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4-inch return openings. The top of the 

 boiler is about three feet below the 

 lowest returns. The expansion tank is 

 located in the garret and is connected 

 With the boiler at the lowest point, 

 where the return enters the boiler. 

 House No. 1 is sheltered on the east 

 by the dwelling and on the west by the 

 boiler and potting shed. House No. 2 

 is sheltered on the east by the office and 

 on the west by the potting shed, except 

 about five feet of the west end gable, 

 which is glass. M. J. B. 



The arrangement of piping now in the 

 old house, as described, should give 

 good results, and a similar plan of pip- 

 ing houses No. 1 and No. 2 could be 

 used. In house No. 1, use a 2 V^ -inch 

 flow on the exposed wall, with two 2- 

 inch returns under the side bench; on 

 the purlin run another flow and with it 

 carry four returns, under the benches. 

 Then on the connecting wall place a 

 flow near the gutter, with six returns on 

 the wall underneath. On the outer wall 

 of house No. 2, run one 2i^>-inch flow 

 and four 2-inch returns. 



This shoaild maintain a temperature 

 of CO degrees in house No. 1 and 50 

 to 55 degrees in house No. 2. 



BAR HARBOR, MB. 



The judges for the flower show, which 

 opens August 13 in the Building of 

 Arts, will be Robert Cameron, Cam- 

 bridge, Mass.; Richard Gardner, New- 

 port, R. I.; Harry Turner, Port Wash- 

 ington, L. I.; W. N. Craig, North East- 

 on, Mass.; William Anderson, South 

 Lancaster, Mass., and Edwin Jenkins, 

 Lenox, Mass. The exhibition this year 

 will be more extensive than ever be- 

 fore. 



At the Mount Desert Nurseries, 

 George B'. Dorr, proprietor, the new 

 Sprinkling system for the nursery is 

 now complete and working finely. 



TONKEES, N. Y. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Yonkers Horticultural Society was held 

 in Wiggin's hall, Friday evening, Au- 

 gust 5, with a good attendance. The 

 committee in charge of the June show 

 reported that practically all the busi- 

 ness of the show was now completed 

 and that a substantial balance re- 

 mained from the proceeds, after all ex- 

 penses had been paid. 



The schedule for the fall show was 

 Maoj^d. It contains a total of sixty- 

 one classes, and will be printed for dis- 



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tribution soon. A large number of 

 prizes for these exhibits has been re- 

 ceived from various sources, but more 

 will be welcome. The donations have 

 included silver cups, gold medals and 

 several cash prizes. 



Hamilton Scott was elected secretary 

 to fill the vacancy caused by the resig- 

 nation of W. H. Waite, who has been 

 in poor health for some time and is 

 taking a trip to Scotland to recuperate. 

 It is hoped that he will return with 

 health greatly improved. 



John Goff read an able paper on car- 

 nations, explaining his success with 

 these plants. 



The next meeting will be held Friday, 

 September 2. Lee Whitman. 



Bocbester, N. H. — E. A. Corson has 

 been making preparations for the build- 

 ing of another greenhouse. 



Atlanta, Ga.— The Atlanta Floral Co. 

 recently had an attractive and realistic 

 window decoration, containing a ru:;ge<l 

 little piece of scenery constructei: of 

 rocks, with ferns and plants growing on 

 them, while nearby was a small ] ''n<J» 

 in which miniature figures of chiMren 

 were diving and swimming. 



Washington Court House, 0.— For 

 some little time the work of removing 

 the two large greenhouses from \N ash- 

 ington avenue to the grounds owned by 

 Robert Buck & Co., on North street, 

 where the Washington Floral Gardens 

 have been located for many years, h*' 

 been going forward, and within tb* 

 next ten days the two buildings will be 

 completed. The two buildings ba'® 

 been enlf^undi and foi",,a^,^i.me will be 

 devotedr tonMnations. ' "JJJPf xl-, year they 

 will probablybe used for rose* » 



