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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



July 21, 1910. 



as to the sizes of pipe to be used and 

 the arrangement of them. E. E. E. 



The data furnished are not quite com- 

 plete so far as the arrangement of the 

 house is concerned, but, supposing that 

 it is furnished with raised benches 

 along the walls and one in the center, 

 the following piping is suggested: Use 

 three 2 1^ -inch flow pipes, placing one 

 on each wall and the other one and 

 one-half to two feet under the ridge, 

 with three 2-inch returns on each wall, 

 and the same number under the center 

 bench. Give the flow pipes a slight fall 

 through the house, and connect the ex- 

 pansion tank to the highest part of the 

 system, which will be over the boiler. 

 No air valves will be required. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



There is little change in the market 

 from what was previously reported, 

 either in quality or supply of stock. 

 We have had plenty of rain and this 

 has had a good effect on all outdoor 

 stock, which is coming in much better, 

 Roses, as usual at this time of the year, 

 are not of the best quality, and are not 

 selling well. Carnations have good call 

 when of good quality. These are, how- 

 ever, becoming small. Sweet peas are 

 also way off in quality at present. Gladi- 

 olus is the only flower now of which 

 there is an abundance in the market, 

 and the price goes down as low as $15 

 per thousand and $2 per hundred in 

 small lots. The light colors sell best. 

 Asters are coming in more freely, but 

 tnere are none too many. There is 

 plenty of good asparagus, smilax and 

 other greens, for which there is a good 

 call. 



Club Meeting. 



St. Louis wants the S. A, F. conven- 

 tion in 1911, and at the monthly meet- 

 ing of the Florists' Club, held Thurs- 

 day afternoon, July 14, it was decided 

 to join in with various other local asso- 

 ciations in the endeavor to get a favor- 

 able vote at the Rochester meeting. 



There were about thirty members 

 present, including President George 

 "Windier, who started the ball rolling 

 and called for the reports of the various 

 committees. C. E. De Wever said that 

 the members of his committee were in 

 favor of giving the bulletin a trial and 

 it was voted to go ahead. The commit- 

 tee was retained to manage it. 



The trustees reported that everything 

 was in readiness for the club's picnic 

 Thursday, July 21, and they expect a 

 record-breaking crowd. The transpor- 

 tation committee reported that the 

 round trip fare to Rochester for the 

 S. A. F. convention will be $20.40, good 

 for thirty days. The route will be de- 

 cided upon at the August meeting. 



H. A. Eirick, of Webster Groves, was 

 elected to membership, and Edward 

 Kelley, head of the Kelley Floral Co., 

 made application. The following mem- 

 bers were placed in nomination for the 

 various offices: President, G. B. Wind- 

 ier; vice-president, Frank A. Weber; 

 secretary, J. J. Beneke; treasurer, W. 

 C. Smith; three-year term trustee, E. 

 W. Guy and A. H. Ahner. The nomina- 

 tions are still open, and the election 

 .will be held at the August meeting. 



Luther Armstrong, the club's first 

 secretary, twenty-three years ago, gave 

 a talk on "What This Club Was Organ- 



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A Kitts Improved Hydraulic Damper Regulator. 



Florist Peter Crowe, Rose Place, Utlca. N. Y., voluntarily writes:— 



" I am very much pleased to let you know that the Damper Regulator I bought from yon 

 last fall is by far the best apparatus for greenhouse purposes. I had my book-keeper compare 

 my coal bill of last with that of this year and I find a saving of one quarter the amount of 

 this year's coal over last year's ; also ttie past winter was a great deal colder and longer than 

 the winter before. 



" There is another very good feature about the Damper Regulator, as it keeps a uniform 

 heat in all the houses at all times by putting on and shutting oS pipes. And I find that my 

 Roses and Ferns did far better this winter than any winter so far, as the temperature was so 

 uniform at all times. 



" My reason for writing you is to let you know, and also to thank you for bringing my 

 attention to the Regulator, and I assure you I cannot speak too highly of this machine." 



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