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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 333 W 30th St.. NewYorkCity 
Heating Small Greenhouse 
Could you advise me as to the best 
heating system for a small greenhouse 
(20x50 ft.) ? I desire to grow a general 
line of flowers for market. I would have! 
four benches running lengthwise of build¬ 
ing. with 2-ft. aisles. Would it be advis-; 
able to run the pipes around the building 
under the outside benches? I would pre-i 
fer to use bot water if this would be prac¬ 
tical. What size boiler would be re¬ 
quired, also what size pipes? c. L. n. 
The usual method of heating a small i 
house is with hot water, unless extreme 
economy is necessary in the installation, 
in which case several large stoves could 
be used. Hot water is preferable, though 
very, much more expensive in the cost of 
the initial installation. 
A house 20 ft. wide will require about 
12 lines of 2-iu. pipe, and a boiler with a 
grate area about 18x20 in. or 2 ft. long. 
From the inquiry I infer that a cast-iron 
boiler is to_be used, and one with a ca¬ 
pacity of 550 to 050 sq. ft. of hot water 
radiation should be installed. 
The pipe could be arranged with four 
lines supported overhead to the roof sup¬ 
ports as flows, and eight lines under the 
side benches for the returns, allowing two 
returns to each flow. From the boiler 
outlet run the flow to the highest point 
you wish to start at through the bouse, 
and continue down hill to the far end, 
and in the same manner run the returns 
down hill toward the boiler. The amount 
of fall in the 50-ft. length should be at 
least 6 in. for best results in the circula¬ 
tion. 
All pipe should be level, or rather in 
line, so that no air pockets can form and 
retard circulation at any point. This is 
quite necessary when the driving fo»ce 
which keeps the water in motion is con¬ 
sidered. This force is simply the differ¬ 
ence in weight between the heated water 
in the flow, due to greater displacement of 
volume through expansion, and the heav¬ 
ier, more dense water, of lower tempera¬ 
ture in the returns. The driving force is 
so slight that just a little irregularity in 
the pipe lines will greatly retard or com¬ 
pletely hinder the circulation. 
If it is more convenient to carry the 
flows upgrady to the end farthest from the 
heater, the circulation will be just about 
the same as in the first suggestion. An 
expansion tank sufficiently large to con¬ 
tain one-twentieth of all the water in the 
entire system must be placed above the 
highest point in the flows, and connected 
to the return pipe near the boiler. 
lie very sure there is no valve of tnit / 
kind on this pipe from the tank to the re¬ 
turn. This pipe need not he larger than 
1 in. 
The flow pipes will have to be tapped 
at the highest point, and an %-in. air- 
cock to draw off the air inserted. If the 
highest point of the flow is directly over 
the boiler, and the expansion tank is neai 
this point, instead of air-cocks in the 
flow pipes, an %-iu. pipe can be run 
from each flow to the top of the tank, or 
the small pipes can be run at either end 
of the house to an elevation slightly high¬ 
er than the top of the expansion tank, I 
and all air will pass out automatically 
without the bother of watching the air- 
cocks. 
It is always economy to install a heater 
considerably larger than would actually 
be necessary; it will save fuel and labor.! 
which means longer peiods of sleep be 
tween firing periods. 
KI.MER J. WEAVER. 
spruce and 
to handle 
? w. E. 
Propagating Conifers from Seeds 
Can you tell me bow long it takes to 
sprout conifer tree seeds, pine 
fir? What is the best way 
these seeds to get good result! 
Maspeth, X. Y. 
