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SBPnHBIB 19, 1912. 



The Florists' Review 



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Establishment of Anders Rasmussen, New. Albany, Ind. 



Aompressor by means of a belt. The 

 ammonia condenser is of the double 

 pipe type. The three rooms are piped 

 for the direct expansion of ammonia, 

 a portion of the piping being placed 

 within overhead tanks containing brine 

 ■olution. During the time the machine 

 is in operation the brine is cooled and 

 the surface of the tanks acts as a re- 

 frigerant during the time the plant is 

 ■hat down. In addition to cooling the 

 rooms the apparatus manufactures 

 about 150 pounds of ice per day. For 

 this purpose a separate brine tank is 

 provided, complete with ammonia coils 

 tad ice cans. 



More About the Cost. 



' ' Owing to the varied nature of the 

 lefrigerating machine business, it is 

 almost impossible to even approximate 

 the cost of such installations, as same 

 will depend entirely upon the size of 

 the rooms to be cooled and the temper- 

 fltwres desired; also, the question of 

 power enters largely into the cost of 

 plants. A plant similar to the one in- 

 •talled by Mr. Rasmussen would cost 

 in the neighborhood of $1,500, exclus- 

 ive of the power. Mr. Basmussen pur- 

 chased his own gas engine, and we do 

 not know just what this cost. As to 

 the eost of operation, this also depends 

 ■pon the kind of power and the num- 

 ber of hours per day the plant is oper- 

 ated. A machine similar to Mr. Ras- 

 mussen 's requires about seven horse- 

 power to operate it. With electric cur- 

 rent at the average cost, power would 

 amount to $1.50 to $2 per day, sup- 

 posing the plant operated in the day- 

 time only." 



THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION. 



Dahlia and Gladiolus Show. 



The first annual exhibition of the 

 Western Dahlia and Gladiolus Associa- 

 tion was held on the grounds of the 

 Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee, Sep- 

 tember 10 to 14. Although not so large 

 as was expected, still the show was 

 ereditable. Nearly 300 vases of the 

 leading varieties of dahlias and gla- 

 dioli, and a fine assortment of seed- 

 Mugs, were shown. 



In dahlias, the exhibit of H. W. 

 K«erner, Milwaukee, consisting largely 



of Seedlings, was a good show. One 

 white rivals Storm King, a better flow- 

 er, ^nd the stem of nearly the same 

 texture. Snow Storm, a single white, 

 is of exceptional value. A fine exhibit 

 of his own hybrids was staged and 

 showed advancement in this line of 

 work for the exhibitor. 



A new exhibitor in the dahlia field 

 is J. T. Fitchett, of Janesville, Wis. 

 He showed 114 varieties of standard 

 named dahlias, of both American and 

 European introduction. Souvenir de 

 Gustave Doazon was a magnificent 

 bloom, over eight inches in diameter, 

 and took the prize for the largest 

 dahlia bloom on exhibition. Delice was 

 fine. Jeanne Charmet and Lord Milner, 

 both new European varieties, are fine 

 acquisitions. Geisha, a new Japanese, 

 oriental red and yellow, was really the 



most striking flower in the show. PUi- 

 adelphia is a good 6-inch lavejider and 

 white. Dreer's White also showed up 

 well. The general dahlia display of 

 Mr. Fitchett would have carried off 

 all honors had the right complement of 

 flowers of each variety been placed in 

 each vase as the rules required. 



H. W. Koerner took first premium 

 for six dahlias for commercial pur- 

 poses, with two of his own seedlings, 

 Sylvia, Emily, Snow Storm, and an un- 

 named variety. E. S. Thompson, Ben- 

 ton Harbor, Mich., took second with 

 two of his own seedlings. Pink Peony 

 and No. 153, and Gloria, Sylvia, Livoni, 

 and Alexis, Jr. 



E. S. Thompson took first on table 

 decoration of gladioli, with America 

 and No. 97, the latter a seedling of 

 May, white throat with a deep blush 



Engine and Condenser in the Rasmussen Refrigerating Plant 



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