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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Maiuii lis, I'JOT. 

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Greenhouse Seating. 



HEIGHT OF SMOKESTACK. 



\\'li.-il is thi' |ir(i|i('r lic'inlit t'di ;i lnick 

 ><iii('ki'--t;ick. Iwchc iiiclirs s(|ii;iir iiisiih' 

 lllc'IslMrlUilll . Ill |il(i\i<li' (llJlt't t'oi' ;i 



'.\\\'l ictiini line lint \\;itcr Ixiilcr.' Tlic 

 t'uci is s(it'l (-(i:!!, li;ilf sljick. 'I'lic cliiiii' 

 iicv is 1(1 111' t \\('ii1 y- t'diif iiieln's iiisidr 

 iiii'.'isiiK'iHciit ;i1 the liasc. .1. \'. I,. 



Tiirli' is iKi rule t(i ;^ii\crii llir liciylit 

 dt' a chiiiincy s;i\i' ihal the iiij^lirr llic 

 iliiiinirv . within rcastiiKiliic iiiiiits. the 

 licllri' thf (haft. Siiiiiiuiiiliii"^ (phjccts. 

 sucii as liuiliiin<4s anW t fees. Iiaxc iiinrc 

 liraiiiiy ii|i(iii tiic lii'i}.;lit tit' siiidkcstacks 

 tliaii any dtlici- siii;^ic fartdr. Thv stack 

 shdiilil 111' iii<iii I'liduyii td I'srapc cililirs, 

 t-aiiscil liy ncai-liy tall trri's ami Iniild- 

 iiiys. it' tlicic is iKi olistiiict idii ipf this 

 chaiai'lcf iirar liy I wniilil say a stark 

 t\\('iity-li\ r III' tliirly tVct hi};li winiM aii- 

 swrr. ' ' !,.('.('. 



RADIATION. 



I lia\t^ a hdiisc 'Ji'xlOd ami twchi' Ccct 

 Id till' ii<l).i<'; siilr walls aif fi\(' t'cM't 

 liiiili. twii and onc-liMlf feet liciny hoaids. 

 tlir rciuaiiidcr ylass. TIumi' arc tliri'o 

 hciirlics vaidi fixe fri't wide. What size 

 df jiijH' siiimld I use, liiiw many runs and 

 lidw jilai'c tlifiii td maintain a t('in|K'ia- 

 tuic dt' ()0 di'iirt'cs when tin' diitddiU' tcni- 

 |)t'ratnr<' is s dt'yft'cs liclnw /.vm. 



C. S. 1^. 



A satisfactory way of jiroxidiiiy heat- 

 ing; surface for tlu' house in (jui'stion is 

 as fdllows: if H-iiich jiipf is used, t'our- 

 tccii runs will lie rt'ijuii't'il. A coil of five 



THE JOHN DAVIS COMPANY 



Halsted, 22d and Union Sts., CHICAGO 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Reducing Valves, Back Pressure Valves, Steam Traps, Steam Goods 



This is ^^hat one of our customers tbinks of our valves: 



„ . _ Lincoln, III., January 8, 1906. 



The John Davis Company, Chicago, III. 



Gentlemkn:— You can strongly and unhesitatingly recommend thi' 

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

 of you last year. We would not have them out for double their cost anc 

 find them as sensitive as a watch. We will be in Chicago soon to take ui 

 the vacuum system with you. Yours truly, 



W. H. Gi'LLETT & Sons, Florists. 



MciilidM 'I'lic Itcvicw wlicii yon write. 



Write Us Your Wants in 



Heating Specialties 



We supply everything needed for a 

 Greenhouse Heating Plant. Booklet 

 for the asking. 



HENION & HUBBELL 



61-69 N, Jefferson St., CHICAGO. 

 DO TOU SNOW ABOUT THB 



Martin Rocking Grate 



IT SAVES COAL 



MARTIN GRATE GO. T^cllS^^'- 



Montion Tlio Uoviow wlion yon writo. 



twelve L'-iiicli returns, four under oacii 

 lii'iich. L. ('. ('. 



A POWERFUL HEATER. 



Tlio accdiiipaiiyinji' illustration is of a 

 new lp()il(>r alidiit to lie jmt on the juar- 

 ket by (iililiii A; Co., I'tica, X. V., who 

 have for many years beoii building; steam 

 and hut water boilers for f^i-t'eiiliouse 



»t.^.- -'■-/■-• '"• 



i.iS^»'vW :;■♦. 



Giblin's New Boiler for Heavy Work. 



ejicli can lie aminyvd iind<'r each outside 

 bench, (iiie pipe in ea(di coil acting as ii 

 supply fur four returns. The middle 

 bench can be pnnided with a coil uf funr 

 pipes, a flow and three returns. This 

 |)i-o\ides more tl<iw pipes than would be 

 icqiiired for the radiation. 'I'hv liouse 

 can also be piped by usiny a single 

 3-incli How }»i|ie under the ridye and 



use. They call tliis new boiler the 4<lit 

 series, it is designed to meet the de- 

 mand which has resulted from the con- 

 stantly increasing size of greenhouse 

 ranges. A .single boiler will take eare 

 of a big greenhouse plant. The boiler 

 follows the general style of their regu- 

 lar sectional series, l)ut is larger and 

 stronger, containing a large amount of 



Hlgh'Grade Boilers 



gJt3SJ„, For GREENHOUSES 



STEAM and HOT WATER 



GIBLIN&CO.,ltica,N.Y. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



FURMAN BOILERS 



SAVE FUEL 



Write for CataloBue 



The Herendeen Mfg. Co. 



GENEVA, N. Y. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



S. WILKS MFG. CO. 



Manufacturers of 



Greenhouse Boilers 



35tli and Siiieids Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



overhanging heating surfaces within tlie 

 fiiebdx, in addition to the large amount 

 of jilain and corrugated surfaces form 

 ing the walls of the tirebox. There are 

 eiglit long direct flues over the firebox 

 and four indii('<-t Hues, two on each 

 side, wliiih add materially to the heat 

 ing surfju-es. The heated gases travel 

 three times the full length of the boiler. 

 The front Jind liack .sections are made 

 in one piece, the intermediate section 

 being in half sections, as in their staml 

 ard boiler used in so many greenhouses. 



HOUSE WITH TWO ROOMS. 



1 am about to build a giTenliouse f<ii 

 growing miscellaneous plants and cul 

 (lowers foi- a small villagi' trade. I 

 Willi Id like to know how to arrange the 

 heating pijies. The liouse will be north 

 and south and will be lMx.")!*, with ll'- 

 fiiot sashbars. The side walls will be 

 four and mie half feet, with two fet't of 

 glass. There will be two side benches 

 tw(i and one-half feet wide and two ceii 

 ter benches (ivc feet six inches \vide. 

 Sixteen feet will be partition(>d otf at 

 the south end to run about 1(1 degrees 

 luw(>r than carnation temperature, or .")."> 

 dvgrees at night. The hot water heater 

 will be jiiaced in a shed at tlie north end. 

 four feet Ik'Iow ground level. SIkuiIiI I 

 run the tidws along the eaves, under the 

 side benches, or just below the purlins.' 

 What numlw'r of I'-inch pipes will be re- 

 <|uire<l here in central New York, where 

 the mercury sometimes falls to 1.") degrees 

 below zero and occasionally to '_'.") de- 

 grees .' C'. E. B. 



In order to carry out your idea of two 

 tt'm|ieratures in the most satisfactory 



