. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. nt^W CHRXSNUTUtUViVA, W\RS^ l\. BLNHC. the ceiling of the boiler pit, is supported by ii<in beams set about three feet apart airl brick arches extend from beam to beam. Thus there aie no supporting columns and the whole cellar is clear. The boilers are all ranged on one side and a tramway is beini; built the whole length of the pit so that coal can be easily carried in a small car from the main coal bin, which is located at one end of the jiit, to within shovel reach of each boiler as reciuired. The floor of th
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. nt^W CHRXSNUTUtUViVA, W\RS^ l\. BLNHC. the ceiling of the boiler pit, is supported by ii<in beams set about three feet apart airl brick arches extend from beam to beam. Thus there aie no supporting columns and the whole cellar is clear. The boilers are all ranged on one side and a tramway is beini; built the whole length of the pit so that coal can be easily carried in a small car from the main coal bin, which is located at one end of the jiit, to within shovel reach of each boiler as reciuired. The floor of the palm house is cemented eveul\ over the arches making a smooth floor in which are set at intervals plates of heavy glass to admit light to the cellar below. The pit is certainly fire proof and for general convenience, where a large number of boilers are to be attended io, it is ahead of anything we have yet seen. Natural Gas in Flues. In answer to "Subscriber," (page 64), we would state that we are using natural gas in flues in several houses, each 70 feet long, but in no case does the flue return. The furnace being at one end, the chim- ney at the other. They give perfect sat- isfactiou, and were we in "Subscriber's" place, would introduce gas and make no change in furnace. Our other houses are heated by hot water, the fuel being nat- ural gas, and nothing could work nicer and give less trouble. A. M. &J. B. Murdoch. Pittsburg, Pa. Natural Gas in Flues. I have used natural gas as fuel in flues to heat greenhouses for two years, and believe that there is no better fue', pro- vided the supply is full and equal at all times. I turn on the gas in winter as soon as the sun goes down and in about two hours the houses will be warm enough. I then turn it ofl"all but a little and the temperature will he maintained evenly during the whole night unless there should be a remarkable change in the weather. During cloudy winter weather I have maintained the same
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