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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



January 2, 1908. 



grees below zero, and sometimes 30 de- 

 grees below for a short time. "Would a 

 Kroeschell boiler, No. 1, bo altogether 

 too large for this work? A. D. S. 



The house to be carried at 60 degrees 

 should have sixteen 2-inch pipes installed 

 in it. The house to be heated to 50 de- 

 grees, which is more exposed, should 

 have fifteen 2-inch pipes. If an inde- 

 pendent flow is carried from the boiler 

 to each house and to the dwelling, a 2- 

 inch pipe will serve in each case. If all 

 are to be carried on one riser, then a 

 3-inch pipe will be necessary up to the 

 second greenhouse, beyond which a 2- 

 inch pipe can be carried. An independ- 

 ent flow to each is preferable, however. 

 The 24x42 boiler is just about large 

 enough, when working at its highest 

 rated capacity, to heat the two green- 

 houses, without the dwelling. It would 

 be wise to get a larger boiler, one rated 

 to carry at least 1,000 feet of radiation. 

 L. C. C. 



THREE CONNECTED HOUSES. 



It is our intention in the spring to 

 erect a range of three connected green- 

 houses, each 281/4x100 feet, running 

 north and south, with a potting-shed 

 and engine-room, fourteen feet wide, all 

 along the north end. The side walls will 

 be four feet and a half high, with double 

 thick boards. The houses will measure 

 twelve feet to the ridge. They are to 

 be used for the growing of carnations 

 and pot plants. In this New Jersey 

 climate, how many runs of steam pipes 

 will be required to maintain a tempera- 

 ture of 60 degrees! The engine room 

 is at the northwest corner. 



Where would be a good place to ar- 

 range a propagating bench of about 800 

 square feet? A. J. B. 



Each house can be piped by using a 

 3-inch flow under the ridge and sixteen 

 114-inch pipes or returns arranged 

 along the side walls or under the 

 benches, according to the amount of bot- 

 tom heat desired in the houses. 



A lean-to house built along the north 

 wall of the potting shed would make a 

 very satisfactory propagating bouse. If 

 space in the other houses is to be used, 

 I see little preference except as regards 

 convenience, in which event I should 

 choose a portion of a side bench near 

 the potting shed. L. C. C. 



ST. PAUL, 



' ' The best ever ' ' is the way everyone 

 in the trade speaks of the Christmas 

 trade. Weather conditions for ten days 

 preceding Christmas were ideal and that 

 alone accounts for the big trade. Stocks 

 on the whole were good and enough for 

 demands, except that more red roses and 

 red carnations could have been sold. 



In the plant line well grown poinset- 

 tias sold at sight. Palms and ferns were 

 in good demand. Cyclamen were in favor 

 and Lorraine begonias also sold well, as 

 did azaleas, primroses and other bloom- 

 ing stock. In cut flowers the only item 

 that lagged was Beauties and while there 

 was a demand for them the leading stores 

 had left over stocks of them. 



In the green line, holly was of indiffer- 

 ent quality and in short supply. All the 

 dealers were cleaned out of it early. Bou- 

 quet green wreathing sold well and was 

 plentiful. 



An abundance of funeral work since 

 Christmas has kept stocks normal. 



Callers: J. J. Karins, representing H. 



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