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The Florists' Review 



February 27, 1913. 



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BOILER FLUES 



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We make a specialty of handlioR carefully selected Boiler Flues, 4-inch 

 diameter and other sizes for greenhouse heating. Gutter Posts, etc. Also 

 we make a specialty of flues for retubing boilers. All flues are thor- 

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pipes under the bench on the south side, 

 ten 1%-ineh pipes under the bench on 

 the north side and none under the mid- 

 dle bench. 1 wish now to use the entire 

 house for forcing lily of the valley 

 and have been thinking of changing my 

 heating system to steam. Would you 

 advise me to do this, and what change 

 in the present piping would be neces- 

 sary to get the required bottom and top 

 heat, in this New England climate? The 

 floor of the boiler room is six feet be- 

 low the floor of the greenhouse. 



F. E. S. 



The present piping, if used for hot 

 water, is not sufficient to maintain 

 much more than 50 degrees in zero 

 weather and would be quite inadequate 

 for forcing lily of the valley. On the 

 other hand, while the size and amount 

 of pipe are better adapted for use with 

 steam than with hot water, it will be 

 considerable care to keep up the steam 

 in so small a plant. If steam is to be 

 used, the expansion tank should be re- 

 moved, a safety valve and water gauge 

 attached to the boiler, and air valves 

 inserted near the lower end of each coil. 

 To be used with steam, the coil should 

 be at least two feet above the water 

 level of the boiler. 



In case the required heat is to be 

 obtained with hot water, the amount of 

 radiation should be nearly doubled, 

 using 2-inch pipe for the returns. If 

 all of the pipes are under the benches 

 they would gi^e about the correct pro- 

 portion of bottom and top heat, but if 

 it is found that the bottom heat is 

 insufficient, it can be increased by 

 partly enclosing the space beneath the 

 benches. 



Knoxville, la. — .1. W. Bittenbender, 

 who has opened a store here under the 

 name of the All Grow Seed House, is 

 handling cut flowers and plants as well 

 as seeds, and is also carrying such side 

 lines as birds and fancy fish. 



Maywood, 111. — The Weiss & Meyer 

 Co. has been incorporated here, with a 

 capital of $15,000, to conduct a general 

 greenhouse and nursery business. The 

 incorporators are Herman F. Weiss, 

 Paul E. Weiss and Henry F. Meyer. 



Waterloo, la. — Charles Sherwood has 

 completed a new greenhouse, 20 x 125, 

 and will use it chiefly for geraniums. 

 Besides this new house, he has two rose 

 houses, each 28 x^ 100, and three carna- 

 tion houses, each 28 x 150, besides a 

 palm house and two houses for miscel- 

 laneous plants. He also has a store on 

 East Fourth street. 



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are saving money for 

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 free and clear of all 

 condensation. 



Read what they say: 



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Tou will Bar tlie same after iDBtallingr "Detroit" Traps. 

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