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The Florists^ Review 



Jdnz 26, 1913. 



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WRIGHT'S alarm is silent as long as watchman makes ids rounds. 



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Write: 



wmaHrs employers alarm co.. 



224 W. 4th Strast. 



Los AnK*l**i CaL 



Mf'ntlnn T)ip Rf vj<»w when yon write. 



Greenhouse Heating. 



Subscribers are invited to write the 

 Editor of this Department with regard to 

 any details of greenhouse heating that 

 are not understood. But please do not 

 ask The Beview to make a choice of ap- 

 paratus for you. The greenhouse heating 

 equipment advertised in this paper is, we 

 believe, the best for the trade to buy, 

 and each article the best in the special 

 field of its adaptation. 



COKE AS FUEL. 



Will burning coke in a cast-iron hot 

 water boiler do any harm to the boiler! 

 The draft in my boiler is not strong 

 enough to burn soft coal. I have tried 

 using soft coal and coke together in the 

 early spring, but do not know how it 

 would act in really cold weather. 1 

 have just heard that the use of coke 

 injures stoves. I can purchase coke at 

 a reasonable price now, but should like' 

 to get a little information before put- 

 ting in any great quantity. A. L. S. 



Coke makes an extremely hot fire and 

 might crack the sections in boilers hav- 

 ing large surfaces, owing to unequal ex- 

 pansion. This would be especially likely 

 to happen in boilers with horizontal 

 sections. In small boilers this would 

 be, less likely to occur, and there would 

 be far less danger of such injury in 

 burning coke in a hot water boiler than 

 there would be in burning it in a stove. 



In burning coke the draft should be 

 opened until a bright fire is obtained. 

 Then the draft should be closed, as 

 otherwise the coke would quickly burn 

 out. The fire- should be t>anked with 

 ashes at night. 



STEAM FOB THBEE HOUSES. * 



I have two houses, each 12x112 feet, 

 and am going to build another of the 

 same size. They will be heated by 



Mr. Van Dyk Likes It 



and He Wants Another 



Holland, Mich., Jan. 23, 1912. 

 S. WiLKB Mfo. Co.: 



I have been using a Bmall Wilks Heater In my greenhouse 

 since IW'l, wliicb lias given good saUsfactlon. Now I am In the 

 market for a larger one. Please send me your latest catalogue. 



Yours truly, 



y. F. VAN DYK. 



WILKS 



Self-feeding Hot Water Boilers 



are specially built for greenhouses up to 

 8000 sq. ft. of glass. They hold an even, 

 coDtinuous fire for 12 hours without any 

 attention. No night firing is required. 

 You should knoW more about them. 



SEND FOR CATALOGUE 



S. Wilks Mfg. Co., 



3523 Shields Ave.. 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention Tbe Rerlew when yon write. 



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IMICO 



Hot Water Boilers 



Made by 



Illinois Malleable Iron Co. 



1801-1825 Divcrsey Boulevard 



CHICAGO 



Ar« Noted for coal economy and koo4 

 results cenerally 



SEND FOR CATALOQUK 



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