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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



MAitcii 4, 1909. 



lalln'i' ;ni luisatisfaetury answer, but it is 

 tlic ouly I'air jiiiswcr tliat can he iiiNcn. 



II is easy rimu^ii in -^iiorify a ijuaiitily 

 of laiiiatinii wliich w r aiT sure will heat 

 iho liiiiiiliiii;'. bill ill ildiiij; St) there is 

 likely t(i lie lil'ty }i''i- iiut iiuire Ihau is 

 leally iii'i_'ossary. 



''Til'' aiij)aratiis will dclixcr dry steam 

 to ihi' i.-'iils, jirdvidiii^' tiie uiiilets from 

 ilio sti'iiiii ijiime are ni sutiici<>ut size. ,\s 

 1\vn buil.rs are in be used, we would coii- 

 iieel iwu .l-iru'h I'isiM's \o each steam 

 dome, and these fmir odueli pipes will 

 (■(iiiiieei into one 5-inch sui)ply. ()ne and 

 niiehall' in(di will be suiiieient size J'or 

 till' main ji'iiirn. A 4 inch supply pipe 

 \\uuld be suflieient. but lieeause of tlit^ 

 jiiejudi.e e.xistinjj in regard to reducdl 

 pipe si/is. it will jirobably be better to 

 use a ' iiirli main, simply to prevent ad 

 \i'ise erit irisni. 



' ' 1 ]■ tlii'se biiilers are eeliliect rd with 

 I'lie ." iiicii jiijie from eacdi boiler, the 

 water will be carried into the radiation 

 by the velocity of the ontgoinix steam, 

 .'ind nothing ean jirevent it. If the tap- 

 idngs in the boiler are not o inch, it will 

 bf necessary in use three 4-iiudi connec- 

 liipiis t(i each buili'i' and cdimeci into the 

 •" i iich main. 



My aiiiiitinn has been called to the di- 

 I'ftiiiiis I'or heating a greenhouse 40xL'.jti 

 I eel. with steam. gi\cn in the Plumbers' 

 Trade .Tmirnal. [lage l'>\^-. This is a sam- 

 ple of hundreds of cases oi' specilications 

 .-iipplit'd to greenhouse buildi'rs by prac 

 tical plumbers, men who no doubt know 

 linw to run a sewer or wipe a lead joint, 

 but without any iile.a rif the problems in 

 Mihed in greenhouse heating. The state- 

 ment ili.-it eighteen P,( iucdi ]ii]>es are 

 iiKi t'l w i< wtdl taken, but the suggestion 



III Use 7,<i,3ij lint»al fec't of I'l-iindi )iii)e 

 is (juite .'IS wi(b> of the mark, 5.7.jU lineal 

 tect being more nearly the correc-t 

 •iiiiiiuiJt. The constant used ( f(uir scjuai'e 

 left lit' L;lass t'lir oiic sijuaro foot of I'adi- 

 ation- is ilie cdnstant for hot water at 

 ]si) ilegrri.-^. when a house teiiipei'at are 

 lit' 7o ,||.oi',.es is desired. 'J'lie ciinstailt 



which slinuld ha\e bc'cn used fur steam 

 with a ti'mperature ot' ;"i8 degrees is six. 

 wiiich. it ^\ill In; noted, makc^ ;i (h'lddeil 



dilVelelire ill till- ailMilint lit' Jiipe In be 



iii-talh-d. 



The builder is unwise in this c.-ise in 

 requiring a plan which [ilai-c- all the 



Iii|irs under the beln'lies. <)\elhead Ihjws 

 i-:iiiied alniig the |iurliii-. wmild ha\e 

 ui\eii iiiuiii beitei ~at i-~ fact inn. With Imt | 

 water, ilie [dan wniild wnik. without ' 



dnllbl. I. Ill il will ni\e timible with 



-ii.-iiii. Twi. ■Jiiicli dnw ]iipe< carried 



alnllU ;lii liNllili- flnlii the bniler In the 

 tar ell. I I.I liie III. Use. eai II In t'eeil eleven 

 I ' ) -iiiidi ; el mil--, will be a I ! 1 liat is re 



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LEXINGTON, KY. 



The Market. 



i'.ii^iiiess remain- abniil the same as 

 111 i!ie ].re\iniis week, lioses M fe of good 

 .jiiality and are eleain.'d up Avell. f'arna- 

 limi- iiiue a satisfactnry demand. Bulb- 

 iiii- stock is of good quality and meets 

 \\ith ready s.ales. Freesias of fairly good 

 quality aie nn the market. Sweet jieas 

 alt LI I .and -ell readily. 



Se\,.ia: lai'je I'liiierals the last two 

 v'.eeks ( lean>-d nut quantities ol ciii tlow- 

 ers. ^Tiu'ii stii.dv is being shipiied to the 

 sinrdl la iLiliburing tnwns. Violets ;iro be- 

 cnininLT iiinro plentil'ul and there will be 

 ;iii abiiiidanee of them fi'om imw on tintil 

 liast-r. AH the ilnrists an- busy with 

 l''!astei- .-It,.] spring -tncK". It --eeiii^ as if 



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PRICE, $6.00 EACH 



Arranged with binding posts to 

 be connected with wires, so as to 

 ring a bell. Can be set at any 

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 ially adapted for (Treenhouses. 



MEN.\sn.\, Wis., Jan. ',), 1909. 



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Jioston, Mass. 

 Genti.k.mkn: Thermostat con- 

 tinues to work to entire satisfac- 

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Clifton & Shirley Sts . 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



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