. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. May 25, 1922 The Florists^ Review. Wreaths of Magnolia or Galax Leaves Can Be Trimmed Attractively with Peonies. several hundred dollars at Motlicis' day. Mr. Pearson had a fine lot of liulli- ous stock, which a glutted luiirket would not take at any price. Putting the cut jonquils in cold storage at the ware- house used by the wholesalers for their peonies, he conceived the idea of iihu- ing there also pans of tuli](s. These were taken out just before Mothers' day and were seized by the retailers as a highly desirable bit of variety for the holida
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. May 25, 1922 The Florists^ Review. Wreaths of Magnolia or Galax Leaves Can Be Trimmed Attractively with Peonies. several hundred dollars at Motlicis' day. Mr. Pearson had a fine lot of liulli- ous stock, which a glutted luiirket would not take at any price. Putting the cut jonquils in cold storage at the ware- house used by the wholesalers for their peonies, he conceived the idea of iihu- ing there also pans of tuli](s. These were taken out just before Mothers' day and were seized by the retailers as a highly desirable bit of variety for the holiday. After Mothers' diiy hnd ])assed, when hardly a blooming ]>l;iiit could be found at a downtown retail store, some of the tulij)s which Mr. Pearson had held back a little too long for flowering at the holiday jtrovccl to he welcome indeed. The success of this experiment on the part of Mr. Pearson oi)ens up possibilities for better i)rofits for a discerning and foresighted grower. INCREASING WATER PRESSURE The city water j)ressure here is not great enough for my ])ur[)oses. 1 w;is considering the iiistnllation of an nuto- iiiatic engine and i>iiiii]) to increase this pressur(\ Do you think this ])I;mi would be feasii)le iind advisal>le.' How hirgc a pump and engine would l)e recpiired .' Wlint firms deal in these outfits.' .1. v.—Ky. If an automatic (Migiiic iiiid pump ;irr installed, it would be desirnble to use a large ])ressure tank. Sucli outfits iirc made by the Delco and also by Vaile & Kinies, Dayton, O. For use with the present water sys- tem, we can see little advantage to be derived from a pumping plant under automatic control. The size of the en- gine and pump will depend upon the number of leads likely to be used at one time. A 3-horsei)Ower engine with a duple-x pump having .3-inch cylinders would probably be able to supply all of the water that would be required witli fifty i)OHnds' pressure at the nozzles; if a higher pressure is desired, use
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