. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Greenhouse Heating. Ed. Am. Florist:—How many leet of l^A-inch pipe will a 4-inch main supply with steam ior steam heat? Is 7,000 feet too much? Will a 3-inch main sup- ply 2,000 feet of 1^/4-inch pipe? Iowa. It is inferred from the reading of the question that linear feet rather than square feet of pipe is referred to. If such is the case, an affirmative reply to the first part of the question may be given. By carrying a small steam pressure on the mains, it will be possible to heat 10,000 or 12,000 feet of radia
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Greenhouse Heating. Ed. Am. Florist:—How many leet of l^A-inch pipe will a 4-inch main supply with steam ior steam heat? Is 7,000 feet too much? Will a 3-inch main sup- ply 2,000 feet of 1^/4-inch pipe? Iowa. It is inferred from the reading of the question that linear feet rather than square feet of pipe is referred to. If such is the case, an affirmative reply to the first part of the question may be given. By carrying a small steam pressure on the mains, it will be possible to heat 10,000 or 12,000 feet of radiation through a 4-inch main. Two thousand or even three thousand feet of pipe can be heated with a 3-inch main under the usual low pressures. L. R. T. Holiday Plants. [Prepared by Wm. Gammage, of London, Ont,, and presented at the Ottawa convention of the Canadian Horticultural Association, August 9-lL It was my misfortune to be absent when your executive committee con- vened last March to pre- pare a programme for this convention. The dis- cussion which took place with regard to the vari- ous subjects would have been valuable information to those pre- paring papers. The title does not give one a definite idea of just what may be expected. However, I presume that it was in the mind of the committee at the time that the essayist would be expected to handle the subject in the broadest manner. To commence with, it may be divided under two or three headings. First, what are holiday plants? This may be answered in one or more ways and depends largely upon the class of trade that the florist is catering to. In estab- lishments where the trade demands only the best and prices are no particular object, the varieties of plants will differ very materially from those offered by an establishment catering to the general public. If you are a retailer, growing and selling your own plants, you will require a larger number of varieties than if you are growing for the wholesale market, a
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