The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . ralthing the quality was excellent. Theonly flowers that were scarce weregood roses and violets. Most of themcome from California and were notworth the price demanded. Therewere very few azaleas in the marketand practically not a pot rose. Pricesruled the same as in former years andthe great call was for carnations. Thepeople here seem to prefer good carna-tions and no other flower will do fora large proportion. Bulbs of all sortshave so far produced excellent flowersthis season and the demand has beengood. Lilies were much better thissea
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . ralthing the quality was excellent. Theonly flowers that were scarce weregood roses and violets. Most of themcome from California and were notworth the price demanded. Therewere very few azaleas in the marketand practically not a pot rose. Pricesruled the same as in former years andthe great call was for carnations. Thepeople here seem to prefer good carna-tions and no other flower will do fora large proportion. Bulbs of all sortshave so far produced excellent flowersthis season and the demand has beengood. Lilies were much better thisseason than ever before, the majoritybeing Japanese longiflorum. Nothingvery elaborate was called for in theway of church decoration. To sum up,we may say—Easter, 1912, was thebest we ever had. S. L. H. COHRT, Pa.—A. E. Pettit will erecttVo greenhouses one 25x50 and theother 10x15 feet, to meet the increas-ing demand. RIVERBANK GREENHOUSESGENEVA, ILLINOIS EVERY FLORIST SHOULD SEE THE KROESCHELL HOT WATER HEATING SYSTEM INSTALLEDFOR THIS MODERN Rose lSaiige of Riverbanlc Greenlioiises, Geneva, 111. Charle-s McCauley, Supt. Heated 1>y No. 15 Kroeschell Boiler, Kroeschell 2-iuch Return Piping;. and Kroeschell Generator. Greenhouses each 2S feet by 200 Construction. The mains are arranged to take care of a future addition of 40,000 of glass; 2-inch returns are used throughout the entire range and each2-inch return line is controlled by 1-inch gate valve (strictly a Kroeschellfeature,) insuring perfect control. It is a gravity job; the circulation isperfect, reaching the extreme ends of range in fifteen minutes. The Kroe-schell Generator (the high speed gear for hot water heating) is also usedfor this system. Your No. 15 Kroeschell Boiler heats our entire range. We main-tain a temperature of 60 degrees in our greenhouses, and this temper-ature is easily maintained even in the very coldest weather. Yourboiler has given entire satisfaction. It is
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