. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. •(y07 Til E A mj:r I c. IX /v, oaw s r. 1027. AT FRANK OECHSLIN'S, CHICAGO: House of oyi'liiiin'iis and UMb\ priinulris. attention. While speaking of watering, one should by all means install a water heater to temper the water whether the grower be the owner of two small houses or 20 large ones. In almost any section of the country the water seldom reaches a temperature over 40" and often goes to 35°. These heaters are very simple in construction and can be installed easily and quickly. They con- sist of a dr
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. •(y07 Til E A mj:r I c. IX /v, oaw s r. 1027. AT FRANK OECHSLIN'S, CHICAGO: House of oyi'liiiin'iis and UMb\ priinulris. attention. While speaking of watering, one should by all means install a water heater to temper the water whether the grower be the owner of two small houses or 20 large ones. In almost any section of the country the water seldom reaches a temperature over 40" and often goes to 35°. These heaters are very simple in construction and can be installed easily and quickly. They con- sist of a drum which surrounds a coil of pipe; the water passing through the coil is heated by the steam contained in the drum, and the temperature can be regulated by an ordinary steam valve at- tached to the steam feed pipe. The liquid manure can be run through the •iamc heater with good results if care- fully filtered. Speaking of liquid ma- nure, the plants will require liquid fer- tilizing once every week from now on for good results, providing they are perfectly vigorous. About one-half bushel of fresh cow manure to 50 gal- lons of water is a fairly strong mixture, or a peck of strong sheep manure to the same quantity of water makes an excel- lent liquid. If the soil has become sour or contains earth or manure worms in any quantity a solution of lime applied to the soil will remove them. Use one- fourth peck of lump lime slacked in 50 gallons of water. Soft water is also fine for the foliage and can be used in liquid form or spread over the beds lightly, the liquid being the better way to apply it. A suitable tank should be made con- veniently situated, so that it can be easily cleaned and refilled. This can be usually built half in and half out of the boiler room, so as to keep the w'ater from freezing, and to enable one to fill and empty the tank from the outside. The wall should be concrete and finished with pure cement to make it water tight and can be made any size desired,
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