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ThcWcekly Florists' Review. 



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MONTGOMERY COUNTY COAL CO. 



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FISHER BUILDING, CHICAGO 



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SMITH, LINEAWEAVER& CO. 



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Anthrkclte, Bltnmlnoos, Coke and Gas Coal 



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Greenhouse Heating. 



IS THE CHIMNEY LARGE ENOUGH? 



I intend to move my two boilers up 

 on the ground. One boiler is 54 inches 

 by 16 feet and contains thirty-six 4- 

 inch tubes; the other is 60 inches by 

 18 feet and contains forty-four 4-inch 

 tubes. My chimney measures twenty- 

 four inches square, inside. Now, by 

 adding fifteen feet to the chimney, 

 making it thirty-nine feet high, do you 

 think I can make it do for the two 

 boilers? It is a brick chimney. I was 

 told by the steam trap man it would 

 do the work, but I should like to hear 

 what you think about it. The grate 

 surface in the large boiler is 5M>x5 

 feet; in the smaller boiler, 5x4% feet. 

 Both are tubular boilers. B. F. C. 



The two boilers should have a some- 

 what larger chimney than the one de- 

 scribed, in order to work up to their 

 full capacity, but as they have a large 

 grate surface, it should be possible with 

 careful firing to obtain satisfactory re- 

 sults from them. 



PLANNING A NEW RANGE. 



We are to begin a greenhouse estab- 

 lishment here, in eastern Kansas, and 

 wish to know what is considered the 

 best arrangement of the houses and 

 boiler shed, and what is the best 

 method of heating. This year we shall 

 build one house, 27x150 feet. Every 

 year we shall add glass. Should the 

 boiler pit be put north of the entire 

 proposed range or at one end? How 

 far from the houses should the boiler 

 shed be built? Is it not an accepted 

 doctrine that houses should run east 

 and west? Is hot water considered the 

 best method of heating for places up 

 to 50,000 feet of glass? In hot water 

 . heating, is the trend now to the use 

 of large or small pipes? Is the over- 

 head flow considered the most satis- 

 factory? Do growers put the boiler 

 shed in the center of a range and build 

 houses east and west from there? 



K. G. 



There is no general rule that governs 

 the location and arrangement of the 

 houses making up a large greenhouse 

 plant. We often find some of the 

 houses in a large range running east 

 and west, while others j-un north and 

 south. In a large plant it is customary 

 to place the boiler shed in the middle 

 of the north side of the plot on which 

 the houses are located. If the houses 

 are to run eagt and west, a central 



The New 



*' Detroit" Return Trap 



The only successful modifications in Tilting Traps made 

 in years have been embodied in the " Detroit." Improve- 

 ments in the design and construction of "Detroit" Traps 



have been made 

 possible by an- 

 other recently al- 

 lowed patent con- 

 trolled by this 

 company. 



In writing for 

 prices, advise 

 number of square 

 feet of glass in your 

 houses, together 

 with horse- power 

 of boiler and steam 

 pressure carried. 



American Blower Company 



DETROIT. MICH . ' 



U. S. A. 



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The Standard 

 Steam Trap 



Is acknowledged tie best for the 

 florist, because it is durable and does 

 its work without trouble and annoy- 

 ance, savintr its cost by the economy 

 in coal bills. 



f . HIPPARD CO., Youngslown, 0. 



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Harrlsburg- Franklin Coal Co. 



1816 FISHER BLD6., CHICAOO 



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alley or head house is run out to the 

 south from the boiler shed and the 

 other greenhouses are built upon either 

 side of this house, while if they are to 

 run north and south, the head house 

 is run to the east and to the west and 

 the other houses are built out to the 

 south from the head house. The boiler 

 shed should be as centrally located as 

 possible and at the same time be con- 

 venient of access for the handling of 

 coal, ashes and supplies. 



Hot water installation costs about 

 fifty per cent more than steam, and 

 hence is not so generally used in large 



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your heat 50 to 100 per cent with our 



STfAM CIRCUUTING AND CONDENSATION PUMP 



ust-d in connection with your 

 8TKAM HSATING PLANT 



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 and prices. 



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plants for which night firemen can br 

 provided, but, as the heat can be main 

 tained considerably longer than with 

 steam, it is generally preferred for' 

 small houses where the extra cost oi" 



