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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



February 28, 1907. 



The Standard 

 of Excellence 



■"POCAHONTAS" 

 SMOKELESS, 



3 Symbol of 

 Quality 



POCAHONTAS 



TRAOe MARKREGISTIRfB 



Our rpplstered Trade-Mark covorinB- THB CEIiERRATED C. C. B. POCAHONTAS SMOKEI.ES8 COAI. 



corn'HpoiuIs to tlu- Sterliiitr Staiup on sliver, as the United States Geological Survey has made it The Standard for 

 grading all Steam Fael. 



C. C. B. POCAHONTAS SMOKELESS 



18 the only Amorlcan Coal that haa boon officially indorsod by the Governmontaof Groat Urltain, Germany 

 and AuHtrla, and la the favorite fuel with the United Stales Navy, which lias used it almost exclusively 

 for many years. Uuequaled for the Generation of Steam and Domestic Purposes. 



CASTNER, CURRAN & BULLITT, Sole Agents 



C> C. B. Pocahontas Smokeless Coal Branch Offices 



Main Office: Arcade BIdg. Neave Buiidingr. Cincinnati, ohio. 



1 Cniilk 1 Rik C*»>* Terry Building, Koanoko, Vt. 



1 aOUin IDindireei European AptH.-Hull.Blyth& company. 



Philadelpllia, Pennsylvania * Fenchurch Ave., London. E. C, Enr. 



Branch Offices 



1 Broadway, Now York City. N. Y. 

 Cliizon'a Bank Huildlntr, Norfolk. Va. 

 Old Colony BuiUliiifr. Chicago, 111. 

 12(i Stale Street, Boston, Maaa. 



Mcnlli'il I lie lifVlcw \\ lifu vmi WUIl'. 



GreenhoQse fleatiog. 



BOILER CAPACITY. 



I li.'ive ;i iMiuuiion rotiiul lioilor. ox7 

 foot, with thirty ;5-iiich thios. Tho l)oiior 

 is iu)\v iisod fur hot water anil is s(>t in 

 brick, all oxi-opt a stoaiii doiiio which 

 projects I'roiti tiio top. It is clainiod to 

 1)0 a twenty horsopowor hoilor. How 

 many sciiiaro foot of «xlass will the hoilor 

 carry to maintain a tomi)or:ituro of .")."> 

 (logroes wlion it is lo dogn'os hoh>w 

 zero oiitiloors? I use lio-incli and -- 

 inch pipe. At present I am heatinji only 

 uiio lioiiso. uMxCiO, Init T intend to htNit 

 throo mon short span lunist's, each inx 

 Til. roimectod to tiie lirst lioiiso on tho 

 north; walls to he six feet hij^h and no 

 pai tit ions liotweoii any of the houses. 

 Will tliis^l)o tho limit of my hoilor cm- 

 pacitv. or can 1 lieat a 7 room dwolliu}:- 

 in a.idition.' Tlie dwellin^f stands about 

 ■^ixtv live foot from llio l>oilor. 



K. A. -M. 



Tiio imusos iM tpioslion, to maintain 

 a tompor.-ilnro of •")."• <loj,'roos. will re 

 .|niro a little loss tlian l.'JOti sijuart' foot 

 of radiation, and. althou>>ii your boiler 

 i>- not more than fifteen Imrs(>-pow(^r, it 

 should have a capacity of a))oiit .l,90u 

 scjuare feet of radiation, wliidi is about 

 TtiO square feet more than demanded by 

 tlie j,rreenliouses. If tho pipes to and 

 from the dwellinfr are carefully protect 

 Oil T think the boiler will carry both the 

 dwelling and greeidiouses, but it will lie 

 working under a full load in^ cold 

 weather. Tj. C. C. 



HEATING TWO HOUSES. 



I ha\o built :i now groeidiniso at tlio 

 oust end of my old (Uie. It is lilx."><i 

 :,iid tuoi\o foot' to tho ridge, with throe 

 foot of glass in tlio side walls. The old 

 house is L!()x77 and oiglit foot to the 

 ridge. The boihr room. 1 Ixl'h, is in the 

 southeast oornoi of tho old liouso. Will 

 mv No. 1 Kroosrholl liot water boiler 

 bo largo enough to hoal tho plant .' How 

 maiiv llous and roturn- and "hai size 

 will ' 1 lu-oil to hoat ' to liii ijo-roos in 

 Wisconsin iliimito.' 1 would also like to 

 know how much concroto to j.ut around 

 tlio j.osts (d tho now house to keep it 

 from spreading. ]tnsts to bo throe feet in 

 the ground. •'• ^^• 



Tlio boiloi yiiu ha\o should bo ainplo 

 1,1 lioat tlio jdant in i|uestion. Tho now 

 li,,u-o ran bi hoatoil by using 1' inoh pipe 

 ananuod in i-oils. li\o pipos in oaoh coil. 



