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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Januauy 31, 1907. 



Fur man Boilers for Greenhouse Heating 



^ Valuable Catalogrue on Modern Steam and Hot Water Heating, 

 mailed free on request. Address 



THE HERENDEEN MANUFACTURING COMPANT, 

 Dept. R. Geneva, N. Y. 290 Pearl St.. New York 



FURMAN BOILERS have been awarded Certificate of Merit at five 

 dififorent Florists' Conventions. They have a record of 20 years. Over 

 26,000 In use. SELLING AGKNTS : 



EDWARD S. DEAN, Bloomlngrton, 111. 



HENION & HUBBELLi, 61 N. JefiEerson St., Chlcagro. 



Mention The Uoview when .vou write. 



Greenhouse Heating. 



PIPING A NEW HOUSE. 



1 ;ini liiiiMiiiy ;i yrcciilniiisc L'lxlil4. 

 I lia\i' |)l;iiiii('(l t(i use a J'_.-iiicli llnw 

 witli twchc L'-iiu-li returns, four iiikUt 

 cacli IpcihIi. IIa\i' I allowed for (Mi(m>ili 

 \>\]»' for < diincct iciit (•liiiiat<' .' 



L. C. A. 



Von ilo not stale tlic t('iii|i('i-atiii(' yon 

 di'sirc, luit iiynriii^i your lio\isi' on a liasis 

 of (ill <lc<;rc('s, if yon use a o-incli riser 

 ('_"•_.-' "I'll i>^ too small) aM<l twelve li-iiidi 

 returi s, as yon iia\e jilauMed, yoii will 

 not yo fai' w roiiy. assnniin<; that yon art; 

 to use hot water at iMt decrees. If yon 

 use less heat more |ii|:e will lie re(|nire<l, 

 and if you require a teniperature of 70 

 d«'j<rees the Jiipiny should he iui-rensed 

 aerordiu<;l\'. 1^. ( '. ( '. 



GAS FOR FUEL. 



I wonl<l like to know if eiliiei- natural 

 oi' maun fai-t nreil yas is used for I'nel 

 and what (lorists think of its \alne as 

 eompared to coal. Is it haidei- on the 

 lioiier auij does it coyA more or le>-s 

 tlian eo.-il.' W. P. U. 



\i'^. natural L;as is fri(|uently used 

 for yree?di(Mise iieatin<; in localities 

 where this fuel is aiiumlaMt and eheai>. 

 It is a (|nestion how much one can af- 

 ford to pay foi it in comparison with 

 co.al. I'or the yas makes no ashes to he 

 remoxed. reijuires no nij^lit (ireman. and 

 when intelliijent iy used is no harder 

 upon the lidiler than other fuels pro(lnc- 

 ii:y hi'at of ei|nal intensity. If the \alne 

 of the o.as i.s to lie deteniiined solely hy 

 its heat produeiny jiower. tlien it mn>-t 

 l>e fi<;nred that \\\i: n the cost of ;',n.un(i 



feet of uas exciM'tls the co>:t of a toll of 



coal it is clieajiir to produce tiie heat 

 from coal; lnit as ;ilK]\e ^u;^ecsted the 

 <j|as has other ad\aiitai;es whiidi must he 

 wei^licd against the i-(i>l of coal. 



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INSUFFICIENT RADIATION. 



We ha\e installed a heatiii"^ plant at 

 our Inuise wliich is not doiiiy well. The 

 oxeiiiead system (d' piping is used, 'riicie 

 are t \\(i ■_' imdi tlows, one nndi'r eaeji 

 ridye. with a rise ot' iiiiu' fi'et alio\e the 

 heater, then yiailnally risiny to tiie other 

 end of the house. There are four I'l 

 iihli returns aloi;;' tiie south, east .■iiid 

 west walls; also four I'l inch retiinis 

 thlouyll the center of the house. The 



THE JOHN DAVIS COMPANV 



Halsted, 22d and Union Sts , CHICAGO 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Reducing Yalies, Back Pressure Valves, Steam Traps, Meant Good! 



Tlxis is 'What one of our customers tliinks of our valves: 



Lincoln, III., January 8, 1906. 

 The John Davis Company, Chlcagro, 111. 



Gentle.men:— You can stroiiprly and unhesitatingly recommend tht- 

 " Eclipse " piston type reducing' valve to florists. We have two purchaseti 

 If you last year. We would not have them out for double their cost and 

 tind them as sensitive as a watch. We will be in Chicago soon to take up 

 the vacuum system with you, Yours truly, 



W. H. GULLETT &, Sons, PLORisxa. 



283 Dearborn St. 

 CHICAGO 



DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE 



Martin Rocking Grate 



IT SAVES COAL 



MARTIN GRATE GO. 



Mention The Review when .vou write. 



Write I's Your WantH in 



Heating Specialties 



We siippl.v ever.vllilnp needed for a 

 Gi'eenhouHe Heating Plant. Booklet 

 for the askintr. 



HENION & HUBBELL 



<5I-«59 N. Jefferson St., CHIC.VOO. 



S. WILKS IMFG. CO. 



Manufacturers of 



Greenhouse Boilers 



35th and Shields Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mt'iiliixi The llcvjcu wlicii \'>u write 



ceiter run of returns i< tdl l;y two 

 liiicli l'i|'i s taken fmni tiie two I'iiich 

 Hows. The leturis ■•iloii;; the wall are 



fell liy IJiese <aiie I'-inch ijows. ()ur 



heater is a \o. -^u W'ilks hoi w;iier 

 healer. The nturiis enter it lhr(niL;ii 



three •_' inch |ii]ies. 



<)ur house is L'iixls. iloiii'h' — iiaii, t(U 



feet to the ridye. The --outil el|i| ot' the 



house is i;las>^ from tiie wall iiji iiimI the 

 wall is tliree feet iii;;li. Tliere ;ire walls 

 tlllee feet llij;h oil tlie east ami West 

 si(h s ami tliree feet of yl.ass. 'i'lie walls 

 are niaile of ceinent iplocks. T!:ere is an 

 otiice ;iui| wciikrooai at the Mirth eml. 



The lieatir is in the li:'Se.uei;t lielow the 



oflice am! workroom, iiiie ami oiiehalf 

 f( et helow the highest point ill the sys- 

 tem. 



The eN|iai!sioli tank is two feet alpo\e 

 j the highest point in thi' system ami is 



Xr UNIVERSAL 

 FUEL BURNERS 



It not only burns any kind of fuel but Rves the 

 best possible results tn \k- obtained Iroiu it Write 

 to Ms lot ceaK ;-'iii' ai.d lull inlui niati< ii. 



COLUMBIA HE^ER CO , BelvJdere, IN. 



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Sales Dept., 30 Dearborn St., Chicaeo^ 



MctitI'Mi TIk' Itevlew wlicti .voii writf. 



1 I I. i cci ! (I to i i (• llow |ii I'o line t'eet 

 al)n\e til.' ll; aler. Tllile i'^ a Honeywell 

 ciiciila t ill;; apiri i;it us cciiiiecteil to the 

 system ,jn:-t leh.w the ex|iaiision tank 

 ami is also ci niiecteil to the expansion 

 talk. 



llv\e w n-i il the I i;;lit ^'\/.i- nf |iipe 



ami eiion^ili of it .' Is the |ii|ie put in 

 lioht .' ((uihl \,e leave mir pipiny as it 

 is :ii.(| liv iiist-illino a ste.mi heater use 

 hot wate,- duiiiio the spiiiio and fall, 

 then will II sexcii' weatlur sets in draw 

 cdl' tl;e water aid u>e steam.' If not. 



