. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. I goo. The American Florist. 63. DETAILS or PLAN 3. SCALE DETAIL SKETCH OF COOLING ROOM OF THE FLORAL EXCHANGE, EDGELY, PA. comes, on each side, an air space of one inch; then a lining of boards; another one-inch air space and a final lining of boards inside; then on the outside the drop siding, making a wall thirteen inchesthick over all, with four air spaces, each one lined with building paper, sides as well as ceiling, and six linings of boards. The ceiling is made in a similar way except that the rafter
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. I goo. The American Florist. 63. DETAILS or PLAN 3. SCALE DETAIL SKETCH OF COOLING ROOM OF THE FLORAL EXCHANGE, EDGELY, PA. comes, on each side, an air space of one inch; then a lining of boards; another one-inch air space and a final lining of boards inside; then on the outside the drop siding, making a wall thirteen inchesthick over all, with four air spaces, each one lined with building paper, sides as well as ceiling, and six linings of boards. The ceiling is made in a similar way except that the rafters are six inches deep, giving a six-inch space to be filled with charcoal. The ceiling is made to have a slight rise and two one-inch pipes are run through the ceiling, at the high- est point, to allow escape of hot air. These pipes have a metal cap in the cool room, to control the outlet. The floor is of cement, with a link of terra cotta pipe, set upright, with the bell of the pipe flush with the floor. At the bottom of the pipe, which is three feet long, is a French drain, so that surplus water can be disposed of without carrying it out. The ice bunker is made large enough to receive cakes of artificial ice, is lined with galvanized iron and runs the entire length of the box, where the drip runs off in an iron pipe to a small barrel, from which an overflow pipe runs outside. This bunker, into which the ice is put from outside, works well; but it seams feasible to assume that it would give off' more cold air if openings were made on the sides low down, the only opening at present being all along the top, which must do duty as an escape for cold air and an intake of warmer air. This box was always quite dry when seen by me, and the flowers sold from it speak for themselves. The owner offers the sug- gestion that an air-loft with a shingle roof be built over it to keep off the sun and to give air circulation. The ice bill is $2 per week in summer and $1 in fall; and often there
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