red, 3 shades ; old gold, orange, yellow, 

 pink, purple, black and white. 



Prices on application. Color samples 

 free. 



R. H. COMEY CO. 



Dyers and Importers 



CAMDEN, N. J. CHICAGO, ILL 



§10-24 Wtslibanie Ave. 



