. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 3i6 The American Florist. Feb. 75, Overhead Piping. If friend Holley believes so thoroughly in overhead heating (page 202) why did he not heat his house that way entirely, or at least put all of his piping overhead ? He has talked this some time—the Flo- rist giving his views as long ago as the Philadelphia convention. Wishing to experiment a little in this line this fall, I piped a small lean-to 6x12, entirely overhead, close to the glass. I then planted a mixed lot of carnations right in the border; they have ha
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 3i6 The American Florist. Feb. 75, Overhead Piping. If friend Holley believes so thoroughly in overhead heating (page 202) why did he not heat his house that way entirely, or at least put all of his piping overhead ? He has talked this some time—the Flo- rist giving his views as long ago as the Philadelphia convention. Wishing to experiment a little in this line this fall, I piped a small lean-to 6x12, entirely overhead, close to the glass. I then planted a mixed lot of carnations right in the border; they have hardly as much room as they waut, therefore are closer to the pipes than I would wish, nevertheless up to the present time they look as if they enjoyed it much, and I notice they follow the steam pipes the same as they do the sun. I expected to try the same quantity with the pipes en- tirely underneath, but circumstances pre- vented it. Of course it is too short a time to know definitely how it works on the whole, but it looks now as if it were a good way of growing them. ^ R. E. S. San Francisco.—At Golden Gate Park there is being erected a "Childrens play house " at a cost of 'f lie money was bequeathed for the purpose by the late Senator Sharon. Many orchids are now in bloom in the park conservatories and all other plants there are in exellent condition. *^ BARBED^ GLAZ1ER*P01NT8. KOR SALE IN BOSTON, MASS by Wm. J. STEWART, ir; Brumflekl Street. PROVIDENCE, R. I. CHICAGO, ILL. . Retail lit 50c. per .1000 will be sent by press free on receipt ol tlM. PiNCEKS. iV. Each. B. B. CHANDLER, Patentee and Manufacture', HYDE PARK, MASS., U. S. A. SOMETHING NEW. OUR 3-PIECE BOX For FLORISTS and NURSERYMEN, Whicb ia tbe priili- of llic ALSO LOCK CORNER BOXES OF ALL SIZES. SHUiple HTiil price ]i:<t free. SIVII'rM ^te SsilVHTM, KKNTON, llartllii Co., OHIO. The Florida Weekly Times. KKillT TACKS. Tie Best and Clieapesi Family weekly in ine Snui
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