July 25, 1007. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



59 



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WILKS 



Hot Water Heaters 



••••BEST FOR.... 



SMALL GREENHOUSES 

 SELF-FEEDING MAGAZINE 

 SIMPLE. STRONG, DURABLE 



HARD OR SOFT COAL 



No Night Fireman Required 



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S. WILKS MFG. CO. 



35th and Shields Ave. CHICAGO, ILL. 



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in cost? If we continue to heat with 

 steam we shall have to employ a night 

 fireman, while if we use hot water we 

 can do our own firing. Do you consider 

 it cheaper to heat with hot water than 

 with steam — I mean considering the 

 fuel alone f R. A. M. 



You do not state the location of your 

 boiler, but if the greatest distance from 

 the boiler to the end of any house does 

 not exceed 100 or 110 feet, then you can 

 use hot water to advantage without arti- 

 ficial circulation, and with less labor, 

 probably, than if you used steam. There 

 is little, if any, diflference in cost of 

 fuel for either system, when properly 

 installed. Each house should have a 

 21^-inch riser and thirteen 2-inch re- 

 turns, to provide the necessary heat with 

 hot water. For steam a 2-inch riser and 

 twelve 1^-inch returns will do the work, 

 with an adequate boiler. L. C. C. 



RUST IN BOILERS. 



A boiler-maker answers the inquiry as 

 to how to prevent an unused boiler rust- 

 ing in summer, as follows: "If the 

 heater be left full of water during the 

 summer there will be small likelihood of 

 any rust forming, as oxidation takes 

 place slowly when the surfaces are cov- 

 ered with water. We have always advised 

 the filling up of steam or hot water heat- 

 ers with water during the summer to pre- 

 vent rust. This will cause more or less 

 sweating of the boiler during this time, 

 but if a small fire is kindled occasionally 

 it will have a tendency to keep the boiler 

 in excellent condition. We know of no 

 preparation to put on the inside of a 

 boiler for stopping of rust." 



The Standard 

 Steam Trap 



is acknowledgred the best for the . 

 florist because it is durable, and does 

 ita work without trouble and annoy- 

 ance, saving ita cost by the economy 

 in coal bills. 



E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio 



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ONONNATL 



The Market* 



Little can be said of business, except 

 that it is running along as it usually does 

 at this time of year. Now and then 

 there is a spurt, but it does not last long 

 and everything soon assumes the usual 

 quietness. So far as the demand is con- 

 cerned, we have no kick coming, but the 

 supply has dropped until it is next to 

 nothing and the quality is of the genuine 

 Bummer variety. While some fair roses 

 are coming in, still they are so small, and 

 they last such a short, time, that they do 

 not amount to much. Carnations are al- 

 most a thing of the past. Of course a 

 few are to be had, but they are almost 

 past recognition. The light colored ones 

 sell quickly, but the dark ones find their 

 way into the ash barrel. Asters are slow 

 in making their appearance. They ought 

 to be with us in force before long, 

 though. Sweet peas, which were in such 

 a glut just a little over a week ago, now 



The Simonds 

 Compound Vacuum 

 Steam Heating System 



is working successfully in connection 

 witb pipe coils of iM-inch pipe, 285 feet 

 long and elsven mllea of such pipe 

 in one range. 



The circulation is as perfect in the 

 distant parts of the system as it is near 

 the supply. 



Can't we do something for you? 



SIMONDS HEATING & SPECIALTY CO. 



105 Wastaincton Avenu«» 

 I DKTROIT, MICH. 



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are hard to find and the price is held still 

 at 50 cents per hundred. A few fine 



