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MOTBBiIBIIB 9, 1914. 



The Florists' Revkw 



81 



40' Below Zero Outside 



and a WILKS SELF- 



Here Is the record : 



Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 21. 1912. 

 S. Wilks Mfg. Co. 



Enclosed find M. 0. for balance due on 

 the Boiler. I am well satisfied witti the 

 Wilks Heat«r; it kept an even temper- 

 ature of 55^'ift the greenhouse when the 

 thermometer4«tside registered 40" below 

 during the laA spell of cold weather. 

 Yours respectfully, 



OscyVK Wagner, 



813 S. Main Ave. 



S. WILKS MFG. CO., 



5S° Above Zero Inside 



FEEDING Boiler Did It 



And here are the reasons: 



wilks Bollsrs are specially built for 



greenhouses. 

 Wilks Boilers are carefully rated. 

 Wilks Boilers will perfectly heat up to 



3000 square feet of glass. 

 Wilks BoiUrs hold an even, continuous 



fire for 12 hours without attention. 

 Wilks Boilers— well, there are so many 



good reasons we can't tell them all 



here. 



Sand for Catalosu* 



and full particulars 



3S23 

 SHIELDS AVENUE, 



CHICAGO 



Mporlnn Thp Rertttw wh«'D yon write. 



Pilley's 

 Combination 

 Flue Brush and 

 Scraper 





By simply turning the rod or handle, 

 the ends contract until it will readily 

 pass into the flue. Then by turning the 

 handle in an opposite direction the cleaner 

 is gradually expanded until it fits the tube 

 perfectly ; the brush following leaves the 

 tube absolutely clean. 



Pllley Packing & Flue 

 Brush Mfg. Co. 



612 S. Third St., ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



16x75 feet. As the sketch shows, an 

 office and a potting shed are attached 

 to the north end of the present houses, 

 and we shall possibly build an addition 

 to the potting shed. In that c^se, all 

 three houses would be sheltered at the 

 north end.-. 



For heating' the two houses, we are at 

 present using an upright boiler of a 

 fire-engine type, with a grate two and 

 one-half feet in..diameter. The tubes of 

 the boiler are extremely small, only 1^- 

 inch. We are getting fairly good results, 

 but only by giving the boiler a great 

 deal of attention in the way of firing, 

 cleaning the tubes, etc. In each of the 

 present greenhouses there are a center 

 raised bench and two side benches. The 

 pipes are 2%-inch and are arranged as 

 follows: There are a flow and return 

 about a foot from the roof and a flow 

 and return under each bench, with a 



The Value of a Thermostat 



LET A FLORIST TELL IT 



TJERE is what a greenhouse man said in a letter to The Review: "The 

 ^^ value of a thermostat in a greenhouse may possibly interest you, so I take 

 the present opportunity of explaining its advantages. Three weeks ago I in- 

 stalled a Standard thermostat, made by the Standard Thermometer Co.. putting 

 Jt in my rose house, 200 feet from the residence. After sundown each day I set 

 the lowcontact hand at 57 degrees and the high contact hand at 65 degrees. 

 The black temperature hand, to record 60 degrees, plays between these figures. 

 Should the temperature rise or fall, the alarm bell, just over my bed, rings 

 loudly. I consider this Instrument a boon to any florist with a me- 

 dium-sized range, for it dispenses with the services of a night fireman. With 

 correct firing, I can keep a steady temperature of 60 degrees at night in the 

 rose house and also in four other houses, in all about 5OO0 feet of glass."— Thomas 

 E. TowERSON, Spring Station, Ky. 



Aro YOU able to sleep In peace? Writ* today for circulars 



STANDARD THERMOMETER CO."' V^'i'rU*;:;*... 



Mention Th» R«»t)pw when rnn w-r1tp 



WROUGHT IRON PIPE FOR SALE 



Bethreaded, thoroajrhlx overhauled, 14 ft. and ap, 

 guaranteed free from splits or holes. 

 It wlU pa7 jou to correspond with us. 



ALBERT A DAVIDSON 



ni-a Mm AvflMM MMKLTM. NEW TOM 



Mention Tti> lteTl»w wh^a yon writ* 



4-INCH 



BOILER TUBES, 62 



cents p«r foot. 



New and S. H. Pip*. All Size*. 



Tell U8 your wknta. 

 nXINOIB FIPK ti MFG. CO. 



HI? B. JeSenon Street. CHICAOO. ILL. 



Full Weight Wrought Iron 

 and Spallerlzod Steel Pipe 



Csils, Beads, Railings, etc., Made to Sketch 



FORD & KENDIG CO. 



87 North 7th 8tr««t pHIl inri piDi 



a4th and Wood Streets lIIUJlULLrilA 



BOILER FLUES 



I 



We make a •pecialty of haodllnv carefully Mledetf 

 Boiler riaee, 4-lneh diameter and other alaea for 

 greenbooie piping. Ontter Poets, etc. Also, we 

 make a specialty of flaes for retablng boilers. All 

 flaee are thoroavhly cleaned inside and ont, 

 trimmed, and are ready (or nee. Oeneral Sales 

 Agents (or Stnttle's Patent Olamp and Elbow for 

 Joining flaes— no packing, no leaks. New standard 

 pipe and all kinds of greenhonse fittings. Bight 

 prloes and prompt shipment. 



H. MUN80N 



1405 Wells St. Phone Superior on Chicago 

 Mention Tbe Rerlew when yon write. 



PIPE 



Wrought Iron, of sound second-hand 

 quality, with new threads and couplings, 

 14-foot lensths and up. Also pipe cut to 

 sketch. We guarantee entire satisfaction 

 or return money. Established 1902. 



rrAFT ft KENDALL, Tmin St. NEWAKK.N. J. 