1&re^Avt\V ^y5Xe> 



IMFKOVKU 



Greenhouse Boiler. 



51 ERIE STREET, CHICAGO 



Boilers made of steel boiler plate; shell, fire-box 

 sheets and he.ads of steel; water space all around, 

 front, sides and back. Wrtie for information. 



tifteen in all. the length of the house. 

 ( )iM |>i|»e in oaidi coil should bo a riser, 

 carried if po><sib!o direct from the boili'r 

 to tlio coil. If this cannot bo :irr;inged. 

 thoi! a o inch pipe should bo carrie<| 

 from tho builor to the I'lid of the now 

 liouso and thoro divide to feed the tliret; 

 1' iiicli (lows fur tho three coils. 



Tlio (diai;ictoi u\' tho soil will have 

 more to do with the ;imount of concrete 

 to use iibiiut tho posts tlwin any other 

 single factor. If tho soil is dry and 

 resistant, hides eighteen inches across 

 should bo largo enough; }>ut if the soil 

 is soft :iiiil yiolding ;it any season it is 

 doubtful if you Can insure the house in 

 this way. At any r.ato I should supjiort 

 the st ruct iiio so ;is til t;iko as niuch 



thlU'^t olV tho side w;ill a- possible. This 



can III diiiio by post< iindor iho lidgo 

 :iiii| br;icos mi tho purlins. oi- by trus< 

 linN bot Woi'll lllc pill liiis. 1,. < '. ( ■. 



TO HEAT FOUR GREENHOUSE. 



1 ;ini ;ilioiil to build two oxfa sp;iii 

 north and ^oiilli liuusos, cniinoctod. each 

 ll lx.")0. also two o\iii span I'ast and Avost 

 hou^^os. ciiiiiioctiil. each i^iixl'oo or \li't\ 

 L'.'ii. with oNtoiisii.n in \iow. Tho hist 

 two ;iro to bo used fur cut Mowers. 



I have on hand .".ihmi feet of l'._. inch 



r 



When you have a 



V, 



Florence Heater 



installed, you need not worry— 



your mind will be easy. You 



need not dread a cold snap 



because 



Florence Heaters 



are up to their rated capacity. 

 There is nothing about them 

 to get out of order. They arc 

 reliable and efficient. Write 

 for 1907 catalogue and full 

 information. 



Columbia Heater Co. 



BELVIDERE. ILL. 



Sales Dept., 36 Dearborn St,, Chlcaaro 



pipe, l,;!l»ii feet of oinch, 1,000 i'vA^t of 

 2 '.--inch, 200 feet of li-inch and ],()0i) 

 feet of 1 inch. 1 also have a (piantity of 

 steam ra<liators for my dwelling.Vj. Avant 

 to use steam. 1 don't want to use over- 

 head mains. Should 1 use hot w.ator 

 and steam and what size of boiler.' 1 

 can go as deep as 1 like with my boiler- 

 pit. Where should I locate the boiler.' 

 The temperature outdoors, liero in Mani- 

 toba, sometimes reaches ;jO degrees be- 

 low zero. When the sun goes ifown, in 



I the winter, it gets cold \orv (juickly; 



I tli:it is whv I \\oulil profoi sto;im. 



I • J\ M. 



The ti inch pipe will bo too largo for 



I ho strain pl.an' su t;ir discussed, l»ut, as 



suon Jis you L;ot .".h.imhi sipiaro foot of 



i;l;iss tho ti inch pipe will cuuio in ))lay. 



l>y u<ing the !'•_. inch, 2'-jin(di and '■'> 



inch pipo yuii cm ;in;ingo a combination 



-■te;'ni and hot water phint which will 



j work with s:it isfact ion. If you decide 



i to use this system. I should advise locat- 



! ing the boiler ]>it so as t(» divide the 



, liuii^es so th.at no run will bo more than 



I Itiu feet from the boiler, if jiossiblo. If 



' sto;ini .-iloiio is used this will imt be of 



