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Febbuabt 1, 1912. 



keeping the houses at their proper 

 warmth, but the water leaves the boiler 

 80 fast that we have ta inject water al- 

 most continuously. We are unable to 

 understand this, as the water level is 

 one and one-half feet below the return 

 pipe where it takes the vertical drop 

 about six feet from the boiler. We 

 have vertical check valves six inches 

 above the water line in all the returns, 

 but are unable to stop the water from 

 leaving the boiler. We have an idea 

 that the main supply pipes are too 

 small. Kindly give us any informa- 

 tion that you think will be of value. I 

 enclose a diagram of the houses. 



H. W. B. 



Neither the letter nor the accompany- 

 ing plan gives any idea of the width of 

 the houses or of the temperature desired, 

 so that it is not possible to tell offhand 

 the nature of the trouble. 



It is noticed that 2-inch pipes are 

 used as returns in all of the houses and 

 these will require twice as much water 

 for an equal area of surface as 1-inch 

 pipes; this makes it necessary to have 

 a somewhat larger boiler, or at least 

 one of greater water-holding capacity, 

 than would be necessary if smaller 

 pipes were used. This might make it 

 necessary to use the injector when get- 

 ting up steam, but should make little 

 difference after the coils are filled with 

 steam. If it is true that, in order to 

 maintain the water level, it is necessary 

 to keep the injector working continu- 

 ously, this would indicate a leak in the 

 system. 



DETBOIT. 



The Market. 



Reports from all sides confirm the 

 statement that business in this city is 

 good with the florists. There are, of 

 course, off days, but on the whole trade 

 is satisfactory. 



The arrival of bulbous stock and an 

 occasional warm day has somewhat re- 

 lieved the market of a scarcity of roses 

 and carnations that caused retailers 

 no end of trouble. The long, steady 

 period of zero weather kept roses and 

 carnations at a standstill, but relief is 

 in sight. White and Enchantress car- 

 nations were especially scarce. Beauties 

 have been quite equal to the demand. 

 Sweet peas, valley and fine forget-me- 

 nots are available and sell readily. For- 

 mosa lilies are filling a steady demand 

 for funeral work, as also are lanci- 

 foliums. Mount Clemens is shipping 

 in some fine single violets. Smilax, 

 ferns and both kinds of asparagus are 

 plentiful. Fine southern smilax is 

 meeting with a good sale. 



Various Notes. 



A little Miss Taepke arrived at the 

 home of Walter Taepke the middle of 

 January and all the florists have been 

 smoking to her health. 



E. A. Fetters and B. Schroeter were 

 called on to lend a hand in the decora- 

 tions for the auto show held here last 

 week. 



Breitmeyer's window was appro- 

 priately trimmed for McKinley day, 

 January 29. This firm had a decora- 

 tion January 31 which called for lilac 

 in large quantities. 



The trouble in obtaining coal, due 

 to the inadequate facilities of the rail- 

 roads for handling it, has been the 

 cause of many a sleepless night for 

 some of the growers. The situation 



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