The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist . epplants in a healthy growing condition over Winterand for propagating in Spring for bedding would a brick furnace and flue, with acylinder for a base-burning stove inserted in the 330 THE GAEDE NEBS MONTHLY [November, top of furnace answer to keep up a steady heat?Would terra cotta pipe answer for the flue?Would it be best to carry flue around the house,having the chimney over the furnace, and adirect draft for use in starting fire ? What shouldbe the rise of the flue per foot of height ? Ihave had and used a furnace in a greenhouse,burning
The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist . epplants in a healthy growing condition over Winterand for propagating in Spring for bedding would a brick furnace and flue, with acylinder for a base-burning stove inserted in the 330 THE GAEDE NEBS MONTHLY [November, top of furnace answer to keep up a steady heat?Would terra cotta pipe answer for the flue?Would it be best to carry flue around the house,having the chimney over the furnace, and adirect draft for use in starting fire ? What shouldbe the rise of the flue per foot of height ? Ihave had and used a furnace in a greenhouse,burning soft coal, but have no experience withhard coal. [There is less danger from hard coal than softcoal. The gas may escape from the base-burner NEW OR RARE PLANTS. Pelargonium—New Life.—We are indebtedto Mr. Chitty for the use of the following engrav-ing of this interesting new Geranium, an accountof which from an English paper, we have alreadygiven. Tuberous Begonias.—Mr. D. Barker, Norfolk,Va., writes:—I have this day mailed to your. PELARGONIUM in the house. It would be best, if possible, tohave the furnace-door on the outside. It is agood idea to have the chimney return and go upover the furnace; it helps the draft. When onehas experience in terra cotta flues they do verywell, but those who arc Dot experienced our houses we have had these pipes for fifteenyears, and would have no other; but for thosewho are not experienced in management, abrick flue is best. It may run on a level, if thedraft is made good; try running the chimneyover the furnace. new life. address a box of the tuberous-rooted Bego-nias, which I hope will reach you in safety. [These were beautiful, warranting all we saidof them in our last. It is so seldom that ourown people take in hand improvements, thatwhen we find one going along and keeping pacewith Europeans in floral culture, we are glad togive every encouragement. We noted severalcollections of improved tuberous Begonias inEngland la
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