Seeds of conifers should be kept dry 
over Winter and sown in Spring in 
frames, as the soil in which they are 
sown should be kept rather on the dry 
side until they come up. This cannot 
be done when they are planted in the open 
ground. Seeds of some varieties rot very 
quickly if the ground is kept too mois 
Personally I prefer a soil of leaf mold and 
sand in the proportion of about four- 
fifths leaf mold and one part of clean, 
sharp sand, thoroughly mixed, and i! 
should be at least 5 in. deep in the frame, 
and covered 1 in. deep with clean, sharp 
sand. Sow the seed thinly in rows (i in. 
apart, covering the seed to a depth of 
about four times the thickness of the, 
seed. Water very sparingly until the 1 
seeds come up, which will require from 
18 to 20 days, according to the kind and 
condition of the seeds and weather. In 
order to obtain stocky plants, the seedlings 
must be transplanted the following 
Spring. k. 
Nuts in Wet Land 
1. Is there any New England nut be¬ 
side the butternut which prefers moist 
or wet land? 2. How about the Japan 
walnuts (heart nuts. .Tuglans sieboldi- 
ana) ? 2. Can soil Ik* too wet for butter- 
note? B. M. 
Massachusetts. 
1. Yes, the beech. 2. I have no data 
to show what the Japanese walnuts will 
do on moist laud. 3. I have seen butter¬ 
nuts growing in very wet laud, but I think 
it can be too wet. I do not think thev 
would grow where the rooots were con¬ 
stantly under water. Just how much 
water they can stand I cannot tell. 
W. C. DEMING. 
Protected from 
Winter Blasts 
With an IDE AL- Areola Heating Outfit the farm home becomes the equal of the finest city mansion 
All rooms are heated from one fire and with great fuel saving—out¬ 
lasts the building—no other feature or equipment of a home will do 
so much for yourself and your family. An IDEAL-Arcola is an 
investment and not an expense. 
ID EAL-Arcola 
Heating Outfits 
Any Dealer will furnish in sizes to suit rooms and climatic conditions. 
N®. 1-B Size IDEAL-Arcola with 100 tq. ft. of Radiation 
2-B “ “150 “ “ 
“ 3-B. 200 ** 
•• 4-B •• 44 44 ** 250 44 44 
** 5-B " ’’ “ “ 300 ** •* 
Np- J A Size IDEAL-Arcola with 135 iq. ft. •? Radiation 
“ 3-A.* “ 265 “ " 
“ 4-A ** “ •• " ion •• «« 
“ 5-A “ “ M “ 400 ** “ 
Prices include Expansion Tank and Drain Valve. Prices do not include labor, pipe" and 
fittings-used in installation and which are supplied by the local dealer at extra charge. 
Radiation is of regular 38-in. height 3-column AMERICAN Peerless, in sizes as needed to 
suit your rooms. Outfits shipped complete f.o.b. our nearest warehouse, at Boston, Prov- 
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Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Bir¬ 
mingham, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Des Moines, or St. Louis. 
For 
Soft 
Coal 
For 
Hard 
Coal 
$142 
176 
213 
251 
290 
$163 
206 
251 
299 
349 
Shipped complete for immediate installation 
The beauty of the IDEAL-Arcola 
method is that no cellar is needed. 
Everything is on one floor. The Areola 
is placed in any room that has a chim¬ 
ney connection. No running to cellar. 
Same water is used over and over again 
for years. No fire risk. 
Buy now at present attractive 
prices for outfits complete! 
IDEAL-Arcola outfit consists of the 
boiler and radiators to heat various 
size houses. Write us your require¬ 
ments! Unlike stoves, there are no 
coal-gas leaks into the living-rooms. 
The IDEAL-Arcola delivers the soft, 
radiant warmth of hot water — not the 
dry,. burnt-out atmosphere of stove 
heating. There is no fire risk to build¬ 
ing—no danger to children—fire lasts 
for hours! The Areola burns hard or 
soft coal. 
The outfit consists of an IDEAL-Arcola Radiator- 
Boiler and 4, 5, or 6 AMERICAN Radiators and 
Special Expansion Tank—everything except labor, 
pipe and fittings, which any local dealer will supply. 
See table above for various sizes and prices of outfits. 
Catalog showing open views of houses, with the IDEAL- 
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