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74 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Febbuary 13, 1908. 



The Standard 

 of Excellence 



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Is the only American Coal that has been officially Indorsed by the Governments of Great Britain, Germany 

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writer in the Horticultural Advertiser, 

 I find that the system of having hot 

 water pipes close up to the glass has con- 

 siderably extended during the last few 

 years, yet it is by no means a new idea. 

 I think it was at Cannell & Sons' where 

 I first saw pipes up near the glass. 

 These were the ordinary 4-inch pipes, 

 and onlji a short distance from the bot- 

 tom of the rafters. Since then I have 

 seen various methods. The 1%-inch or 

 2-inch gas barrel makes a neat purlin, 

 and, if properly fixed with uprights bed- 

 ded in cement, gives more support than 

 the ordinary wooden purlins or iron rods. 

 More recently I have seen the ordinary 

 3-inch hot water pipes used a good dis- 

 tance up the roofs of glasshouses. Where 

 properly arranged the elevated pipes af- 

 ford a quick flow from the boilers, and 

 all the pipes at the ordinary level may 

 be heated by the return water. It is, 

 however, concerning the advantages de- 

 rived rather than the actual fixing of 

 the pipes and other details which may 

 easily be ascertained from inspection 

 where the system is in operation, with 

 which we are concerned. 



It is well known that the moisture 

 settling on the surface of flowering 

 plants, when we have no sun to dry it 

 off, is a great source of trouble; also, 

 that in the spring when the ground is 

 cold and the sun sheds its warm rays 

 from above, plants make more growth 

 than at any other period. Bottom heat 

 induces root growth, and after roots are 

 plentiful, heat from above will induce 

 stem growth, and encourage flowering. 



Taking plants which are grown on 

 stages, the hot water pipes beneath dry 

 the under surface of the foliage and 

 provide a convenient refuge for insect 

 pests, while the moisture rises and con- 

 denses on the under side of the glass 

 and rafters, besides which some moisture 

 settles on the flowers and causes damp- 

 ing. The elevated pipes not only give 

 warmth under more natural conditions, 

 but also preserve the woodwork by pre- 

 venting condensation of moisture. I do 

 not suggest that all the heat should be 

 supplied from above, but I should pre- 

 vent hot, dry air rising up from under 

 an open stage where flowering plants 

 are grown. 



We all recognize the value of bottom 

 heat for popagating from cuttings, and 

 for inducing a start to root growth, 

 and also that some tender plants do not 

 like a cold surface to stand upon. Even 

 fern growers find that it is a great ad- 

 vantage to have the elevated hot water 

 pipes; carnation growers are adopting 

 the system. For flowering pelargoniums 



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Has tbln waterwayB. Heats quickly. It is the 

 most efficient, safest and most economical 

 boiler built. Very powartnl. 15 sizes, 

 heating from tbe smallest greenhouse up to 

 50,000 square feet of glass to 60 degrees, at 

 15 degrees below zero. 



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THE JOHN DAVIS COMPANY 



Halsted, 22d and Union Sts., CHICAGO 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



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



This is what one of our oustomers thinks ot our valves t 



Lincoln, III., January 8, 1»0& 

 The Johv Davis Company, Chlcaco, 111. 



Gentlemen :— You can strongly and unhesitatingly recommend the 

 "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 and 

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

 the vacuum system with you. Yours truly, 



W. H. GuLLBTT & Sons, FLoaisTS. 



in winter a great advantage is gained. 

 In Belgium I found that some houses 

 used for palms had the elevated pipes. 

 In most instances arrangements are 

 made for shutting off the heat from the 

 elevated pipes when the sun is bright. 

 Since fuel has become so dear it is an 

 important matter to make the most of 

 all the heating surface, and much may 

 be gained by keeping the pipes quite 

 clear of the ground and free from all 

 obstructions. 



METHOD A GOOD FERTILIZER. 



A great many of the florists of De- 

 troit and throughout Michigan and north- 

 ern Indiana look to the Kenneth Ander- 

 son Mfg. Co., at Detroit, for supplies in 

 the line of heating specialties, rubber 

 goods, etc., and say that what fertilizers 

 are to plant growth, strict adherence to 

 the best business methods have been to 

 this concern. It was started in 1901 

 with two floors of a small building and 

 now occupies 450,000 square feet of floor 

 space, showing a growth of about 600 

 per cent in six years. If this fails to be 



MONEY 

 SAVED 



and better flowert 

 grown by Installing the 



Morehead Trap 



Hundreds of our traps are in use in 

 greenhouses throughout the country. 

 They can do for you what they are 

 doing lor others— Every pipe In your 

 steam system of equal heat. Write 

 for florists' booklet. 



MOREHEAD MFG. CO. 



1043 Grand River Ave.. DETROIT, MICH. 



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of any interest to the florists at distant 

 points, it will interest the trade at De- 

 troit, for the success of the Anderson Co. 

 is a matter which affords pleasure to the 



