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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



August «, 1908. 



The John Davis Co. 



Bslsted, 22d and Union Street 



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Manufacturers and Wbolesalers of 



Wrought Iron Pipe 

 Cast-iron Fittings 

 Valves, Pumps 

 Steam Traps 



and everythlne used in a Steam Plant 



A majority of the Houses are changing 

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 U the best made. Write Us for Pricks. 



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BA8SETT A WASHBURN 



FOEHLHAMN BROS. CO. 



V GEORGE RE IN BERG 



PETER REINBn« 



Montinn The Kovlew when you write. 



fireeahoase fleatiog. 



TIME TO BUY COAL. 



This season it is more than ordinarily 

 worth while for yroeniiouso owners to 

 fill up the coal sheds during the time 

 of light domestic demand. Coal is cheap 

 today, so cheap that it is not likely to 

 be any cheaper before September, and 

 certainly cheaper than it will be with the 

 advent of cool weather and the revival 

 of general business activity. The reason 

 why the coal market has been so low all 

 summer is that factories closed down or 

 running on part time have not consumed 

 as much as usual. That prices will ad- 

 vance sharply with tlie approaching re- 

 awakening of demand is shown by the 

 fact that the mines have closed as prices 

 have gone down, instead of piling up 

 stocks, and a seasonable increase in ac- 

 tivity in the early fnll will be reflected 

 as quickly in the coal market as in any 

 other. 



A florist 's need for coal docs not de- 

 jiend on the condition of business, but 

 entirely on the weather. All florists are 

 anticipating that the approaching season 

 will be one of the best on record, but 

 whether these hopes are realized or not 

 will not affect the need for fuel — there- 

 fore it is worth while to tiike advantage 

 of the present market. Many are en- 

 larging their storage facilities in order 

 to be able to put in in the next few 

 weeks the larger part of their season's 

 requirements. 



PIPING FOR SMALL HOUSE. 



I have a greenhouse which is 10x40 

 feet, three and one-half feet to the eaves, 

 and six feet to the ridge. There is also 

 a boiler-house about 10x12 feet. This is 

 at the west end of the house. Last year 

 I heated this with two .3-inch flows and 

 two 3-inch returns and found that it did 

 not give satisfactory heat for growing 

 lettuce. This year I wish to grow let- 

 tuce and a few carnations and under the 

 benches wish to get a crop of mush- 

 rooms. Please advise what pij'ing yo\i 

 think would give the necessary heat. 

 Central New York climate. W. E. J. 



The piping you have is ,iu9t about 

 right for a temperature of 50 degrees, 

 using water at 180 degrees. If you do 



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 balance of the boiler, because of the individual section connection. 



Quick Repairs are assured by the Divided Section— without interfering with the 

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 can mal<e a rust oint. 



This man 

 is 



caulking 3>4-incb cast iron 

 greenhouse pipe, on a heating 

 job for Mr. Marquardt at Little 

 Village, L. I. 



On page 55 of our Handy 

 Hand Book you will find some 

 strong statements on why cast 

 iron pipe is the economical 

 greenhouse pipe. It tells about 

 friction, ease of repairing, and 

 gives a sketch of the latest 

 improved way of caulking. 



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not get that temperature, it may lie the 

 water fiills below ISO flcgrees, in whidi 

 event additional piping would he re- 

 quired. If the house continually runs 

 cold you might add another .'Mnch re- 

 turn. L. C. C. 



HOUSE FOR TOMATOES. 



I am putting up a greenhouse 29'/i;xl63 

 feet, even span, sides six feet and thir- 

 teen feet to ridge, with four rows of iron 

 posts with rafter supjiorts running 

 through the house. I intend to force to 



matoes on solid beds and want to fasten 

 the inside jiiping to the posts. What 

 would you advise as a good arrangement 

 of the pipes? If heated by steam, what 

 should be the size of the pipes and what 

 slant shoidd they have? The location is 

 thirty miles north of i'hiladelphia and a 

 night temperature of about HO degrees is 

 required. D. \V. A. 



While I should not care to attempt to 

 force tomatoes without bottom heat, yet 

 if you feel confident that the plan will 



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