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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Januabt 30, 1008. 



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DURING SEASONS 1906-1907 THE KROESCHELL HOT WATER BOILER WAS INSTALLED TO 



HEAT 4,ie86,000 SQUARE FEET OF GLASS 



The 



Only 



Perfect 



Hot 



Water 



Boiler 



Hade in bIx- 

 teeM tlsei— oar 

 ■ mallest for 

 ■mftU green- 

 houses, one of 

 onr Isrgest for 

 60,000 sq. ft. 

 Klats tX rose- 

 hoase tempers- 

 tare when 16o 

 below sero. 



Send tor Catalogfue and Names of Users 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO., 51 Erie St, CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



perspiration moistens his brow. At the 

 table the most deliciously prepared 

 "favorite dish" seems to have lost its 

 charm. The cigar, which usually put 

 the finishing touch to his much enjoyed 

 dinner, now smiles at him in vain. 



In short, the greenhouse man who has 

 been attacked by this germ might well 

 say with Marguerita in Faust, "Meine 

 Kuh ' ist hin ! Mein Herz ist schwer ! ' ' 

 (My heart is laden! My rest is gone!) 

 Instead of having his thoughts on his 

 crop of flowers, or vegetables, or on the 

 popular problems of the grower, such 

 as green-fly, sow bug, thrips, mealy bug, 

 scale or mildew, they are diverted into 

 channels such as these: 



"My present boiler capacity is not 

 sufficient. ' ' 



"My boiler is not in perfect condi- 

 tion, and is liable to give out during 

 next season." 



"It is not doing my work satisfac- 

 torily." 



"It is burning more coal than it 

 should. ' ' 



"If I decide to add any to my pres- 



ent greenhouses, my boiler capacity will 

 not be sufficient." 



"I expect to build new greenhouses, 

 and in case I do, I shall need a new 

 boiler for them." 



Then comes the question: "How large 

 a boiler do I need!" 



"What kind shall I buy!" etc., etc. 



With all these matters unsettled, the 

 ailment continues to grow until it is al- 

 most unbearable; the only cure for this 

 is prompt action in the application — 

 not of a Hot Water Bag, but of a Hot 

 Water Boiler of Kroeschell Bros.' 

 make. 



Trusting you will favor us with a con- 

 sultation should you find that any of the 

 above mentioned symptoms apply to your 

 case, we are 



Very respectfully yours, 



KROESCHELL BROS. CO. 



61 Erie St., Chicago, 111. 



PIPING FOR WATER SUPPLY. 



I am about to install a water supply 

 for my nursery. What size of main 

 pipes should I use to secure a good 



pressure, and what size of branches? 

 The tank is eighteen feet high and the 

 ground slopes slightly down to the 

 greenhouses. How do you pack cast- 

 iron pipes? Do you pack them twice 

 with lead? T. E, 



The pressure will be the same 

 whether you use a pipe one inch or one 

 foot in diameter. The size must be 

 determined by the quantity of water 

 you wish delivered in a given time. If 

 it is a supply for greenhouses that is 

 desired, a 2-inch main with 114-inch 

 laterals will prove large enough. 



If you wish to use cast-iron pipes for 

 water supply, they are packed with 

 oakum and lead. If for hot water, rust 

 joints will be satisfactory. For this 

 purpose the following may be used: 

 Iron filings, two pounds; pipe clay, one 

 pound; powdered potsherds, five pounds, 

 made into a paste with brine. 



L. C. C. 



We find the Review a great help in 

 both our flower and vegetable depart- 

 ments. — S. H. Maris, McMinnville, Ore. 



