. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. glass should be without one. N EXTRAORDINARY BOILER.— During the Great Boiler Contest at Birmingham, in1872, all Boilers were severely tested to prove their respectivemerits. One test was, How long can each Boiler go withoutNight Attention? However, one Boiler proved this to a sur-prising degree, as after being shut up for twelve hours (from9 to 9 ). it still retained its heat in looo feet of 4-inchpipes, and yet had more than i bushel of fire drawn from itsfurnace in the morning—equal, in p
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. glass should be without one. N EXTRAORDINARY BOILER.— During the Great Boiler Contest at Birmingham, in1872, all Boilers were severely tested to prove their respectivemerits. One test was, How long can each Boiler go withoutNight Attention? However, one Boiler proved this to a sur-prising degree, as after being shut up for twelve hours (from9 to 9 ). it still retained its heat in looo feet of 4-inchpipes, and yet had more than i bushel of fire drawn from itsfurnace in the morning—equal, in point of fact, to seventeenhours of continuous firmg. What a boon to Gardeners ! Thiswas THE CHAMPION, Deards Close-Coil Boiler, forDrawings and Prices of which send two stamps to Messrs. DEARDS, Boiler Works, Harlow,who now have their Boilers at work in every county of Englajidexcept three. Amateurs will also find THE WONDER, asmaller kind of Boiler, equally as satisfactory, and certainly the best thing out. Awarded five First Prize Silver Medals. Oil Faint No Longer HILL AND SMITHS BLACKVARNISH for Preserving Ironwork, Wood, or Stone.: This Varnish is an excellent substitute for oil paint on all out-door work, while it is fully two-thirds cheaper. It was intro-duced upwards of thirty years ago by the advertisers, and itspenume good quality, notwithstanding a host of unprincipledimitators, is fully attested by its constantly increasing sale. Itmay be applied by an ordinary labourer, requires no mixing orthinning, and is used cold. It is used in the grounds atWindsor Castle, Kew Gardens, and at the seats of many hun-dreds of the Nobility and Gentry, from whom the most fiattermgtestimonials have been received, which Hill & Smith willfonvaid on application. Sold in casks of about 30 gallons each, at \s. 6d. per gallon,at the Manufactory, or is. Zd. per gallon carriage paid to anyStation in the Kingdom. Unsolicited Testimonial received Mav 3. 1877. T/te Ryle
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