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Junk 25. 1008. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



63 



Take no Chances When Selecting 

 Your Heating Apparatus* 



BETTER BE SAFE 

 THAN SORRY 



V-. 



Have a 



.•'/,.• 



FlorenceHeater 



installed and then you can 



bum any kind of fuel with 



the most economical results. 



Write for catalogue to 



Colombia Heater Co. 



BELVIDERE, ILL. 



OR ITS 



CHICAGO SALKS DEPARTMSNT 



LOCATED AT 



85 East Lake Street 



north side are exposed. The south side 

 connects with another house. My idea 

 is to have one 2^4 -inch flow through the 

 center to the east end, with six 2-inch 

 returns across ten feet of the east end 

 and along the north side; another 2-inch 

 flow to the east end, with four 2-inch re- 

 turns on the south side; another 2-inch 

 flow across the west end, with five 2-inch 

 returns. This is the most exposed part. 

 Will a Wilks 24x42 boiler heat this, 

 or would it be better to buy the size 

 larger? The height of the house to the 

 ridge is eleven feet, with side walls four 

 and one-half feet high. There is glass 

 in both ends. I also wish to try ground 

 beds for the two center ones. Any sug- 

 gestions from you will be appreciated. 



^ W. C. T. 



The radiation you have planned to in- 

 stall is very nearly correct for a maxi- 

 mum temperature of 60 degrees during 

 severe weather. The radiation which you 

 have planned exceeds 500 square feet. 

 The boiler mentioned is rated to carry 

 450 to 600 square feet of radiation. It 

 is likely that the 24x42 boiler will carry 

 this house with safety at the carnation 

 temperature. Should you at some future 

 time desire to convert this house into 

 one requiring a higher temperature and 

 install more radiation, the boiler might 

 not meet the requirements. To anticipate 

 this, I believe I should install the next 

 size, 30x42, which is rated to carry 600 to 

 700 square feet of radiation. 



It is not necessary to use the three 

 flow pipes you are planning to install, as 

 one 3-inch pipe will do the work equally 

 well. But in case you discard the two 2- 

 inch risers, add two more returns, in 

 order to provide the required heating 

 surface. Do not neglect to use an ele- 

 vated expansion tank of large capacity, 

 connected directly with the main return 

 near the boiler. I prefer the single flow 

 pipe from the boiler to the far end of 

 the house, carried under the ridge. With 

 this arrangement and an elevated expan- 

 sion tank, the circulation is nearly al- 

 ways good, provided the returns are well 

 graded. L. C. C. 





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End Boiler Troubles 



Capitol Boilers have won a standard reputation among florists for tborouRli 

 and renable beatinK. with fuel economy. Says one who uses the Capiiol Boiler: 



"The coldest night this winter, with the thermometer 4 degrees below zero, we 

 did not show any pressure on the steam gauge, and the greenhouses were an even 

 temperature. In our previous experience with other boilers, the fireman had to be 

 constantly firing, while now our fireman only tends to same in the coldest weather 

 every three or four hours. We feel the saving of fuel with the Capitol Boiler 

 over our previous system will pay for the name in a very few years." 



Then there is the Divided Section, which makes lor quick repairs without 

 interfering with tlie heating. 



This is important to every florist. Send for our descriptive catalog, or write or 

 call on any of our Branches or Sales Agencies. Capitol Boiler means good, 

 solid money to the florist. 



[ Mted S lates Heaterfompany. 



General Offices and Works : Fort Street and Campbell Ave.. DETROIT. MICH. 



BRANCHES 



NEW YORK, 12» Worth Street 

 CHICAGO, 34 Dearborn Street 

 KANSAS CITY, MO., 120 West 11th 



Street 

 OMAHA, NEB., 916 Famum Street 



SALES AGEMCIXS 



ST. LOUIS, MO., L. M. Runisey Mfg. Co. 

 D EN VER, COL. , Kellogg & Stokes Stove Co. 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., Plumbing & S. 



V. Supplies Co. 

 NORFOLK and RICHMOND, VA., Vii^in- 



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Mention The Review when you write. 



ONE OF THE REASONS WHY 



THE LEADING GROWERS USE 



MOREHEAD RETURN STEAM TRAPS 



WiLKiNSBURO, Pa., December 13. 1907. 

 MoREHEAD Mro. Cc, Detroit. Mich. 



Gentlemen :— I have waited till we would have cold enough 

 weather to have all the lines on. and the working o( the system 



through your trap is perfect,a8 it carries the steam as hot at the end of the returns as it is 

 when it leaves the boiler, after traveling more than 400 feet. 1 am greatly pleased that I put 

 in your trap and will certainly recommend it to any florist who uses steam. 



Very truly yours. Wm. M. Turskr. 



WRITK FOR FLORISTS' BOOKLKT 



MOREHEAD MFG. CO., 1043 Grand River Ave., DETROIT, MICfl. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Pipe Fittings -- Imico Boilers 



FOR GREENHOUSE WORK 



ILLINOIS MALLEABLE IRON CO. 



589 DI\rER8ET BOULEVARD CHICAGO. 



DENVER. 

 The Market 



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Trade has been fairly good the last 

 week, considering the number of rain and 

 hail storms we have had. 



On Tuesday of last week one of the 

 severest hail storms Colorado has seen in 

 some years passed over the city from the 

 northwest to the southeast, damaging the 

 greenhouses and outside plants in its 

 path. As it was purely local, some parts 

 of the city were not touched, but such 

 establishments as it did catch suffered 

 heavy losses. 



The Park Floral Co. was the heaviest 



loser, on account of having more glass, 

 over 22,000 square feet being broken. In 

 addition to this, about 16,000 carnation 

 plants on the outside were all shot to 

 pieces, as well as all other outside stuff. 

 This firm estimates its loss at about 

 $6,000. 



Charles Benson was also quite a loser 

 for the size of his place, having over 

 2,000 panes of glass broken. Other and 

 lighter losses were at F. C. Maler's, at 

 the City Park greenhouses and a few 

 other places. Most of these carry hail 

 insurance, but in most cases that will be 

 the smallest part of the loss. 



Koses, considering the weather, have 



